Steve Porcaro | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Steven Maxwell Porcaro |
Born | Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | September 2, 1957
Genres | Pop, rock |
Occupations | Musician, songwriter, film composer |
Instruments | Keyboards, vocals |
Years active | 1976–present |
Formerly of | Toto, The Chris Squire Experiment |
Steven Maxwell Porcaro (born September 2, 1957) is an American keyboardist, songwriter, singer, and film composer, known as one of the founding members of the rock band Toto[1] and the last surviving Porcaro brother (after the deaths of Jeff in 1992 and Mike in 2015); as the songwriter of "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson and songs by Toto; and as the composer of the TV series Justified. He has won three Grammys, including Record of the Year for "Rosanna" and Album of the Year for Toto IV, and three nominations.[2]
Porcaro has appeared as a session musician on recordings by Yes (on Union and Open Your Eyes) and Jefferson Airplane (on their self-titled 1989 reunion album). He was also a member of Chris Squire's short-lived band, The Chris Squire Experiment, in 1992. In 1994, he was a member of the Jay Graydon All Stars, a touring band that performed in Europe and Japan.