History Music / Toto

That is, until 2019, when inner band turmoil over a lawsuit by Jeff's widow Susan Goings - along with David Paich no longer physically being able to tour anymore - tore the band apart and pushed them towards a hiatus [[note]] their second after a brief one lasting from 2008 to 2010[[/note]]. The lawsuit itself was acrimonious enough that a rift between Lukather and Steve Porcaro developed, thus ending a near ten year run with the Fahrenheit era lineup.

Their greatest success was 1982's ''Toto IV'', which included the number one hit "Africa" and the number two hit "Rosanna" and won six Grammy awards for the band. Kimball left shortly after and the band's fortunes declined somewhat, but they found a semi-permanent replacement in the form of another school friend named Joseph Williams, son of the prolific film composer Music/JohnWilliams. In spite of Jeff Porcaro's death as a result of heart failure brought on by cocaine use in 1992, his replacement Simon Phillips bowing out in 2014, and Mike Porcaro's death at the hands of ALS in 2015, the remaining four members from the Fahrenheit lineup still performed as Toto, backed by a cadre of session musicians.

That is, until 2019, when inner band turmoil over a lawsuit by Jeff's widow Susan Goings - along with David Paich no longer physically being able to tour anymore - tore the band apart and pushed them towards a hiatus [[note]] their second after a brief one lasting from 2008 to 2010[[/note]]. The lawsuit itself was acrimonious enough that a rift between Lukather and Steve Porcaro developed, thus ending a near ten year run with the newly-reunited Fahrenheit era lineup.

That is, until 2019, when inner band turmoil over a lawsuit by Jeff's widow Susan Goings - along with David Paich no longer physically being able to tour anymore - broke the band up. The lawsuit itself was acrimonious enough that a rift between Lukather and Steve Porcaro developed, thus ending a near ten year run with the newly-reunited Fahrenheit era lineup.

That is, until 2019, when inner band turmoil over a lawsuit by Jeff's widow Susan Goings - along with David Paich no longer physically being able to tour anymore - broke the band up yet again. The lawsuit itself was acrimonious enough that a rift between Lukather and Steve Porcaro developed, thus ending a near ten year run with the newly-reunited Fahrenheit era lineup.

* '''''David Paich''''' - keyboards, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals (1976-2008, 2010-2019)
* '''''Steve Porcaro''''' [[note]] Contributed to all Toto studio albums despite his departure [[/note]] - keyboards, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals (1976-87, 1998, 2010-2019)

* ''Robert "Sput" Searight'' - drums, percussion (2020-present)
* ''Warren Ham'' - saxophone, backing vocals (1986-88, 2017-2019, 2020-present)
* ''John Pierce'' - bass (2020-present)
* ''Dominique "Xavier" Taplin'' [[note]] Filled in for David Paich from 2018 to 2019 [[/note]] - keyboards, lead and backing vocals (2018-2019, 2020-present)
* ''Steve Maggiora'' - keyboards, backing vocals

* RevolvingDoorBand: The band had shifted between six-piece, five-piece and at one time, a four-piece line-up through their career, with members drifting in and out of the band (along with Jeff Porcaro's tragic death and Mike Porcaro's death to ALS), with only Steve Lukather having stayed with Toto through all of its incarnations.

The hiatus was short lived, however, as after a conversation between Lukather, Paich, and Williams, Luke and Williams felt they wanted to continue performing and touring as Toto. Thus, with Paich's blessing, the band reformed once again with just Lukather and Williams along with a brand new group of session & live musicians, some of which were a part of the last lineup before their 2019 hiatus.

* ''Robert 'Sput' Searight'' - drums, percussion (2020-present)

Their greatest success was 1982's ''Toto IV'', which included the number one hit "Africa" and the number two hit "Rosanna" and won six Grammy awards for the band. Kimball left shortly after and the band's fortunes declined somewhat, but they found a semi-permanent replacement in the form of another school friend named Joseph Williams, son of the prolific film composer Music/JohnWilliams. In spite of Jeff Porcaro's death as a result of heart failure brought on by cocaine use in 1992, his replacement Simon Phillips bowing out in 2014, and Mike Porcaro's death at the hands of ALS in 2015, the remaining four members from the Fahrenheit lineup still perform as Toto, backed by a cadre of session musicians.

