Tom DeLuca

American songwriter, singer and guitarist (Oct. 26, 1954 (?) - Jul. 10, 2025). DeLuca's early success came in writing songs for rock and country acts including [a1097975], [a271019], [a263716], [a619909], and [a143177]. After a brief mid-1980s stint at Epic records where he released one album as a recording artist, DeLuca resumed his songwriting career and continued to write for other artists through the 1990s. His planned second album for Epic was cancelled after the label went through a reorganization and his A&R representative at the label was fired. The album remained unreleased until 2022, when the Australian label [l=MelodicRock Classics] released it on CD.

DeLuca was killed in his home in Encino, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, by an intruder on July 10, 2025, along with his wife, "American Idol" music supervisor [a8922490]. DeLuca was 70 at the time of his death.