Toto (band)
| Toto | |
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 Toto in the cast from 2012 including backing singers Jenny Douglas-McRae and Mabvuto Carpenter |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| founding | 1976, 2010 |
| resolution | 2008, 2019 |
| Website | www.totoofficial.com |
| Founding members | |
| Bobby Kimball (until 1984, 1998-2008) | |
Guitar , vocals |
Steve Lukather (until 2008, since 2010) |
Keyboard , vocals |
David Paich (until 2008, since 2010) |
Keyboard, vocals |
Steve Porcaro (until 1987, since 2010) |
| David Hungate (until 1982, 2014-2015) | |
| Jeff Porcaro (until † 1992) | |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Joseph Williams (1986–1989, since 2010) |
Guitar, vocals |
Steve Lukather |
Keyboard, vocals |
David Paich |
Keyboard, vocals |
Steve Porcaro |
bass |
Shem von Schroeck (since 2017) |
Drums |
Shannon Forrest (since 2014) |
| former members | |
singing |
Fergie Frederiksen (1984–1985, † 2014) Jean-Michel Byron (1990) |
bass |
Mike Porcaro (1982-2007, † 2015) Leland Sklar (2007-2008, 2015-2017) |
Drums |
Simon Phillips (1992-2014) Keith Carlock (2014-2015) |
Keyboard |
Greg Phillinganes (2005-2008) |
Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1976 . In total, the band released 21 albums (13 studio, 1 soundtrack, 7 live) and was awarded six Grammys . Toto’s best-known pieces include Rosanna , Africa , Hold the Line , Child's Anthem and Georgy Porgy . Toto has sold over 40 million albums to date and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2009 .
music
Toto's music can be classified in the styles of commercially oriented, so-called mainstream or adult-oriented rock (AOR). Keyboards and piano play an important role in the band's music, known as West Coast style . For example , the chords of the song Hold the Line , played as triplets in 4/4 time on the piano, were often copied.
Often the keyboards dominate, orchestral -looking middle sections. The songs are mostly played at a medium tempo and have a catchy melody . Playing the drums also has a great influence on the effect of the songs. For example, in the title Rosanna, Jeff Porcaro changes from a powerful ternary shuffle rhythm to a binary style of play, in order to resume the shuffle rhythm after a break with a pause that increases the tension.
Toto rarely played extremely fast pieces or even hard rock , although Steve Lukather occasionally mixed in hard power chords as well as solid rock solos.
The musicians of Toto were characterized by the fact that they always played in a way that served the song . Nevertheless, surprising passages were repeatedly incorporated into the songs. For example, in the title Stop Loving You : Here the song, characterized by flat keyboard sounds and a slightly rhythmic piano, which follows a conventional cadence sequence ( F major , B major , D minor , C major ), is transformed into a phrase of the bass and the brass , which fits more into the funk music .
The most demanding tracks include Jake To The Bone from the Kingdom Of Desire album and Dave's Gone Skiing , which can be found on the CD Tambu . The band had great success with their keyboard sounds shaped ballads like Africa, I'll be over you or Somewhere Tonight . In these titles the drummer often leaves room for additional Latin American percussion instruments at live concerts .
Concerts
The band toured the world for over 30 years and came regularly to Europe and Germany. The Live - concerts of Toto were musical at a similarly high level as the studio recordings, as all members were of the band as a studio musician in a position to the sound of the studio recordings live almost identical play if necessary.
The arrangement of the pieces of music played during the concert changed with every tour and was sometimes even adapted spontaneously for individual performances. In addition to Toto's most famous hits such as Rosanna , Hold the Line and Africa , pieces of music from over 25 years of band history were played. Since 1996, the band has regularly let fans vote on this setlist via the Internet in advance of the concerts , after having had it done for the 1992 tour by postcards from fan clubs in their hometown of Los Angeles .
