Todd Rundgren

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Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Utopia. He is known for his sophisticated and often unorthodox music, his occasionally lavish stage shows, and his later experiments with interactive entertainment. He also produced music videos and was an early adopter and promoter of various computer technologies, such as using the Internet as a means of music distribution in the late 1990s. A native of Philadelphia, Rundgren began his professional career in the mid 1960s, forming the psychedelic band Nazz in 1967. Two years later, he left Nazz to pursue a solo career and immediately scored his first US top 40 hit with "We Gotta Get You a Woman" (1970). His best-known songs include "Hello It's Me" and "I Saw the Light" from Something/Anything? (1972), which get frequent air time on classic rock radio stations, and the 1983 single "Bang the Drum All Day", which is featured in many sports arenas, commercials, and movie trailers. Although lesser known, "Couldn't I Just Tell You" (1972) was influential to many artists in the power pop genre. His 1973 album A Wizard, a True Star remains an influence on later generations of bedroom musicians. Rundgren is considered a pioneer in the fields of electronic music, progressive rock, music videos, computer software, and Internet music delivery. He organized the first interactive television concert in 1978, designed the first color graphics tablet in 1980, and created the first interactive album, No World Order, in 1994.[1][5] Additionally, he was one of the first acts to be prominent as both an artist and producer. His notable production credits include Badfinger's Straight Up (1971), Grand Funk Railroad's We're an American Band (1973), the New York Dolls' New York Dolls (1973), Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell (1977) and XTC's Skylarking (1986).

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1948-06-22
  • event Death Date Unknown
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 1.3
  • info Birth Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021-11-20

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The History of Rock 'n' Roll

1995-03-06

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Todd Rundgren: Live in Japan

2002-08-22

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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

1995-08-24

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The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect

1986-01-01

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Ringo Starr Going Home

1993-04-18

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The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World

2023-09-23

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Decker: Mindwipe

2017-07-16

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Todd Rundgren: The Individualist Live

2023-02-03

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Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

1999-01-01

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Ringo at the Ryman

2013-03-22

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Todd Who?

2016-07-09

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The 27 Club

2019-04-23

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Elvira's MTV Halloween Party

1984-10-31

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Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

2015-01-09

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Utopia Live in Columbus, Ohio 1980

2003-08-19

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The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1973

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The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1978

2007-01-01

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The Harry Smith Project Live

2006-11-07

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Todd Rundgren Todd

2010-09-13

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Todd Rundgren's Utopia - WDR Studio-L Köln 08.01.1977

1977-01-08

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Todd Rundgren's Utopia - Live At The Chicago Theatre

2018-05-22

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Utopia: Live in Boston 1982

2004-01-01

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Todd Rundgren - Live in San Francisco

2002-10-07

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Todd Rundgren An Evening With Todd Rundgren Live At The Ridgefield

2016-09-01

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Fanny: The Right to Rock

2021-04-29

7.4

The Sparks Brothers

2021-06-18

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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

2021-06-05

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Utopia: Redux '92: Live in Japan

1992-01-01

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Todd Rundgren's Utopia - Live From The Highline Ballroom, New York, January 29, 2011

2020-02-01

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Todd Rundgren's Utopia - Live From The Peekskill Performing Arts Center, Peekskill, NY 11-18-2011

2020-02-01

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Rock Concert

1973-09-27

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-09-13

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Happening '68

1968-01-06

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Classic Albums

1997-04-14

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Behind the Music

1997-08-17

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Decker

2014-07-17

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The Mike Douglas Show

1961-12-11

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Japanology Plus

2014-04-03

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