Totos steve lukather furiously defends jeff porcaro. This month in rhythm we celebrate the life and work of jeff porcaro. Jeff porcaro previously released on vhs as star licks master sessions. Steve porcaro discography reference list of music cds. The music discographies on this site are works in progress.
By robyn flans modern drummer on august 5,1992, incredibly, we lost drummer jeffrey porcaro to a heart attack. Jeff has played a varied spectrum, from steely dan to barbra streisand, and he is one of the integral forces of toto. April 1, 1954 august 5, 1992 was an american drummer, songwriter, and record producer. Top 5 jeff porcaro drum beats every drummer should know. From his industry debut in 1971 to his untimely passing in 92, he recorded with just about every major artist of the day, and gave drummers and musicians alike, something to aspire to. In a career that spanned more than 20 years, porcaro was best known for his work with the rock band toto. Download toto mp3 songs and albums music downloads.
Music profile for steve porcaro, born 2 september 1957. In addition to being the drummer in the grammy winning, platinumselling rock band toto, jeff porcaro was arguably the most highly regarded studio drummer in rock from the mid70s to the early 90s. Jeff porcaro biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The classic tribute concert from 1992 to the late toto drummer jeff porcaro, legendary session drummer and toto skinsman for many years, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on 5th august 1992 at his home in southern california. The liner story is worth the price of the cd alone. Porcaro is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions. On 14th december the same year, jeff s surviving band mates which included his brothers jeff and.
Jeff porcaro was one of the top studio drummers in pop music during the 1970s and 1980s. On this dvd, he describes his approach to straight time, triplet and shuffle feels, latin grooves, halftime shuffles, bass drum pedal techniques, and a variety of effects on the hihat. The entries that are not in bold type include albums on which jeff s specific contribution is not known to me, albums with incomplete information, and a few that may not even belong here at all. The jeff porcaro tribute concert live by toto 2017. Ten great tracks featuring jeff porcaro musicradar. Toto toto iv, 1982 rosanna totos 1982 hit was probably jeff porcaros finest five minutes and 30 seconds. Jeff porcaros work in the studio was prodigious and wideranging. Thanks to mary oxborrow and noriko koshikawa, jacques descombes.
Find mike porcaro discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Jeff porcaro has been transferred to disc in the fullframe aspect ratio of 1. Jeff was one of the most vibrant, vital people on the face of the earth. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Jeff porcaros funeral was attended by around 1500 people. This blog is dedicated to the late, great drummer jeff porcaro. Jeff porcaro biography birthday, trivia american rock. Toto are a rare example of top session musicians successfully giving up their day jobs to form their own band. Porcaro is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands. Jeff porcaros music this space is dedicated to the illustrious career of jeffrey porcaro, who very sadly left us on august 5th, 1992. Greg also supplied the liner notes to the jeff tribute album.
Comprehensive history of brad pitts hair pictures grease is the word. David paich, mike porcaro, jeanmichel byron, jeff porcaro. As part of the porcaro brothers clan led by patriarch and jazz master joe porcaro, jeff and brothers mike and steve would go on to do great things in the music business, collectively and individually. Incredibly, its been 21 years since steve lukather and co. Jeff was a session drumming master who played with the group toto. They were all wellknown studio musicians, playing on albums by the likes of steely dan, seals and crofts, boz scaggs and sonny and cher keyboard player. The list of acts he played for is almost too long to be reproduced and include names such as boz scaggs, paul anka, steely dan, george benson, cher, the manhattan transfer, jimmy messina, michael mcdonald, and al jarreau. Jeff porcaro died on that day, but his grooves and music will live on forever. The band endured some major personnel shakeups over the years, and in 1992, founding drummer jeff porcaro died unexpectedly, but toto continued working, even as the individual members kept their lucrative session careers going. To those who knew him, the pain of his loss is excruciating. Later he played drums with toto, steve lukather and david paich. His early death in 1992 shocked us all and left us with his recordings from 1972 to his 1992.
