Toto (band)

Toto
Toto
	Toto in 2010
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, U.S.
Genres	Rock, hard rock, soft rock
Years active	1977–2008, 2010–present
Labels	Columbia, Frontiers, Toto
Website	Official website
Members	Steve Lukather; David Paich; Joseph Williams
Past members	Jeff Porcaro ; Bobby Kimball; Mike Porcaro ; Dennis Frederiksen ; Jean-Michel Byron; Greg Phillinganes; Simon Phillips; David Hungate; Keith Carlock; Steve Porcaro

Toto (stylized as TOTO) is a rock group that formed in Los Angeles in 1977, that was popular in the early 1980's. Their best known song is "Africa" (1982). Their best known albums are "TOTO", "TOTO IV", and "The Seventh One".

The current band members are Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather and David Paich.^[1]

The former band members were David Hungate, Fergie Frederiksen, Mike Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro, Simon Phillips, Greg Phillinganes, Jean-Michel Byron, Bobby Kimball, Keith Carlock and Steve Porcaro.^[1]

Toto (band) Media

Toto in 1982 in London at the Hammersmith Odeon. (Steve Porcaro, Jon Smith, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, Lenny Castro, Jeff Porcaro)
Jeff Porcaro on the drums on the Toto Fahrenheit World Tour in Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawai, November 10th 1986
Toto on stage at the Summer Tour 2004 in Modena, Italy, July 11, 2004. From the left: Tony Spinner, David Paich, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, Simon Phillips, Mike Porcaro
Kimball and Lukather live in 2007
Steve Lukather and Greg Phillinganes, in Trondheim, Norway, August 4, 2007
Promotion image of Toto in 2012. From top to bottom: Steve Porcaro; Steve Lukather; David Paich; Simon Phillips; Nathan East; Joseph Williams; Jenny Douglas-McRae; Mabvuto Carpenter
Toto live in Kongsberg Jazzfestival July 2017. From left to right: Steve Lukather, Shem von Schroeck, Warren Ham, Joseph Williams, Steve Porcaro
Guitarist Steve Lukather performing a solo on Toto's live cover version of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" during the Live At Chelsea festival at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on June 13, 2019.
Toto in Night of the Proms concert at SAP Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany January 2023. From right: Steve Lukather; Joseph Williams