Robert Troy Kimball (born March 29, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter best known as the original and longtime frontman of the rock band Toto from 1977 to 1984 and again from 1998 to 2008. Some of the biggest and most important acts in rock history are sibling actsconsider the Beach Boys with its Wilson brothers, Heart with its Wilson sisters (no relation), and those golden-haired angel boys in Hanson. The abnormal success of the album's lead single "Goodbye Elenore" in Japan proved to be the band's breakthrough there, and Japan has become a permanent staple of their touring schedule since. After its release, the band embarked on another world tour. Mike Porcaro of Toto photographed in 1995. Tests found no trace of pesticide in Porcaro's system, but they did reveal traces of cocaine, along withbenzoylecgonine, a cocaine byproduct. In addition, a then-unknown Paula Abdul appeared as a dancer in their "Till the End" music video. He formed the band in the first place, and bandmate Steve Lukather labeled him Toto's "figurehead." Led by the Top 5 single "Hold the Line", the album brought the band to mainstream attention, but it was their fourth album Toto IV (1982) which brought them global attention. The current lineup features constant member Lukather, and lead vocalist Joseph Williams (who . 2. Both the live album and the DVD were released in late 2003. After its release, Toto climbed the charts quickly, earning popularity with the hit single "Hold the Line", as well as the charting "I'll Supply the Love" and "Georgy Porgy", featuring Cheryl Lynn. Guitarist Steve Lukather and long-time vocalist Joseph Williams will be joined by new members. List of Toto band members - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader Porcaro died . In 1986 Toto won a Crystal Globe award, signifying sales of more than 5 million records outside of their home country.[76]. After the "Toto XX" tour, Bobby Kimball rejoined the band as lead singer after 14 years. "I was drinking myself to death, I was losing my marriage, my mother was dying," he said. I stayed up all night. With Joseph Williams now onboard officially, Toto wrote and recorded Fahrenheit, released in October 1986. The lineup featured David Paich, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, Simon Phillips, Joseph Williams, and special guest Nathan East. [28] Paich then resumed touring with Toto in 2001. Jeff Porcaro died in an accident on August 5, 1992, at the age of 38. Douglas-McRae formerly served as an actress as the librarian in the band's 1982 "Africa" music video. Mike Porcaro's last show with the band would be on November 16, 2006, in Medina, Minnesota. After bravely coping with ALS for eight years, Mike Porcaro died in 2015 at the age of 59. The band also tours with several additional musicians, currently bassist John Pierce (since 2020), drummer Robert "Sput" Searight (since 2020), keyboardists Dominique "Xavier" Taplin (since 2018) and Steve Maggiora (since 2020), and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ham (since 2017, and originally from 1986 to 1988).