In october of 2009, totos founding members were inducted into the musicians hall of fame. He began playing seriously at age seven though he is sure i was playing even earlier than that. The ultimate goal is to make the discographies here at heavy harmonies as complete as possible. Japanese disc union inc has released a book about jeff porcaro studio works, recordings etc. Jeffrey thomas porcaro was an american drummer, songwriter, and record producer. Son to joe porcaro, brother to steve porcaro and mike porcaro. But then, according to jeff, there have been an awful lot of nonsuccesses in his book. The late jeff porcaro was a grammy awardwinning star from toto and one of the most respected and innovative drummers in contemporary music. Jeffs funeral, attended by an estimated 1500 people, was held august 10th in the hall of liberty at forest lawn memorial park hollywood hills, where he was buried. Media in category jeff porcaro the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Toto the jeff porcaro tribute concert live cd2 mp3.
The rosanna half time shuffle by jeff porcaro youtube. Choose from jeff porcaro sheet music for such popular songs as africa, africa intermediate, and river flows in africa. The entries in bold type have track titles and include information from albums in my collection or that i have seen personally, wellsourced information from contributors and other trusted sources. See more ideas about jeff porcaro, rock bands and cool bands. Porcaro has also done session musician work for many other acts, including yes on union and open your eyes and jefferson. Buy mp3 music online toto the jeff porcaro tribute concert live cd1. Jeff porcaro was born on april 1, 1954, in hartford, connecticut and first got interested in drumming due to the influence of his father. Weve lost count of the number of toto compilations, especially since they cover more or less the same selection each time. If you notice that a particular steve porcaro cd release or compilation is missing from the list above, please submit that cd using the cd submission page. Jeff porcaro was born on april 1, 1954 in hartford, connecticut, usa as jeffrey thomas porcaro. The complete guide overview toto band members list of toto band members current members steve lukather david paich steve porcaro joseph williams past members jeff porcaro bobby kimball david hungate mike porcaro fergie frederiksen jeanmichel byron simon phillips greg phillinganes keith carlock discography toto discography studio albums toto. The jeff porcaro memorial group offentliche gruppe facebook. Toto 5cd original album classics totohy draturn back. I spoke to him the day he passed for a long time, actually, lukather says in this clip.
Jeff porcaros drumming and drum career, not unlike steve gadds career, speak for themselves. Kingdom of desire was released after jeff porcaros untimely death of a heart attack on august 5, 1992. Bass mike porcaro drums, percussion jeff porcaro guitar, vocals steve lukather keyboards steve porcaro keyboards, lead vocals david paich writtenby toto. On april 1, 1954, jeff porcaroa legendary drummer whose presence is still felt some 24 years after his passing on august 5, 1992was born. Soft rock group, formed by session musicians david paich and steve porcaro, that neatly defined 1982 with a pair of smash hits, rosanna and africa. The program is in english, with no multiple language options. A father honors his son on his birthdayremembering jeff.
Toto the jeff porcaro tribute concert live cd1 mp3. The entries that are not in bold type include albums on which jeffs specific contribution is not known to me, albums with incomplete information, and a few that may not even belong here at all. Porcaro played with steely dan on pretzel logic 1974, with boz scaggs on silk degrees 1976 and with michael jackson on thriller 1982. The book is only releases in japanese language, a great compilation for all jeff porcaro fans.
Jeff porcaro was a much sought after studio session drummer and his generosity with pro artists as well as those who were just putting together a homemade demo is pretty amazing, considering how in demand he was. Since the album iv, a true holdup from 1982, with two worldwide hits, rosanna and africa, and a torrent of awards no less than six grammy awards, the band which gathered some of the most efficient studio sharks in the world has gone through many hardships. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Toto drummer jeff porcaro was a perpetual pop presence in the seventies, eighties and nineties. Jeff porcaro s work in the studio was prodigious and wideranging. He also contributed drums to michael jacksons thrilleralbum. The official website of the band toto with tourdates, news, album releases, interviews and many more official toto website discographies discographies. August 5, 1992 age 38 add or change photo on imdbpro filmography.
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