Jeff Porcaro

American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and record producer, widely regarded as one of the most prolific and technically skilled session drummers in history.
Born 1 April 1954, Hartford, Connecticut — died 5 August 1992, West Hills, California.
He is the oldest son of percussionist Joe Porcaro (1930—2020) and brother of bassist Mike Porcaro (1955—2015) and keyboardist Steve Porcaro (b. 1957), with whom he co-founded the Toto band. Between 1971 and 1992, Porcaro recorded thousands of sessions for such critically-acclaimed albums as Steely Dan's , Pink Floyd's and Michael Jackson's . Music critic William Ruhlmann wrote, "it's no exaggeration to say that the sound of mainstream pop/rock drumming in the 1980s was, to a large extent, the sound of Jeff Porcaro." He was posthumously inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1993.