In addition to the musical pieces, Toto offered concert goers a number of solos . A drum, keyboard and guitar solo, the latter by Steve Lukather, are mandatory; in recent years often with acoustic guitar . Bassist Mike Porcaro rarely played solos. In the last few years before the breakup, however, due to frequent requests from fans, he played a bass solo at the end of the song Africa a few times.
Toto's music was accompanied by a stage show on the tours. During the Reunion tour in 1999, for example, a 120 m² video screen was used, which alternately showed excerpts from music videos and material from the four live cameras that filmed the artists and the instruments in close-ups during the concert .
Sometimes guest musicians performed at Toto concerts. In the summer of 2004 the singer Marla Glen attended a Toto concert in Rottweil and was asked to perform the encore. Guests in Germany in recent years have included Ian Anderson and guitarist Al Di Meola . Since 1999 Tony Spinner toured with the band as musical support. He played the second guitar and was a backing singer.
Since mid-2005 the band has been strengthened by Greg Phillinganes, one of the most famous keyboard players on the US music scene. He had been asked to join the band by David Paich because he no longer wanted to tour outside of the USA due to illnesses in his family. Until the breakup in 2008 he was a permanent member of Toto and worked on the band's last album. From February 2007 Leland Sklar replaced the sick Mike Porcaro as bassist . This collaboration ended after the "Falling In Between" tour in 2007 and the temporary breakup of the band in 2008. From 2010 to 2014, Nathan East played bass for Mike Porcaro as a tour member. In 2016 Leland Sklar was hired again.
On October 20, 2019, Toto played her last concert in Philadelphia. As a guest, the weakened David Paich played the 2nd keyboard again. After that, the band split for an indefinite period in this composition.
popularity
After the debut album TOTO in 1978, the band started their first tour in the USA . The following years were determined by the next two albums and many hundreds of sessions that the band members played for other musicians and bands.
Toto's popularity peaked with the 1982 album TOTO IV . Then the band went on their first major world tour. The 1983 Grammy Awards were the height of their popularity in the United States.
With the following albums Isolation, Fahrenheit and especially The Seventh One , Toto's popularity grew in Europe and Asia, while it steadily declined in the USA. One of the reasons for this was numerous problems with the then music label CBS (later Sony Music ). Some of the albums were released in the USA in the mid-1980s with a long delay and without sensible marketing. While the band played in larger venues from year to year in Europe and Asia and sold more and more records, Toto had great popularity problems, especially in English-speaking countries such as the USA, Canada, England and Australia. The band's tours therefore led through Europe almost every year.
But even the change to the music label EMI did not bring the desired success. EMI released the album Through the Looking Glass in the US with some delay. After an album, Toto separated again from her music label and released the live DVD on the Eagle Vision label, an English company specializing in live concerts. In the past few years the band had started their own label called TOTO Records . The band recently refused to be tied to a music label for several years; new albums were only licensed individually for distribution to a major label.
history
Toto was founded in 1976–1977. The two founding members Jeff Porcaro and David Paich already played in a high school - band together and worked as a studio musician in Los Angeles. When Boz Scaggs got involved , the idea to found the band arose, to which Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro's brother Steve , Bobby Kimball and David Hungate were brought in. In those days the name Toto came into being (see section Name).
1976-1982
The first music album entitled TOTO (1978) was the band's first joint musical production. In the same year they were nominated for the Grammy for "Best Newcomer".
The second album Hydra (1979) with the hit 99 and the third album Turn Back (1981) had moderate success. The band became popular around the world with their fourth album Toto IV (1982), for which they received platinum awards in several countries , twice in Germany. In particular, the hits "Rosanna" and "Africa" contained therein made Toto known worldwide. The album sold millions of copies by 1983 and the band received a total of six Grammys (see awards ).
Before the subsequent tour , bassist David Hungate left the band and was replaced by the third Porcaro brother Mike .
1984-1992
The band composed the music for the 1984 Olympic Games in their hometown of Los Angeles and the soundtrack for David Lynch's film Dune in the same year .
