Totò

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Toto was formed in Los Angeles in 1978 by David Paich (b. June 21, 1954, Los Angeles; keyboards, vocals), Steve Lukather (b. October 21, 1957, Los Angeles; guitar, vocals), Bobby Kimball (b. Robert Toteaux, March 29, 1947, Vinton, LA; vocals), Steve Porcaro (b. September 2, 1957, Connecticut; keyboards), David Hungate (b. Texas; bass), and Jeff Porcaro (b. April 1, 1954, Hartford, CT; d. August 5, 1992, Hidden Hills, CA; drums). Paich was the son of arranger Marty Paich; the Porcaros were the sons of percussionist Joe Porcaro. The bandmembers had met in high school and at studio sessions in the 1970s, when they became some of the busiest session musicians in the music business. Paich, Hungate, and Jeff Porcaro wrote songs for and performed on Silk Degrees, the multi-million-selling 1976 album that combined pop, rock, and disco elements into a slick combination which heavily influenced mainstream pop music.

Toto released its self-titled debut album in October 1978, and it hit the Top Ten, sold two-million copies, and spawned the gold Top Ten single "Hold the Line." The gold-selling Hydra (October 1979) and Turn Back (January 1981) were less successful, but Toto IV (April 1982) was a multi-platinum Top Ten hit, featuring the number-one hit "Africa" and the Top Tens "Rosanna" (about Lukather's girlfriend, movie star Rosanna Arquette) and "I Won't Hold You Back." At the 1982 Grammys, "Rosanna" won awards for Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Instrumental Arrangement With Vocal; and Toto IV won awards for Album of the Year, Best Engineered Recording, and Best Producer (the group). In 1984, a third Porcaro brother, Mike (b. May 29, 1955), joined the group on bass, replacing Hungate. Then lead singer Kimball quit and was replaced by Dennis "Fergie" Frederiksen (b. May 15, 1951, Wyoming, MI).

Toto's fifth album, Isolation (November 1984), went gold, but was a commercial disappointment. Frederiksen was replaced by Joseph Williams (b. Santa Monica), the son of the conductor/composer John Williams, for Fahrenheit (August 1986). Steve Porcaro quit in 1988, prior to the release of The Seventh One. In 1990, Jean-Michel Byron replaced Williams for the new recordings on Past to Present 1977-1990, then left, as Lukather became the group's lead singer. Jeff Porcaro died of a heart attack in 1992, but was featured on the group's next album, Kingdom of Desire. By this time, Toto was far more popular in Japan and Europe than at home. The group added British drummer Simon Phillips. Tambu, released in Europe in the late fall of 1995, appeared in the U.S. in June 1996. For 1999's Mindfields, Bobby Kimball returned to the lineup after a 15-year absence. The group members continued to do session work during the band's tenure, contributing significantly to the sound of mainstream pop/rock in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

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Music

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  • Don't Chain My Heart
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    Don't Chain My Heart
  • Melanie
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    Melanie
  • Georgy Porgy
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    Georgy Porgy
  • Hold The Line
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    Hold The Line
  • I'll Be Over You
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    I'll Be Over You
  • Stranger In Town
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    Stranger In Town
  • I Will Remember
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    I Will Remember
  • Holyanna
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    • La Mazurka Di Totò
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    • Miss, Mia Cara Miss
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    • Les hanches s'enflamment (Salsa)
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  • The band Toto perform at the talk and game show "Wetten Dass . . . ?" April 1, 2006 in Halle, Germany.
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    The band Toto perform at the talk and game show "Wetten Dass . . . ?" April 1, 2006 in Halle, Germany.
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    Low Cover Toto
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    Low's Mimi Parker-sung cover of Toto's 1982 hit "Africa" for A.V. Undercover is more successful than what Titus Andronicus -- NJ bless 'em -- did with...
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    So It Begins: Toto Sues Label For Unpaid Digital Royalties, Citing | Prefix
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    should be treated like a licensing contract (which means the artist gets half), it was clear that many artists who signed contracts before iTunes exis...
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Tour Dates

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  • Jun 18 Tuesday
    Grenoble, France Summum
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  • Jun 20 Thursday
    Milan, Italy Ippodromo Del Galoppo
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Rome, Italy Ippodromo Capannelle
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Padua, Italy Gran Teatro Geox
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  • Jun 23 Sunday
    Zürich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
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  • Jun 25 Tuesday
    Lodz, Poland Atlas Arena
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  • Jun 27 Thursday
    Frederiksberg, Denmark Falconer Salen
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  • Jun 28 Friday
    Stenungsund, Sweden Stenungsbaden
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    Moss, Norway Verket
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  • Jun 30 Sunday
    Trondheim, Norway Torvet, Trondheim
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  • Jul 3 Wednesday
    Örebro, Sweden Stortorget Örebro
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  • Jul 13 Saturday
    Durant, OK, US Choctaw Event Center
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Belleville, ON, Canada The Empire Theatre
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    London, ON, Canada Rock The Park
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  • Jul 29 Monday
    Moss, Norway Verket
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  • Aug 14 Wednesday
    Atlanta, GA, US Chastain Park Amphitheatre
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  • Aug 17 Saturday
    Westbury, NY, US NYCB Theatre at Westbury
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  • Aug 21 Wednesday
    Kettering, OH, US Fraze Pavilion
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  • Aug 23 Friday
    Niagara Falls, ON, Canada Avalon Ballroom Theatre, Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
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  • Aug 24 Saturday
    Niagara Falls, ON, Canada Avalon Ballroom Theatre, Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
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  • Aug 25 Sunday
    Detroit, MI, US Chene Park Amphitheater
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  • Sep 14 Saturday
    Chandler, AZ, US Ovations Live! Showroom, Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
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Discography

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  • Toto & Friends: Live (2011)
    Totò
    Toto & Friends: Live (2011)
    XXL Media
  • Live in Tokyo: In Search for Hydra (2011)
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    Live in Tokyo: In Search for Hydra (2011)
    Sony Japan
  • Falling in Between Live (2007)
    Totò
    Falling in Between Live (2007)
    Eagle Rock
  • Falling in Between (2006)
    Totò
    Falling in Between (2006)
    Rajon Entertainment Pty Ltd.
  • 25th Anniversary: Live in Amsterdam (2003)
    Totò
    25th Anniversary: Live in Amsterdam (2003)
    Eagle Records
  • Through the Looking Glass (2002)
    Totò
    Through the Looking Glass (2002)
    EMI-Capitol Entertainment Prop.
  • Livefields (1999)
    Totò
    Livefields (1999)
    Sony Music Distribution
  • Mindfields (1999)
    Totò
    Mindfields (1999)
    Legacy Recordings
  • Dune [Score] (1997)
    Totò
    Dune [Score] (1997)
    Pendulum
  • Tambu (1995)
    Totò
    Tambu (1995)
    Legacy Recordings
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