Jeff Porcaro--The Groove Master

This BLOG is dedicated to the late, great drummer Jeff Porcaro. Jeff was a session drumming master who played with the group TOTO. His early death in 1992 shocked us all and left us with his recordings from 1972 to his 1992.

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* Welcome to Jeff Porcaro: Groove Master!

My first intention was to get the word out! I started this blog years ago in effort to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Jeff’s passing...

* The Man : Part 1--The Early Years

. . . . . . . "Those two nights for me are what I could say started my whole career." -- Jeff Porcaro Jeff’s grandfather...

* Porcaro Lessons: Manipulating Beat Placement

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Porcaro Lessons Manipulating Beat Placement: Part I Perhaps the most important ...

* Porcaro Lessons: Manipulating the Time

. . . . . Porcaro Lessons Manipulating the Time Feel: Part I Only five years after Jeff entered the recording business, ...

* In & Out of the Studio (1991)

. . . . . DRUM! November/December 1991 Interview by Greg Rule Kingdom Of Desire Session It's 2:00 pm, in North Hollywood...

* Kingdom of Desire Recording Session

The Man with the Golden Groove! DRUM! Magazine was on the scene, and it went something like this: Day One, 10:00 A.M. Matt Luneau and Paul...

* Story Behind "Africa"

Maybe a good Weekend Chatty post...but a fun read.... Arguably Toto’s most recognizable song, “Africa” hit Number 1 on the Billboard Char...

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