Toto Is A Grammy Award Winning American Rock Band That Was Formed In Los Angeles California In 1977 By David Paich Steve Lukather Bobby Kimball Brothers Jeff Porcaro And Steve Porcaro And David Hungate. The Band Members Had Met In High School And At Studio Sessions In The 1970s When They Became Some Of The Busiest Session Musicians In The Music Business. Composed Entirely Of Seasoned Studio Musicians Toto Seemed To Come Out Of Nowhere. They Read More On Last.Fm
"Georgy Porgy" Is A David Paich Song Released From Toto's Self-Titled Debut Album In 1978. It Was Released As A Single And Charted On The Billboard Hot 100 #48 As Well As On Both The R&B #18 And The Dance #80 Charts. Cheryl Lynn Provided The Female Backing Vocal. The Song Is Still Performed On Tour. It Is Adapted With Improvisational Solos On Guitar And Keyboards. 1 In An 1988 Interview With Modern Drummer Jeff Porcaro Discussed Developing The Groove For "Georgy Porgy" "...It's Imitating Paul Humphrey Heavily It's Imitating Earl Palmer Very Heavily. When It Comes To That Groove My Biggest Influences Were Paul Humphrey Ed Geene Earl Palmer And The Godfather Of That 16th-Note Groove James Gadsen. That "Georgie Porgie" Groove I Owe To Them."