* '''''David Paich''''' - keyboards, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals (1976-2008, 2010-present)
* '''''Steve Porcaro''''' [[note]] Contributed to all Toto studio albums despite his departure [[/note]] - keyboards, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals (1976-87, 1998, 2010-present)

* ''Shannon Forrest'' - drums, percussion (2014-present)
* ''Lenny Castro'' [[note]] Contributed to every studio album except ''Turn Back''[[/note]] - percussion (1979-87, 2015-present)
* ''Warren Ham'' - saxophone, backing vocals (1986-88, 2017-present)
* ''Shem von Schroeck'' - bass, backing vocals (2017-present)
* ''Dominique "Xavier" Taplin'' [[note]] Filled in for David Paich [[/note]] - keyboards, lead and backing vocals (2018-present)

* ''Film/{{Dune}}'' (soundtrack) (1984)

[[caption-width-right:350:Toto, circa 1977 (l-r: Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, David Hungate, Jeff Porcaro).]]

* '''Jeff Porcaro''' - drums, percussion (1978-92)

* '''''Steve Lukather''''' - guitars, lead and backing vocals (1976-2008, 2010-present)
* '''''David Paich''''' - keyboards, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals (1976-2008, 2010-present)
* '''''Steve Porcaro''''' [[note]] Contributed to all Toto studio albums despite his departure [[/note]] - keyboards, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals (1976-87, 1998, 2010-present)
* ''Joseph Williams'' - lead and backing vocals (1986-88, 1998, 2010-present)

* '''Jeff Porcaro''' - drums, percussion (1978-92)
* Simon Philips - drums, percussion (1992-2008, 2010-14)
* Keith Carlock - drums, percussion (2014-15)
* '''David Hungate''' - bass (1976-82, 2014-15)
* Mike Porcaro - bass (1982-2007, died 2015)
* '''Bobby Kimball''' - lead and backing vocals (1976-84, 1989, 1998-2008)
* Fergie Frederiksen - lead and backing vocals (1984-86, died 2014)
* Jean-Michael Byron - lead and backing vocals (1989-90)
* Greg Phillinganes [[note]] Filled in for David Paich live [[/note]] - keyboards, lead and backing vocals (2003, 2005-08)

* ''Shannon Forrest'' - drums, percussion (2014-present)
* ''Lenny Castro'' [[note]] Contributed to every studio album except ''Turn Back''[[/note]] - percussion (1979-87, 2015-present)
* ''Warren Ham'' - saxophone, backing vocals (1986-88, 2017-present)
* ''Shem von Schroeck'' - bass, backing vocals (2017-present)
* ''Dominique "Xavier" Taplin'' [[note]] Filled in for David Paich [[/note]] - keyboards, lead and backing vocals (2018-present)

* RevolvingDoorLineup: The band had shifted between six-piece, five-piece and at one time, a four-piece line-up through their career, with members drifting in and out of the band (along with Jeff Porcaro's tragic death and Mike Porcaro's death to ALS), with only Steve Lukather having stayed with Toto through all of its incarnations.

Their greatest success was 1982's ''Toto IV'', which included the number one hit "Africa" and the number two hit "Rosanna" and won six Grammy awards for the band. Kimball left shortly after and the band's fortunes declined somewhat, but they found a semi-permanent replacement in the form of another school friend named Joseph Williams, son of the prolific film composer Music/JohnWilliams. In spite of Jeff Porcaro's death as a result of heart failure brought on by cocaine use in 1992, the band continues to perform today (with Jeff's drumming role taken over by Simon Philips), sometimes with Kimball and sometimes with Williams.

** This was averted, naturally, with Mike Porcaro, who is very well-liked within and outside of the band.

* RevolvingDoorLineup: The band had shifted between six-piece, five-piece and at one time, a four-piece line-up through their career, with members drifting in and out of the band (along with Jeff Porcaro's tragic death and Mike Porcaro's struggles with multiple sclerosis), with only Steve Lukather having stayed with Toto through all of its incarnations.

* TropeCodifier: For Album-Oriented Rock ([=AOR=]). Only ''{{Music/Boston}}'' and ''[[Music/{{Journey}} Infinity]]'' beat them to being the TropeMaker.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Lukather has suggested in later interviews that Kimball's drug problems led to the band firing him in 1987.

Their greatest success was 1982's ''Toto IV'', which included the number one hit "Africa" and the number two hit "Rosanna" and won six Grammy awards for the band. Kimball left shortly after and the band's fortunes declined somewhat, but they found a semi-permanent replacement in the form of another school friend named Joseph Williams, son of the prolific film composer JohnWilliams. In spite of Jeff Porcaro's death as a result of heart failure brought on by cocaine use in 1992, the band continues to perform today (with Jeff's drumming role taken over by Simon Philips), sometimes with Kimball and sometimes with Williams.

!!"I bless the tropes down in ''Aaaaaaaaafricaaaaaa.''":

* PowerBallad:"Africa" & "I Won't Hold You Back".