The following period was marked by problems with the band line-up. So Bobby Kimball left the band in 1984 because of drug problems. According to band members, he was only heard as a background singer on the album Isolation , which was released in the same year . From then on Fergie Frederiksen took over the lead vocals , from 1986 Joseph Williams (until 1988, albums Fahrenheit and The Seventh One ).
1986 to 1987 the band went on their second world tour, in 1988 on their third. In 1988 Steve Porcaro officially left the band to devote himself to his own projects, but went on tour in 1988 and has since been involved in every new album of the band as a guest musician. The new lead singer Jean-Michel Byron , called for by the then music label Sony (CBS) , only took over four new songs on the Greatest Hits compilation Past to Present 1977-1990 and was then only used for the tour of the same name. The compilation won platinum awards in several countries. Steve Lukather took over the lead vocals completely in 1992, as the band did not want to look for a new one after the departure of Byron, the fourth lead singer since its founding.
1992-1998
With the death of Jeff Porcaro in 1992 shortly before the release of the album Kingdom of Desire (1992), the band fell into a crisis. After making the decision to move on, drummer Simon Phillips joined the band and immediately took part in Toto's fourth world tour.
In 1993 Toto released their first live album, Absolutely Live .
In the fall of 1994, during a break from the solo tour of guitarist Steve Lukather with his band Los Lobotomys , Toto performed for the first time at the Nokia Night of the Proms .
In 1995 the album Tambu followed with the single I Will Remember , which was awarded gold in some European countries . After another world tour in 1996, the band first took a short break, which some members used for solo projects .
1997 played Toto for the first time in Africa. The few concerts in South Africa were sold out and were accompanied by an African choir.
In 1998 the anniversary album Toto XX was released on the occasion of the band's 20th anniversary.
1998-2008
After founding member Bobby Kimball had already partly worked on the anniversary album, he rejoined the band in 1998. In 1999 another tour followed through Europe, Japan and for the first time in six years through the USA .
The band released the music album Mindfields and the live album Livefields in 1999 . In 2000 Toto and her sound engineer Elliott Scheiner were nominated again for a Grammy: Mindfields as " Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical " (German: "Best recorded, non-classical album in terms of sound engineering"). After a total of two years of touring, the band paused again for two years to give the band members time for their own solo projects.
After the break, Toto released the album Through the Looking Glass in 2002 , on which she covered "the band members' favorite songs" (including Bodhisattva by Steely Dan and While My Guitar Gently Weeps by the Beatles). The following 25th anniversary tour led through Europe and Asia, was recorded in Amsterdam in January 2003 and released on DVD. The band then toured the USA, again as part of the Nokia Night of the Proms through Europe and until 2004 through Asia and South America.
In the summer of 2005 keyboardist Greg Phillinganes joined the band. Together with him and former members Steve Porcaro and Joseph Williams, Toto worked on the album Falling In Between , which was released in February 2006. Since the spring of 2006, a multi-year tour through Europe, Southeast Asia, the United States and, for the first time in 13 years, through Australia took place. Since the beginning of 2007, Mike Porcaro , who has ALS, has been represented by bassist Leland Sklar . As part of the tour, recordings were made in the Zénith in Paris in March 2007 for a live CD, which was released on October 29 in Europe and on November 23 in Germany. On March 14, 2008 a live DVD of the concert was released, which was placed in the TOP 10 of the charts worldwide, so. u. a. # 1 in the German Amazon sales charts (DVD music), official German DVD music charts # 4 (week 12.08), Sweden # 1, France # 2, Holland # 3, Norway # 4, Denmark # 4, Finland # 5, Italy # 7 6, Australia 9th and Japan 9th.
In March 2008, Toto completed a sold-out tour with eight concerts in Japan. At these concerts Boz Scaggs (see the history section ) appeared in the opening act. Founding member David Paich was back on stage with the band after more than 2 years of absence from the stage, ex-singer Joseph Williams appeared as a guest musician. Steve Lukather and David Paich also played some songs with Boz Scaggs, in return Boz Scaggs and his band came on stage for the encore of Toto, and together the Beatles played With a Little Help from My Friends as the last encore.
