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Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for being the co-founder and drummer of the rock band Toto, but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions.
Toto is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1977, the group's original lineup included lead vocalist Bobby Kimball, guitarist and vocalist Steve Lukather, keyboardist and vocalist David Paich, bassist David Hungate, keyboardist Steve Porcaro and drummer Jeff Porcaro.
David met drummer Jeff Porcaro, the son of session percussionist Joe Porcaro, while attending Grant High School, where they formed the band Rural Still Life. Years later, having played on many sessions with Paich, the two began to seriously discuss the possibility of forming their own band.
Toto drummer and songwriter Jeff Porcaro died in 1992 from a heart attack resulting from coronary disease associated with cocaine use, though Lukather disputed the details surrounding his bandmate ...
The Rosanna shuffle is the drum pattern from the Grammy Award winning Toto hit "Rosanna". ... "Jeff Porcaro", Drummer World. including the actual beat with transcription.
It is regarded for the half-time shuffle which drummer Jeff Porcaro developed for the song, and for its production, which is generally seen as being one of the best mastered songs of all time. [6] [7] The groove has become an important staple of drum repertoire and is commonly known as the "Rosanna shuffle".
Jim Hodder, Steely Dan's founding drummer, was reduced to a background singer on the album, which instead features drummer Jim Gordon on most tracks, with Jeff Porcaro playing on two tracks. [1] In addition to playing guitar, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter can be heard playing pedal steel guitar and some hand drums. [5]
A 13-disc Toto boxed set, All In 1978-2018, came out in 2018 featuring nine new tracks, five of them unreleased tunes recorded back in the day with Porcaro’s brothers and bandmates, Jeff and ...