Toto Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Toto
Toto in 2010
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, U.S.
Genres	Rock, hard rock, soft rock
Years active	1976–2008, 2010–present
Labels	Columbia, Frontiers, Toto

Members	Steve Lukather David Paich Steve Porcaro David Hungate (touring musician) Joseph Williams Keith Carlock

Past members	Jeff Porcaro (died 1992) Bobby Kimball Mike Porcaro (died 2015) Dennis Frederiksen (died 2014) Jean-Michel Byron Greg Phillinganes Simon Phillips

Toto is a soft rock group that formed in Los Angeles in 1978, that was popular in the early 1980's.

The current band members are Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, Keith Carlock and David Hungate (as a touring musician).

The former band members were Fergie Frederiksen, Mike Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro, Simon Phillips, Greg Phillinganes, Jean-Michel Byron, and Bobby Kimball.

Widely known for the Top 5 hits "Hold the Line", "Rosanna", and "Africa", the makeup of the group continues to evolve.

The band has released 17 studio albums, and has sold over 40 million records worldwide.[2] The group has been honored with several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.

Images for kids

Toto in 1982 in London at the Hammersmith Odeon. (Steve Porcaro, Jon Smith, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, Lenny Castro, Jeff Porcaro)
Kimball and Lukather live in 2007
Mike Porcaro in 2005 in Germany
David Paich during a live concert
Steve Lukather on Varus Open Air in Osnabrück, Germany, 2004
Toto on stage at the Summer Tour 2004 in Modena, Italy, July 11, 2004. From the left: Tony Spinner, David Paich, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, Simon Phillips, Mike Porcaro
Steve Lukather and Greg Phillinganes, in Trondheim, Norway, August 4, 2007

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