In a newspaper interview published on May 25, 2008 with the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , Steve Lukather stated that the band no longer existed: “Toto no longer exists. I just broke up the band. Too many original members are no longer there. Toto has lost his identity. I'll continue solo. ”Shortly afterwards, he confirmed the separation on his official homepage. In mid-2008, Toto announced the breakup of the band in an official statement on their website.
Reunion and touring since 2010
On October 12, 2009, the founding members of Totos were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame - with the exception of Bobby Kimball, as he is not considered a musician in the Hall of Fame as a singer.
On February 27, 2010, the band announced on their website that they would get together again for a two-week tour in support of their ALS- sick bassist Mike Porcaro. In addition to Steve Lukather, Simon Phillips and David Paich, the former members Steve Porcaro and Joseph Williams were back on the tour, which took place in Europe in July 2010. Bass player Nathan East played as a guest . In November 2010 Steve Lukather clarified the current situation of the band. He stated that there would be no new album, but that the band would continue to perform live with the line-up of the 2010 tour, as far as the other obligations of the band members allowed. Mike Porcaro remained a full member of the band and was therefore still involved in all income, even if he was no longer able to make music. He died in March 2015.
In the summer of 2011 Toto went on tour in Europe and Asia again, with Nathan East playing bass again instead of Mike Porcaro . In addition, Jenny Douglas, who was a member of the tour line-up in the early 1990s, returned as a background singer. In 2013, the group took the 35th anniversary of the band as an opportunity to go on tour again, which was documented on a DVD and was released in 2014. A concert was recorded on June 25 in the Polish city of Łódź .
Contrary to the announcement that they would never want to release an album again, Steve Lukather and David Paich announced on November 5, 2013 via the band's Facebook page that work on a new album had started. Simon Phillips , who has been a drummer since 1992 , separated from Toto in a friendly relationship in favor of his own solo career. He was succeeded by the musician Keith Carlock , who became known among others at Sting . After the North American tour in spring 2014, Shannon Forrest took over the place on drums. In November 2014, Steve Lukather announced on his Facebook page that the album would be released worldwide under the name Toto XIV in spring 2015. The album was released on March 20, 2015.
On September 24, 2016, Steve Lukather announced on Toto's Facebook page that the band was working on a new album and that it would be released by Sony. With ten songs it was released as Old Is New on May 24, 2019 as part of the compilation All In 1978-2018 .
Surname
The name Toto has given rise to speculation about its origins almost since the beginning of the band's history. Rumors that the band name originated from the real name of Bobby Kimball "Robert Toteaux" are wrong. Bobby Kimball was born as Robert Troy Kimball on March 29, 1947 in Louisiana (USA).
Jeff Porcaro explained the correct history in a 1988 interview. He explained that the band was looking for a name in 1977 and that all band members should come up with one by the next day. That night, The Wizard of Oz was on TV and Jeff heard the name "Toto" (Dorothy's dog). He liked the name and suggested it to the band the next day. Bassist David Hungate explained to the band that “toto” or “in toto” in Latin means “ all comprehensive” and that it is a fitting name for a band that did not want to commit themselves to one style of music .
On his homepage, Steve Lukather explained on the occasion of the band's more than 25 years of existence that the name has its origins in a native tribe at the foot of the Himalayas , about whom Steve Lukather heard and was fascinated when the band was founded. However, this explanation was just a joke, which was also launched as such on the Toto homepage.
Band members
- Bobby Kimball:
- Bobby Kimball was a founding member and singer of Toto. Due to drug problems, he left the band in 1984. His distinctive voice was characteristic of many Toto songs until then. In the meantime he was active for Frank Farian's Far Corporation . After working on the anniversary album for the 20th anniversary of the band in 1998 and overcoming his drug problems, he officially rejoined the band in 1999 after a 15-year absence.
- Steve Lukather:
- Steve Lukather is a founding member, guitarist and singer of Toto. With Toto he took over again and again - especially during the absence of Bobby Kimball - the first voice of the band.
