<P> The band has released 17 studio albums, and has sold over 40 million records worldwide . The group was honored with several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009 . </P> <P> The members of Toto were regulars on albums by Steely Dan, Seals and Crofts, Boz Scaggs, Sonny and Cher, and many others, contributing to many of the most popular records of the 1970s . Keyboardist David Paich, son of musician and session player / arranger Marty Paich, rose to fame after having co-written much of Scaggs's Silk Degrees album . Having played on many sessions with drummer Jeff Porcaro (the son of noted session percussionist Joe Porcaro), whom he met while attending Grant High School in Van Nuys, California, where they formed the band Rural Still Life, Paich began to discuss seriously with Porcaro the possibility of them forming their own band . They brought in bassist and fellow session vet David Hungate, having played with him in the backing band for Scaggs . In addition, the duo asked fellow Grant High School students, guitarist Steve Lukather (who also played in Scaggs's band as a replacement for Les Dudek) and Jeff Porcaro's brother Steve Porcaro (keyboards) to join the team . Lukather and Steve Porcaro were in the same year at Grant and continued the band Rural Still Life (the name shortened to Still Life) after Paich and Jeff graduated . With the addition of former S.S. Fools singer Bobby Kimball, the group began to work on their first album in 1976 after signing with Columbia Records . </P> <P> Once the band came together, David Paich began composing what would become the eponymous debut album, Toto . According to popular myth, at the first recording sessions, in order to distinguish their own demo tapes from other bands' in the studio, Jeff Porcaro wrote the word "Toto" on them . In the early 1980s, band members told the press that the band was named after the dog in The Wizard of Oz . One popular rumor is that the name came from Bobby Kimball's "true" last name, Toteaux . This rumor was in fact only a joke popularized by former bassist David Hungate . After the completion of the first album, the band and record were still unnamed . David Hungate, after viewing the name on the demo tapes, explained to the group that the words "In Toto" in Latin translated to "all - encompassing ." Because the band members played on so many records and so many musical genres, they adopted the name "Toto" as their own . </P> <P> 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 . The band garnered international acclaim and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist . Shortly thereafter, in early 1979, Toto embarked on their first American tour in support of the debut album . For the tour, Toto brought along two additional musicians, Tom Kelly (guitar, backup vocals) and Lenny Castro (percussion), to increase the depth of the sound, and continued to bring additional touring musicians for all subsequent tours . (See the "Tour Musicians" section below). </P>

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