Hello Drummers! Please join me in remebering the legendary and incredible Jeff Porcaro today. Born on April 1, 1954, Jeff impacted the world of drumming and music with his incredible grooves and style, making a name for himself playing with artists like Toto, Steely Dan, Nik Kershaw, Boz Scaggs and Michael Jackson. Jeff got his first professional gig at age 17 playing in Sonny & Cher's touring band and became famously known for his half-time shuffle groove on Toto's hit "Rosanna". He worked with

Remembering Jeff Porcaro whowould have been his 62 April 1st, but we wanted to add him to our Throwback Thursday posts, since he made such a mark in music history, Here he is explaining the half time shuffle beat he uses on the Toto song, "Rosanna." While already an established studio player in the 1970s, he came to prominence in the United States as the drummer on the Steely Dan album Katy Lied. AllMusic has characterized him as "arguably the most highly regarded studio drummer in rock from the

Drumming Heroes - Jeff Porcaro. This never gets old for me. The Rosanna Groove | David Northrup - Drums

"Georgy Porgy" is a song by American rock band Toto. It was written by band member David Paich and included on their self-titled debut album in 1978. Released as the album's third single in 1979, the song reached number 11 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number 18 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The lead vocals are performed by guitarist Steve Lukather. Cheryl Lynn provided the female backing vocal, singing an adaptation f

Jeff Porcaro’s drum part on “Hold The Line” by @totothemselves 🥁 | Brandon Toews

Breaking Down Iconic Drum Fills | Toto - Africa | Jeff Porcaro | Thomann