Toto
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Toto est un groupe de rock américain formé en 1977 à Van Nuys, à Los Angeles, en Californie. La formation actuelle du groupe est composée de Joseph Williams (chant principal), David Paich (claviers, chant), Steve Porcaro (claviers), Steve Lukather (guitares, chant), Shem von Schroeck (basse) et Shannon Forrest (batterie). Toto est connu pour son style musical qui combine des éléments de pop, rock, soul, funk, rock progressif, hard rock, R&B, blues et jazz. David Paich and Jeff Porcaro had played together as session musicians on several albums and decided to form a band. David Hungate, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, and Bobby Kimball were recruited before their first album release. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the late 1970s and 1980s, beginning with the band’s eponymous debut released in 1978. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toto IV from 1982, Toto became one of the best-selling music groups of their era. They are best known for the Top 5 hits “Hold the Line”, “Rosanna”, and “Africa”. Several changes to the lineup have been made over the years. Hungate left in 1982 followed by Kimball in 1984 but rejoined the band in 1998 until 2008. Jeff Porcaro died in 1992 of a heart attack. Hungate rejoined Toto as a touring musician and later a band member. In 2008, Lukather announced his departure from the band, and the remaining band members later went their separate ways. In the summer of 2010, Toto Le groupe a sorti un total de 17 albums et a vendu plus de 40 millions d'albums à ce jour. Le groupe a été récompensé par plusieurs Grammy Awards et a été intronisé au Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum en 2009.

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