Schuckett, Ralph

Ralph Dion Schuckett (March 2, 1948, Los Angeles, CA – April 4, 2021) was an American keyboardist, songwriter, record producer and TV/film composer. He played with Clear Light (1966–'68), The Peanut Butter Conspiracy (1968–'70), Jo Mama (1969–'72), Carole King (1969–'72), Lou Reed (1972–'73), Todd Rundgren and Utopia (1972–'75), and, as a studio musician in both Los Angeles and New York, on albums by Carole King (notably Tapestry), James Taylor, Hall & Oates, Whitney Houston, George Benson, the Four Tops, Cher, Donna Summer, Kashif, Richie Havens, Patty Smyth, Phoebe Snow, The Manhattans, Rodney Crowell, Joan Osborne, Ellen Shipley, Elliott Murphy, and many others. His string and brass arrangements can be heard on recordings by Billy Joel, George Benson, Michael Bolton, Joan Osborne, Bette Midler, Bonnie Tyler, Graham Parker, and others.