- In addition to his main engagement with Toto, Lukather is active in several other music projects. In 1985 he founded the band Los Lobotomys together with David Garfield and has released five solo albums so far. For his instrumental album No Substitutions , he received a Grammy in 2002 in the category “Best Pop Instrumental Album for solo artists, duos or groups” (German: “Best Pop Instrumental Album by a solo artist, duo or music group”) ). In addition, he has been working for several years with Derek Sherinian (former keyboardist, among others, of Alice Cooper and Dream Theater , currently touring musician with Billy Idol ). Together with drummer Phillips and other guest musicians, mostly highly complex, instrumental prog rock is offered under Sherinian's name (most recently Mythology , InsideOutMusic, 2004).
- David Paich:
- David Paich is a founding member, keyboardist and with Steve Lukather the most active composer of the band. In the early years he was also a very active singer, for example he sang the song Africa , but later he only sang ballads , such as Spiritual Man on the penultimate album Falling In Between . In addition to songs like Rosanna , Stranger in Town , and many more, he wrote and produced the Toto soundtrack for the film Dune by David Lynch. After Greg Phillinganes was a second keyboardist (and singer) in the band, Paich took a little shorter time for family reasons and gave up all concerts outside the USA. In the studio, however, he was still very active for Toto. During the tour through Europe in July 2010 he was there again.
- Jeff Porcaro:
- Jeff Porcaro was a founding member and drummer of Toto. He was a sought-after studio musician from a young age. Porcaro was best known for the so-called Rosanna Halftime Shuffle Groove , which he created for Rosanna . This special type of shuffle groove is made up of two songs that Porcaro combined and thus created his own type of shuffle.
- In 1992 Porcaro suffered a circulatory collapse while working in the garden because he had a strong allergic reaction to an insect pesticide he had used . Although he received immediate medical attention, he passed away that same day in hospital from cardiac arrest as a result of his anaphylactic shock . This loss plunged Toto into a serious crisis and almost led to the breakup of the band. He was succeeded by Simon Phillips that same year.
- Steve Porcaro:
- Steve Porcaro is a founding member and was the second keyboardist alongside David Paich until he left. In 1988 Jeff Porcaro's younger brother left the band, but also appeared on all of the band's subsequent studio albums. After his departure, Porcaro developed into one of the most sought-after keyboard players in Los Angeles. Porcaro also wrote the film music for numerous films. Since the European tour in 2010 he has been a member of the band again.
- David Hungate:
- David Hungate is a founding member and was the band's first bass player . At the height of the band's success in 1982, he got out of the band for personal reasons after the great success of the album Toto IV before the upcoming tour and worked from then on as a session musician. In mid-2014 he was there live and in the studio.
- Mike Porcaro:
- Mike Porcaro was the band's second bass player. The third Porcaro brother joined the band in 1982 as the successor to David Hungate. Since 2006 he has not worked with the band, initially because of a hand injury and later because of an ALS disease. He died of the consequences of ALS on March 15, 2015 at the age of 59.
- Fergie Frederiksen:
- Fergie Frederiksen took over the role after Kimball's departure and sang his songs. When recording the Isolation album, he sang the song Endless with his distinctive voice . Due to differences in the further musical development of the band, he only stayed in the band for one year. In 2007 he was a guest musician at several concerts as part of the Falling In Between tour.
- Joseph Williams:
- Joseph Williams joined the band as the successor to Fergie Frederiksen and worked on the two albums Fahrenheit and The Seventh One . After the tour in 1988 he left the band again because his voice could not stand the hardships of a long tour that is common for Toto. Despite his departure, he continued to work with the band later, for example on the last album Falling In Between . Since the European tour in 2010 he has been the lead singer of the band again.
- Jean-Michel Byron:
- Jean-Michel Byron was appointed the new lead singer in 1989 by the then record company Sony. However, after only one album and a short tour, the other band members asked him to leave Toto because his voice and live performances did not match the style of the band.
