According to Toto’s spokesperson, Lowe spent one afternoon in the studio with just two of the band’s members – David Paich and Steve Porcaro. All of the Toto musicians have impressive resumes as session players, having worked with some of the biggest names in music. Paich and Porcaro wer...
I’ve chatted with several of the original Toto members and subsequent additions. This time, I met and got to know the band’s latest addition, vocalist and keyboardist Dennis Atlas. It was quite a fun conversation as we looked behind the Toto curtain and also talked about Dennis’ solo ...
As individuals, the band members’ imprint can be heard on an astonishing 5000 albums that together amass a sales history of a HALF A BILLION albums. Amongst these recordings, NARAS applauded the performances with 225 Grammy nominations. TOTO sold 35 million albums, and today continue to be a...
Few ensembles in the history of recorded music have individually or collectively had a larger imprint on pop culture than the members of Toto. As individuals, the band members can be heard on an astonishing 5000 albums that together amass a sales history of a half a billion albums...
three of the band’s original members — as well as several collaborators, and younger artists keeping the song vital in pop culture — about the makings of an unlikely classic, and about how “Africa” is arguably more popular with millennials today than it ever was among the MTV generation...
After landing in the Top 10 with theirself-titled 1978 debutalbum,Totosuffered a steep sales slide with their next two releases. As they entered the studio to record their fourth album,Toto IV, the band members knew if they didn't deliver a hit, they were probably out of a record deal....
Following Toto IV, two of the original members, Hungate and Kimball, departed the band. Hungate was replaced on bass by Mike Porcaro, while Kimball was replaced by a number of different short-term vocalists, the longest serving of which was Joseph Williams. After Jeff Porcaro's death in 1992...
Band members contributed to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (1982), the best-selling album of all time, and have collaborated with legends like Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder, amongst many others. Fans can look forward to an unforgettable evening of impeccable musicianship, ...
That took a lot of heavy lifting on the parts of the band members, especially given that at this point, they'd all become more or less accustomed to being able to call the shots in their respective solo careers. Joking that the process is like the musical equivalent of "five bulls and...
(Ghost-Note, Snoop Dogg), keyboardist / background vocalist Steve Maggiora, keyboardist Dominique “Xavier” Taplin (Prince, Ghost-Note), and multi-instrumentalist / vocalist Warren Ham (Ringo Starr). This line-up marks the fifteenth incarnation of Toto in consideration of band members or ...