Re: Toto - a misunderstood (& vastly underrated) group -- American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, [6], 7, 8, 9 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 20:13:05 04/23/02 Tue
Author: Christopher Arndt
Subject: Re: Toto - a misunderstood (& vastly underrated) group
In reply to: Dave 's message, "Re: Toto - a misunderstood group" on 07:36:32 04/23/02 Tue

>The story I have about the group's name is that it
>actually comes from lead singer Bobby Kimball's real
>name (Robert Toteaux)pronounced Toto.
>
>
>>Toto - a misunderstood group. Rob reports in �This day
>>in AT40 history� that Toto was named for Dorothy�s dog
>>in the W of Oz as stated in the 4-23-88 show.
>>
>>HOWEVER �

One of my favorite American bands...Toto accumulated 10 top 40 hits from 1979 thru 1988 including 4 top tens. For those who may not know, Toto had retained a strong presence in Asia & Europe with NO support in the USA, Their 1999 album "Mindfields" was excellent (although finally released domestically many months after it's internat'l release) & ranks right behind 1982's 6x Grammy winning 'IV' & their 1978 debut as my favorite. If you ever get a chance to see them play live, DO IT! I saw them in a rare East coast (Atlantic City) visit nearly 3 years ago & it was unbelievable. They are playing some selected shows in the Midwest this Summer before their Fall tours kicks overseas in October. Finally, they have a new album of covers due out later this year that includes remakes by Steely Dan, Bob Marley, The Beatles, Elton John, Cream & Stevie Wonder! Check them out www.toto99.com

>>
>>In other shows I heard 3 items of interest:
>>
>>1) �Toto� the group was NOT named for the dog.
>>2) �99" was NOT a song about Barbara Feldman
>>3) �Rosanna� was NOT about Steve Porcaro's girlfriend,
>>actress Rosanna Arquette
>>
>>The problem is that I forgot which shows Casey
>>mentioned these 3 items. Obviously it was from 1979
>>and 1982 shows.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Re: Toto - a misunderstood (& vastly underrated) group -- Christopher Elliott, 09:36:40 04/24/02 Wed
- Re: Toto - a misunderstood (& vastly underrated) group -- Christopher Arndt, 20:28:21 04/24/02 Wed