- Simon Phillips:
- Simon Phillips is a British drummer who joined the band in 1992 to replace the late Jeff Porcaro. Phillips had worked with a variety of artists such as Asia , Peter Gabriel , Mick Jagger , Mike Oldfield , Gary Moore and The Who (also with Pete Townshend solo) as a highly sought-after drummer, both as a studio musician and as a tour member.
- Greg Phillinganes:
- Greg Phillinganes was Toto’s second keyboardist from 2005 to 2008, substituting for David Paich when necessary, especially in Europe. He had a voice similar to Paich and sang his parts, e.g. B. in Africa , but also new titles. Phillinganes and Toto were already known from numerous joint recordings in the 1980s (including for Michael Jackson).
Several other musicians also worked on various albums. So worked Lenny Castro , usually with Joe Porcaro , the father of Jeff, Mike and Steve Porcaro of songs like Africa , It's a feeling or Good for You with. Other occasional members were Timothy B. Schmit (background singer), Paulinho da Costa ( congas / percussion), Michael Fisher (percussion), Jenny Douglas-McRae (vocals), Tom Kelly (background vocals), Jon Anderson (singer of the Group Yes ) and many more. As a guest musician Miles Davis played the track Don't Stop Me Now on the Fahrenheit album . Michael McDonald added background vocals to the track I'll be over you .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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| 1978 | Toto |
DE8th  (18 weeks)DE |
- | - |
UK37 (5 weeks) UK |
US9  × 2
(48 weeks)US |
First published: October 15, 1978
Sales: + 2,520,000 |
| 1979 | Hydra |
DE38 (23 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US37 (29 weeks)US |
First published: October 1979
Sales: + 600,000 |
| 1981 | Turn back |
DE39 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US41 (10 weeks) US |
First published: January 1981
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| 1982 | Toto IV |
DE12 (57 weeks)DE |
- | - |
UK4th (30 weeks)UK |
US4th × 3
(81 weeks)US |
First published: April 8, 1982
Sales: + 12,000,000 |
| 1984 | isolation |
DE15 (17 weeks) DE |
- |
CH15 (6 weeks) CH |
UK67 (2 weeks) UK |
US42 (21 weeks)US |
First published: November 1984
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 1986 | Fahrenheit |
DE24 (11 weeks) DE |
AT26 (2 weeks) AT |
CH24 (5 weeks) CH |
UK99 (1 week) UK |
US50 (36 weeks)US |
First published: August 1986
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 1988 | The Seventh One |
DE10 (21 weeks) DE |
AT9 (4 weeks) AT |
CH4 (11 weeks) CH |
UK73 (1 week) UK |
US64 (18 weeks) US |
First published: February 1988
Sales: + 400,000 |
| 1992 | Kingdom of Desire |
DE18 (11 weeks) DE |
AT37 (2 weeks) AT |
CH5 (10 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: May 11, 1992
Sales: + 150,000 |
| 1995 | Tambu |
DE36 (7 weeks) DE |
AT40 (5 weeks) AT |
CH22 (8 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: May 1995
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| 1999 | Mindfields |
DE14 (7 weeks) DE |
AT33 (4 weeks) AT |
CH10 (9 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: March 1999
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| 2002 | Through the Looking Glass |
DE22 (3 weeks) DE |
AT51 (2 weeks) AT |
CH14 (5 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: October 2002
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| 2006 | Falling in Between |
DE13 (6 weeks) DE |
AT53 (4 weeks) AT |
CH12 (7 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: February 10, 2006
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| 2015 | Toto XIV |
DE4 (6 weeks) DE |
AT11 (5 weeks) AT |
CH3 (7 weeks) CH |
UK43 (1 week) UK |
US98 (1 week) US |
First published: March 20, 2015
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| 2019 | Old Is New | - | - |
CH69 (3 weeks) CH |
- | - |
only part of the compilation All In 1978-2018
First published: May 24, 2019 Chart entry in CH in 2020 |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Awards
| year | Org. | Award | title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Grammy Award | Album Of The Year | Toto IV |
| 1983 | Grammy Award | Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical | Toto IV |
| 1983 | Grammy Award | Record Of The Year | Rosanna |
| 1983 | Grammy Award | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | Rosanna |
| 1983 | Grammy Award | Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices | Rosanna |
| 1983 | Grammy Award | Producer Of The Year | |
| 2009 | Musicians Hall of Fame |
Nominations
| year | Org. | Award | title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Grammy Award | Best New Artist | Toto |
| 1997 | Grammy Award | Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical | Tambu |
| 2000 | Grammy Award | Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical | Mindfields |
Trivia
- Toto could be heard or seen in the US sitcom Scrubs and the cartoon series Family Guy and South Park .
