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Jeff Porcaro

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The best drummer there will ever be!

Website: http://www.toto99.com
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Biography

Porcaro was born on April 1, 1954, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the eldest son of Los Angeles session percussionist Joe Porcaro. His brothers Steve Porcaro and Mike Porcaro are both still active session musicians. On October 22, 1983, Porcaro married Susan Norris, a Los Angeles television newscaster. They had three sons, Christopher Joseph (born July 3, 1984), Miles Edwin Crawford (born June 12, 1986), and Nico Hendrix (born December 26, 1991).

Porcaro began playing at the age of seven. Lessons came from his father Joe Porcaro, followed by further studies with Bob Zimmitti and Rich Lapore. From the start of his career, Porcaro was viewed as one of the music industry's top drummers, possessing an impeccable sense of rhythm as well as a versatility that bridged virtually every style.

When he was seventeen, Porcaro got his first professional gig playing in Sonny and Cher's touring band. During his 20s, he played on hundreds of albums[1], including several for Steely Dan. He toured with Boz Scaggs, before co-founding Toto with childhood friends Steve Lukather and David Paich.

Besides his work with Toto, he also performed as a session musician with artists such as Paul McCartney, Willy DeVille, Jackson Browne, Donald Fagen, Ricki Lee Jones, Michael Jackson, Go West, Nik Kershaw, Love and Money, Paul Simon, Don Henley, Madonna, Bonnie Raitt, Dire Straits, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Pink Floyd, Roger Hodgson; Paul Anka, Eric Clapton, Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, and Larry Carlton.

Richard Marx dedicated the song "One Man" to him and said Jeff was the best drummer he had ever worked with!

Jeff Porcaro died of a fatal heart attack on August 5, 1992, at the age of 38. He was spraying insecticide in his garden and inhaled too much of the spray, triggering the attack. It has been claimed Porcaro's heart was weakened by smoking and cocaine use. An autopsy revealed a serious heart condition that had been previously undiagnosed.

Porcaro's funeral, attended by an estimated 1,500 people (friends, family, colleagues, fans), was held August 10 in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery, where he was buried. The Jeff Porcaro Memorial Fund was established to benefit the music and art departments of Grant High School in Los Angeles where he was a student in the early 1970s.

A memorial concert took place at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles on December 14, 1992 with an all-star line up that included Boz Scaggs, Donald Fagen, Don Henley, Michael McDonald, George Harrison, Eddie Van Halen and the members of Toto. The proceeds of the concert were used to establish an educational trust fund for Porcaro's sons.

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Discussion Forum

Finest works by Jeff: Outside Toto 15 Replies

Started by Simon Persson. Last reply by Richard Goldner Aug 30, 2011.

Finest works by Jeff: With Toto 5 Replies

Started by Simon Persson. Last reply by Jennifer Lucas Apr 11, 2009.

Jeff Porcaro on Youtube. 4 Replies

Started by Simon Persson. Last reply by GretschGal1 Feb 24, 2009.

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Comment by Bengt Isaksson on April 1, 2012 at 8:45pm

Comment by RanTert on August 21, 2011 at 6:34pm: Jeff is one of my favorite drummers all time.

And, I'm looking forward to celebrate John 'JR' Robinson's numerous works.

Comment by Rod Kinny on June 8, 2010 at 11:02pm: What more can I say about Jeff Porcaro? An incredible talent who gave powerful performances which will remain with us always. I love his work.

Comment by Andrei Sandor on June 17, 2009 at 9:22am: Hi guys! As far as I know, Jeff did not play on Christopher Cross' debut album. I have the original CD and Jeff is not credited.

Comment by michael larkin on June 16, 2009 at 8:49pm: hi matey's
did any one see gregg bissonette on drum's with toto in 1995,i did on his frist night, god he was good!!!
mick in merry england.

Comment by Jennifer Lucas on April 13, 2009 at 7:29am: okay, people. reading up on Ray Charles, i learned that "What'd I Say" was engineered by THE MASTER, Tom Dowd, and that drummer Milt Turner played "in the pocket", a term we've all heard about Jeff. a careful listening proves this to be one of the finest recordings i have EVER heard. why isn't Milt Turner famous like Jeff?

Comment by Max on April 13, 2009 at 7:20am: Jeff Porcaro played on "Arthur", "Another Page" and "Rendezvous".

Comment by Jennifer Lucas on April 12, 2009 at 10:29pm: Stayin' out of this one . .there are 702 documented projects on which Jeff Porcaro played, from his numerous masterpieces down to "percussion" on "Next Time I Fall". if anyone has a good set of headphones and can tell me where they hear percussion aside from a trap set on that tune, please post. i've not been able to hear anything resembling Jeffrey.

Comment by Tony Onstad on April 12, 2009 at 10:08pm: I'm pretty sure Jeff didn't play with Cross 'til Arthur's Theme & Another Page.

Comment by Jennifer Lucas on April 12, 2009 at 5:09pm: are we perhaps having a transcontinental issue? did Cross record two versions, one released in the UK and another in the US? i will let Brian and T work this one out . .

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