The death of Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro was as unexpected as it was devastating. His band took years to find its way again, the hole in the music industry remains, and family and friends are still ...

Toto musician Jeff Porcaro's widow Susan Porcaro-Goings claims that two of his bandmates colluded to lowball his estate on royalties the band, most famed for its 1983 song Toto, have earned.

Jeff Porcaro, who died in 1992, co-wrote the band's eternal hit "Africa." By Kristin Robinson Senior Writer Primary Wave Music has purchased the publishing catalog and master royalties of Toto ...

People say that even without Toto, Jeff Porcaro would've cemented his place in music history because of the high caliber of his drumming. It's said to have defined much of the music produced in ...

Even though drummer Jeff Porcaro is best known for his drum work with Toto, he was already a member of Sonny and Cher's band as a teenager. Porcaro continued working as a first-call sideman even ...

On 5 August 1992, the drumming - and wider musical - world lost one of its all-time greats. Jeff Porcaro was born into one an incredibly gifted musical family, his father Joe was a hugely successful ...

“I’ve always liked Toto; liked those songs, liked what they do,” Mason said. “But also, Jeff Porcaro, who’s the drummer, is a drummer’s drummer.” Michael Jackson’s 1982 album ...

Toto band members, from left, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro, Michael Porcaro, Dave Paich, Dave Herngate, Bobby Kimball and Steve Lukather attend the Grammy Awards in 1983. (AP) Mike Porcaro ...

“Africa” is a very different story. Drummer Jeff Porcaro created much of the music near the end of the Toto IV sessions, and Paich contributed lyrics, but it was never pegged as anything special.

Porcaro joined Toto in 1983, alongside his brothers Jeff and Steve Porcaro, after the band had its first wave of commercial success and the group’s original bassist, David Hungate, moved to ...