- The Toto members are some of the main characters in the ten-part video series "Yacht Rock", which is about the so-called smooth rock of the 1980s such as B. Michael McDonald , Hall & Oates , Steely Dan , Michael Jackson , Kenny Loggins and more.
- Some members of the band played a key role in the creation of the best-selling album in the record story " Thriller " by Michael Jackson. Steve Porcaro wrote the hit "Human Nature" for Michael Jackson.
- The instrumental song Child's Anthem is the theme song of the ZDF annual review program “ Menschen ”.
- The band members denied that the hit Rosanna was dedicated to actress Rosanna Arquette , who was in a relationship with Steve Porcaro when David Paich wrote the song. Rather, their first name was "simply taken" for the song, which was otherwise already written, because it was a good title and refrain .
- Both the lyrics and the music video of Stranger in Town refer to the novel Whistle Down the Wind by English author Mary Hayley Bell , which was filmed by Bryan Forbes in 1961 and rearranged into a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman in the mid-1990s .
- In an interview with the magazine “Guitar for the Practicing Musician” (September 1993 issue) Eddie Van Halen said of the band: “To me Toto as a band are collectively the best musicians on the planet” (translated: “For me, Toto as a common band the best musicians on the planet ”).
- Frank Zappa satirized Hold the Line in 1979 on his album Joe's Garage in the instrumental piece Toad-O Line . In later editions, however, the title was renamed to On the Bus .
See also
literature
- Frank Laufenberg , Ingrid Laufenberg: Frank Laufenberg's hit lexicon of rock and pop. Ullstein, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-548-36362-8 .
- Christian Graf, Burghard Rausch: Rock Music Lexicon America, Africa, Asia, Australia. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-596-15869-9 .
Web links
- Toto website
- Fingerings and song texts by Toto (English) ( Memento from December 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Toto at Discogs (English)
- Toto at laut.de
- Toto on MusicBrainz (English)
- Band story on toto99.com , reviewed by Steve Lukather
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Corey Irwin: Steve Lukather Says Toto Are 'Calling It a Day'. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
- ^ Bravewords.com: Toto Presented With Plaques Honoring 40 Million Worldwide Sales
- ^ "Falling In Between Live" DVD tops the charts . toto99.com, official homepage
- ↑ "Never copy a Steve Lukather" . Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, May 25, 2008
- ↑ http://www.stevelukather.net/Article.aspx?id=55
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from January 10, 2013 on WebCite )
- ↑ News archive. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 7, 2007 ; Retrieved March 9, 2010 .
- ↑ Toto Tourdates July 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2010 .
- ↑ http://www.stevelukather.net/Article.aspx?id=69
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from July 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from February 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/totoband?directed_target_id=0
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 10, 2014 on WebCite )
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/SteveLukather/posts/10152545853462862
- ↑ http://www.frontiers.it/album/5247/
- ↑ http://totoofficial.com/category/news/ ( Memento from March 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Facebook: Toto - Chronicle. In: www.facebook.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Article on stevelukather.net about the origin of the band name
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ How Toto Surprised Everyone With the Multi-Platinum 'Toto IV' , ultimateclassicrock.com
- ^ Musicians Hall of Fame
- ↑ Yacht Rock ( Memento from January 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ List of title and theme melodies from radio and television
- ↑ toto99.com, Encyclopedia: ROSANNA ( Memento from June 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
