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He is best known for being the co-founder and drummer of the rock band Toto, but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions.
- "Lowdown" (Boz Scaggs, 1976) "Lowdown" will always be Porcaro's most sophisticated, time-capsule tight performance. In some cases, it's what he plays that matters most – but in others, it's what he doesn't.
- "Bad Sneakers" (Steely Dan, 1975) Only 20, Porcaro already displayed a stunning musical maturity on "Bad Sneakers." Katy Lied was the drummer's second album with Steely Dan, after contributing to a couple of tracks on 1974's Pretzel Logic.
- "Mother" (Pink Floyd, 1979) Poor Nick Mason faced the impossible with the ever-shifting time signatures – waltz time, 5/4 and 9/8? – on "Mother" from Pink Floyd's The Wall.
- "Beat It" (Michael Jackson, 1982) Despite all of the attention played to Eddie Van Halen's pasted-on role in this song, "Beat It" was basically a Michael Jackson duet with Toto.
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Jeff Porcaro is one of the most prolific drummers in history. As a session drummer and the drummer for Toto, he has one of the most iconic catalogues of reco...
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Jul 18, 2015 · Jeffrey Thomas “Jeff” Porcaro (April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Porcaro is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions.
Grammy winning, platinum-selling rock band Toto, Jeff Porcaro was arguably the most highly regarded studio drummer in rock from the mid-'70s to the early '90...
Aug 5, 2021 · The album displays young Jeff’s incredible musical maturity, with Bad Sneakers incorporating a trademark Porcaro crosstick, quintessentially ‘70s doorknocker-dead snare and over-the-bar fills during the choruses. The guitar solo sees Jeff sit back into a pulsing half-time groove with tons of feel.
