After Jeff Porcaro's death in 1992, he was replaced by Simon Phillips. While the band has not repeated the U.S. radio successes of their heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s, they have continued to produce albums and tour more-or-less continuously to the current day, minus a ...
As soon as the basic tracks forToto IVwere completed, Hungate abruptly quit and moved to Nashville. He was quickly replaced by Mike Porcaro, who joined the band in time for the album's videos and tour, but they'd soon have to replace an even more distinctive component of what had become...
The Allman Brothers Band managed to finish the million-selling 'Eat a Peach' in 1972, despite leader Duane Allman's death. They followed that with another platinum effort, 1973's 'Brothers and Sisters.' By this point, however, lingering tensions were finally beginning to fray the band's edg...
The Allman Brothers Band managed to finish the million-selling 'Eat a Peach' in 1972, despite leader Duane Allman's death. They followed that with another platinum effort, 1973's 'Brothers and Sisters.' By this point, however, lingering tensions were finally beginning to fray the band's edg...
Mike Porcaro takes a deep breath before discussing his feelings about tonight’s Universal Amphitheatre concert tribute to his late brother and fellow Toto band member, drummer Jeff Porcaro. It’s been four months since Jeff, 38, died after suffering a heart attack in the back yard of his Hid...
The death of Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro from an apparent heart attack at age 38 was a shock to longtime fans of the Grammy-winning band. It also touched a nerve among the thirtysomething crowd who attended Grant High School in Van Nuys during the early 1970s, when Porcaro, his brothers an...
"On behalf of myself and the band, we are very honored and excited to do this tour with our old and dear friends Journey. [It's] gonna be a great night of music, and as all the guys are lifelong friends ... a blast offstage as well." ~ Toto guitarist Steve Lukather ...
Steve Lukather is best known as a vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, producer and founding member of the rock band Toto. A prolific session musician, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres. He ...