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Together, they had three sons: Christopher Joseph (1984), Miles Edwin Crawford (1986–2017) and Nico Hendrix (1991). Porcaro died at Humana Hospital-West Hills on the evening of August 5, 1992, at the age of 38 after falling ill while spraying insecticide in the yard of his Hidden Hills home.
Aug 5, 1992 · Born Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro in Hartford, Connecticut, he is the son of drummer Joe Porcaro, the oldest of four children and was raised in Los Angeles, California's San Fernando Valley (SFV). By the 1980s, he was viewed as one of the music industry's top drummers.
Sep 4, 1992 · Jeff Porcaro, drummer for the rock band Toto, died of hardening of the arteries caused by cocaine use--not from an allergic reaction to a pesticide as originally reported, the Los Angeles County...
- 'Toto IV' (1982) Backs to the wall after the relative failure of 'Turn Back,' the members of Toto doubled down, determined to deliver a hit or go down swinging.
- 'The Seventh One' (1988) With Joseph Williams settling in, Toto enjoyed a long-overdue measure of stability at the lead singer position with 1988's 'The Seventh One,' and the lineup's evolving chemistry produced some of the band's best-written — and most lavishly produced — material.
- 'Toto XIV' (2015) After soldiering on through changing trends, lineup changes, a breakup and deaths in the family, Toto were hardly expected to deliver a studio album at all in 2015, let alone one that stood shoulder-to-shoulder with some of their best work.
- 'Hydra' (1979) A year after scoring with its debut, the group returned with its sophomore outing, proving "Hold the Line" was just the tip of the musical iceberg with a sprawling-yet-compact set that dabbled in a broad range of styles.
Sep 4, 1992 · LOS ANGELES -- Drummer Jeff Porcaro of the Grammy-winning pop group Toto died of hardening of the arteries due to prolonged cocaine use, not of pesticide poisoning as previously suspected.
Aug 7, 1992 · An autopsy is scheduled for today to determine what caused the death of Jeff Porcaro, 38, who helped found the group that sold millions of records during the 1970s and ‘80s.
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Aug 7, 1992 · Jeffrey T. Porcaro, a rock musician who played drums for Sonny and Cher, Bruce Springsteen and the Grammy Award-winning group Toto, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 38 years old.
