Toto (band)

Current TOTO members:. On December 15, 1943, at age 39, Waller died aboard an eastbound train in the vicinity of Kansas City, Missouri, following a west coast engagement. Toto IV went multi-platinum and earned several Grammy Awards including Album of the Year. This song, a searing treatment of racism, black and white, calls into question the accusations of "shallow entertainment" levelled at both Armstrong and Waller. The next two albums Hydra and Turn Back had little success but Toto IV released in 1982 featured the number one hit "Africa" as well as the top ten single "Rosanna". With Razaf he wrote "What Did I Do (To Be So Black and Blue)?" 1929 which became a hit for Louis Armstrong. Toto released their self-titled debut album in October 1978, selling two million copies based on their top ten hit "Hold the Line". He also appeared in several feature films and short subject films, most notably "Stormy Weather" in 1943.

They did not get known first on the club circuit as nearly all bands do prior to being signed by a label. Their reputations in the studio were enough. Waller also made a successful tour of the British Isles in the late 1930's, and appeared in one of the earliest BBC Television broadcasts. Composed entirely of seasoned studio musicians, Toto seemed to come out of nowhere. His weight and drinking are believed to have contributed to his death. Toto was formed in Los Angeles in 1978 (see 1978 in music) with the following members:. His nickname came about because he weighed nearly 300 pounds (136 kg). Toto is an American pop/rock band which had their greatest commercial success in the 1980s. He collaborated with the Tin Pan Alley lyricist Andy Razaf and had a commercially successful career, which according to some music critics eclipsed his great musical talent.

2003 Live in Amsterdam. Among his songs are "Squeeze Me" 1919, "Ain't Misbehavin'" 1929, "Blue Turning Grey Over You" 1930, "Honeysuckle Rose" 1929, "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling" 1929, and "Jitterbug Waltz" 1942. 2002 Through the Looking Glass. Before his solo career, he played with many performers, from Erskine Tate to Bessie Smith, but his greatest success came with his own five- or six-piece combo, "Fats Waller and his Rhythm". 1999 Mindfields. He was an excellent pianist--now usually considered one of the very best who ever played in the stride style--but his songwriting and his lovable, roguish stage personality ("One never knows, do one?") overshadowed his playing. 1998 Toto XX. Johnson introduced Waller to the world of rent parties (a party with a piano player, designed to help pay the rent by charging the guests), and soon he developed a performing career.

1995 Tambu. Johnson. 1992 Kingdom of Desire. Waller studied classical piano and organ before apprenticing himself to legendary Harlem stride pianist James P. 1990 Past to Present 1977-1990 (compilation). He was born Thomas Wright Waller in New York City. 1988 The Seventh One. Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 - December 15, 1943) was an African-American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer.

1986 Fahrenheit. Download sample of "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" by Fats Waller. 1984 Dune - OST. 1984 Isolation. 1982 Toto IV.

1981 Turn Back. 1979 Hydra. 1978 Toto. Simon Philips - drums.

Mike Porcaro - bass. Bobby Kimball - vocals. Steve Lukather - guitar and vocals. David Paich - vocals and keyboards.

Jeff Porcaro - drums. David Hungate - bass. Steve Porcaro - keyboards. Bobby Kimball - vocals.

Steve Lukather - guitar and vocals. David Paich - vocals and keyboards.