Real name: Thomas Maurice “Tutty” Gadson Sr.

Effective period / Period of releases: 1967

Soul artist and guitar player from Kansas City, Missouri, (born, 8 Mar 1941, died, 27 Oct 2014) Tutty, was a life-long renowned musician and self-taught guitarist who started playing at the age of 12, and later performed around the world. He also had given lessons to world famous guitarist Jimi Hendrix and influenced the dressing style of Bootsy Collins. Tutty also contributed to many well-known talents and performed with many well known’s such as Little Richard, The Coasters, James Brown, The Jackson 5, Ike & Tina Turner, and many, many more. He also contributed to the success of his brother’s career James Gadson