A highly active session keyboardist and producer, and composer for animated works, Ralph in his long career worked with a wide array of musicians and actors, including contributing to songs by Whitney Houston, Cher, and David Hasselhoff. In addition to approximately 17 years on the Pokémon TV series, his animation credits include composing work on a wide array of series from 4Kids Entertainment, including anime series such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Shaman King, Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, and Sonic X, as well as the 4Kids produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series in 2003.
Ralph is best known by music fans however as a founding member of American rock band Utopia, having played with them through 1973-1975, and returning for tours in 2011 and 2018.
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Ralph Schuckett, Keyboardist on Todd Rundgren and Carole King Classics and a Composer for Animation, Dies at 73
Ralph Schuckett, a keyboard player best known as a member of Todd Rundgren’s Utopia as well as an in-demand session player and producer and, later, composer for “Pokemon” and othe…
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