Death of Mike Porcaro

May 29, 1955 - March 15, 2015
Los Angeles, California | Age 59

Former Toto bass player dies
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Porcaro, who was the son and brother of prominent musicians and carved out a long, successful career as the bass player for the Grammy-winning pop group Toto, has died at age 59.

Porcaro died Sunday, Toto's publicist Keith Hagen told The Associated Press.

No cause was given, but he had suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease for several years. He left the group in 2007 because of declining health.

Lou Gehrig's disease, also called amyotrophic...

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