E50 - “Africa” Wasn’t Supposed to Happen (The Toto Story)

Imagine a world where the best session musicians in Los Angeles have a revolutionary idea: "....Hey... why don't we just BE the band??"

In this episode of Tape Spaghetti, Scott & Blake unravel the surprisingly unlikely rise of Toto, a cadre of hyper-skilled studio players who went from backing name-brand artists to dominating the charts on their own.

Featured in hits ranging from yacht-rock to Thriller, these guys weren't exactly starving artists, but finding solo success wasn't easy.

In fact, sounding exactly like a bunch of elite studio musicians didn't even work in their...