caption associated_acts years_active birth_name birth_place label image_size background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
todd rundgren in 2009 woody the new cars , meat loaf , ringo starr & 's his all-starr band , edgar winter , mark klingman , truck daryl hall , hello people , the tubes , grand stop funk railroad , the band , badfinger , nazz , utopia , 1967 -- present todd harry rundgren upper darby , pennsylvania , usa ampex , bearsville , warner bros. . 220px solo_singer 22 june 1948 vocals , saxophone , theremin , guitar , bass , keyboards , drums pop progressive rock , hard rock , comedy rock , rock , power pop , psychedelic pop , todd jpg rundgren at revolution live -lrb- cropped -rrb- . todd rundgren
 todd rundgren musician director , recording engineer , songwriter , record producer , music video
todd rundgren

todd harry rundgren -lrb- born june 22 , 1948 -rrb- is an american multi-instrumentalist , songwriter , and record producer .
hailed in the early stage of his career as a pop wunderkind for both his own material and for his production of other artists , supported by the certified gold solo double lp `` something/anything ? ''
in 1972 , his career has produced a diverse and eclectic range of recordings often both as a solo artist and as a member of the band utopia .
rundgren has often been at the forefront as a promoter of cutting edge recording technologies .
during the 1970s and 1980s , rundgren prolifically engineered and/or produced many notable albums for other acts , including `` straight up '' by badfinger , `` stage fright '' by the band , `` we 're an american band '' by grand funk railroad , `` bat out of hell '' by meat loaf , `` new york dolls '' by the new york dolls , `` war babies '' by hall & oates , and `` skylarking '' by xtc .
in the 1980s and 1990s , his interest in video and computers led to his `` time heals '' being the eighth video played on mtv , and `` change myself '' was animated by rundgren on commercially available amiga computers .
his best-known songs include `` hello it 's me '' and `` i saw the light '' , which have heavy rotation on classic rock radio stations , and `` bang the drum all day '' , which is featured in many sports arenas , commercials and movie trailers .
although lesser known , `` could n't i just tell you '' has had a major influence on artists in the power pop musical genre .
