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Michael Tuttle

Musician · Palo Alto, California · thetuttleswithajlee.com

Michael Tuttle is a Bay Area-born mandolinist and the youngest of Jack Tuttle's three musical children — a child prodigy whose viral YouTube clip of "El Cumbanchero" introduced him to a global audience and a two-time Northern California Bluegrass Society Mandolin Player of the Year.

  • Youngest of Jack Tuttle's three musical children; siblings are Molly (eldest, Grammy winner) and Sullivan.
  • Performed in family band The Tuttles (later The Tuttles with AJ Lee), formed 2008.
  • Gained early international notice for a viral YouTube performance of "El Cumbanchero" on mandolin (recorded around age 6–8); video has surpassed 1.5 million views.
  • Two-time winner of Northern California Bluegrass Society's Mandolin Player of the Year.
  • Studied Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
  • Father Jack Tuttle is a noted Bay Area bluegrass teacher and multi-instrumentalist.

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