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“Everybody knew Jeff was a great drummer. It was the same when I joined The Who to replace Kenney Jones – and when I was with Mick Jagger, playing the Stones tunes that Charlie played”: How Simon Phillips succeeded in replacing Jeff Porcaro in Toto

Tuesday October 14, 2025. 08:41 AM , from Keyboard Magazine
'They didn't want somebody to come in and try to imitate Jeff'
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