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Also known as
  
"Strucky"

Associated acts
  
Role
  
Guitarist

Name
  
Len Tuckey

Years active
  
1973–present



Suzi Quatro wearing vest, long sleeves and neck tie married her first husband Len Tuckey wearing tuxedo in 1976 at Collier Row In Essex

Occupation(s)
  
songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer

Instruments
  
lead guitar, guitar synthesizer, slide guitar

Spouse
  
Suzi Quatro (m. 1976–1992)

Children
  
Richard Leonard Tuckey, Laura Tuckey


Similar
  
Nicky Chinn, Chris Norman, Suzi Quatro

Born
  
15 December 1945 (age 75), Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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Len Tuckey is an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Tuckey was the guitarist for the Attack and the Nashville Teens, and came to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead guitarist for Suzi Quatro. He is credited as the co-writer of many of Quatro's songs, including hits such as "Mama's Boy".

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Musical career

Len Tuckey with his bandmates

In the 1960s Tuckey was a member of the band the Attack, but in 1968 Tuckey left them and joined the Nashville Teens, and in 1972 Tuckey joined Suzi Quatro's backing band and came to worldwide prominence. He also formed blues-rock band "Legend" with Bill Legend of T. Rex.

Personal life

In 1976, Tuckey married Suzi Quatro. They had two children together (Laura in 1982 and Richard Leonard in 1984) and divorced in 1992.

References

Len Tuckey Wikipedia