![]() ![]() Guitarist Steve Lukather later stated that Paich's absence stemmed partially from an apparent seizure he suffered during the band's early 2018 European tour. He plans on focusing on his health, and looks forward to returning to the road when ready to do so." The recent European appearances took a toll on his personal well-being. With Toto in between legs of its 2018 40 Trips Around the Sun (40th anniversary) tour, the band announced via its official website on July 20, 2018, that Paich "will not be performing on the band's planned North American tour. In 2010, Paich resumed performing with Toto, and until mid-2018 was one of the band's keyboard players, alongside fellow original member Steve Porcaro. Session keyboardist Greg Phillinganes joined Toto in 2003 as an additional keyboardist for both studio projects and tour dates. Paich remained with Toto from the beginning of the band in 1977 until 2004, then performed on only a few shows until their disbandment in 2008. He also performed lead vocals on the Toto hits " Africa", "Lovers in the Night", and " Stranger in Town". Career Toto Ī prolific writer of chart-performing songs, Paich wrote or co-wrote such tracks as " Hold the Line", " 99", " Lowdown", " Lido Shuffle", " Georgy Porgy", " Rosanna", " Hydra", " Holyanna", " Pamela", " Got To Be Real", " Lady Love Me (One More Time)", and " Miss Sun". Paich is the son of jazz composer, musician and arranger Marty Paich. In addition, Paich has worked as a songwriter, session musician and producer with a host of artists including Boz Scaggs and Michael Jackson. He and guitarist and singer Steve Lukather are the only members to appear on every studio album. With Toto, Paich has contributed to 17 albums and sold over 40 million records. He wrote or co-wrote much of Toto's original material, including the band's three most popular songs: " Hold the Line", " Rosanna" and " Africa". David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954) is an Emmy and Grammy award-winning American musician, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist and secondary vocalist of the rock band Toto since 1977. ![]()
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