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In 1998, Kimball rejoined Toto as lead vocalist. The band then returned to the studio to record ''[[Mindfields]]'', their first album with Kimball since 1982's [[Toto IV]]. Now with Kimball back in the band, Toto toured in support of ''[[Mindfields]]'' throughout 1999 and 2000. In late 1999, the band released the live album ''[[Livefields]]''. In 2000, Kimball released his second solo album ''All I Ever Needed'', with the single "Kristine" being released.<ref name="Bobby Kimball Discography"/> In 2002, Toto released a covers album ''[[Through the Looking Glass (Toto album)|Through the Looking Glass]]''. In February 2006, Toto released ''[[Falling In Between]]'', their first studio album of new material since 1999; however, it was announced in June 2008 that the band members have moved their separate ways. Kimball is currently hosting his own website where he offers vocal advice to aspiring singers.<ref>[http://www.bobbykimball.com Bobby Kimball Official Site]</ref> |
In 1998, Kimball rejoined Toto as lead vocalist. The band then returned to the studio to record ''[[Mindfields]]'', their first album with Kimball since 1982's [[Toto IV]]. Now with Kimball back in the band, Toto toured in support of ''[[Mindfields]]'' throughout 1999 and 2000. In late 1999, the band released the live album ''[[Livefields]]''. In 2000, Kimball released his second solo album ''All I Ever Needed'', with the single "Kristine" being released.<ref name="Bobby Kimball Discography"/> In 2002, Toto released a covers album ''[[Through the Looking Glass (Toto album)|Through the Looking Glass]]''. In February 2006, Toto released ''[[Falling In Between]]'', their first studio album of new material since 1999; however, it was announced in June 2008 that the band members have moved their separate ways. Kimball is currently hosting his own website where he offers vocal advice to aspiring singers.<ref>[http://www.bobbykimball.com Bobby Kimball Official Site]</ref> |
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Bobby has been touring and doing concerts with many of his friends' bands around the world. In January 2010, he did 14 concerts in Germany on the "Rock Meets Classic" Tour with "The Prague Symphony Orchestra," featuring Philipp Maier as Conductor and Music Arranger. The singers with Kimball on this tour were [[Lou Gramm]], the original lead vocalist of [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]], and [[Dan McCafferty]], from the band [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]]. |
Bobby has been touring and doing concerts with many of his friends' bands around the world. In January 2010, he did 14 concerts in Germany on the "Rock Meets Classic" Tour with "The Prague Symphony Orchestra," featuring Philipp Maier as Conductor and Music Arranger. The singers with Kimball on this tour were [[Lou Gramm]], the original lead vocalist of [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]], and [[Dan McCafferty]], from the band [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]]. |
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Robert Troy "Bobby" Kimball (born March 29, 1947) is an American singer, best known as the longtime frontman of the rock band Toto.[1]
Early life
Robert (Bobby) Troy Kimball was born in Orange, Texas, and was raised in nearby Vinton, Louisiana, as Vinton did not have a hospital (thus, he was born across the state line). Kimball started singing as a child dabbling on voice and piano in a musical household throughout his youth. Throughout the 1970s, Kimball performed as a vocalist in various New Orleans area bands, including The Levee Band which would later become Le Roux after Kimball left. In 1976, Kimball joined S.S. Fools in which he was the lead vocalist as well as keyboard player. That same year, the band released their self titled album. The band broke up during its first tour.
Tenure in Toto
In 1974, Bobby Kimball left Louisiana and moved to Los Angeles where he joined 3 members from the defunct band, Three Dog Night, to form a new band called S.S. Fools. They released one album on CBS Records, but the band split up within a year and a half. About 6 months later, Kimball was asked by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, the two initial founding members of Toto, to join the five session musicians to form Toto. He submitted a self-penned audition song for the band, "You are the Flower",[2] which was included on their debut album.[2] Kimball recorded the first four studio albums for Toto. After singing the vocals on several of the songs, and most of the backing vocals, which were kept on the "Isolation" album, he was released from the band in 1984 during sessions for Isolation, their follow-up studio album to 1982's Grammy Award-winning Toto IV which brought the band the fame they enjoyed from the songs on the first four, and most famous albums.[3]
After Toto
After leaving Toto, Bobby Kimball relocated to Germany for a solo career under Producer Frank Farian of the Far Corporation[4]
Kimball also continued to work as a session singer, singing background vocals with a trio composed of Michael McDonald from The Doobie Brothers, and Bill Champlin of Chicago for and others. Bobby Kimball was nearly asked by the band to return to Toto during 1989-1990 to record songs for the band's greatest hits album, Past to Present 1977-1990, only to be replaced by singer Jean-Michel Byron (a decision said to have derived from Sony, the band's record company at the time).[3] Byron was let go shortly thereafter, and guitarist/vocalist Steve Lukather took over Toto's primary lead vocal duties from 1991 to 1999.[3] After leaving the band, Kimball released a live album Classic Toto Hits in late 1990, in which he performed various Toto songs from over the years.[4] He recorded the album with the Frankfurt Rock Orchestra.[4] In 1994, Bobby Kimball released his first solo album Rise Up[4] featuring the single "Woodstock".[4]
Return to Toto
In 1998, Kimball rejoined Toto as lead vocalist. The band then returned to the studio to record Mindfields, their first album with Kimball since 1982's Toto IV. Now with Kimball back in the band, Toto toured in support of Mindfields throughout 1999 and 2000. In late 1999, the band released the live album Livefields. In 2000, Kimball released his second solo album All I Ever Needed, with the single "Kristine" being released.[4] In 2002, Toto released a covers album Through the Looking Glass. In February 2006, Toto released Falling In Between, their first studio album of new material since 1999; however, it was announced in June 2008 that the band members have moved their separate ways. Kimball is currently hosting his own website where he offers vocal advice to aspiring singers.[5]
Current activities
Bobby has been touring and doing concerts with many of his friends' bands around the world. In January 2010, he did 14 concerts in Germany on the "Rock Meets Classic" Tour with "The Prague Symphony Orchestra," featuring Philipp Maier as Conductor and Music Arranger. The singers with Kimball on this tour were Lou Gramm, the original lead vocalist of Foreigner, and Dan McCafferty, from the band Nazareth.
On May 16, 2010, at the LMHOF Louisiana Music Homecoming in Erwinville, LA, Bobby Kimball was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Kimball has just completed the vocals on a Duets CD with Jimi Jamison, who sang with the band Survivor, which will be released by Frontiers Records in the Spring of 2011. Bobby is now recording his new Solo CDs and working with his Solo Band.
For 2011, Bobby has tours booked in Germany, Holland, The Far East, Iraq, and South America. With some of the various groups he sings with, there will also be some dates around the USA. By the end of 2011, Kimball should have 4 new CDs being released.
In July 2011, Kimball will tour Ireland with an emerging Irish band, Shadowplay. The tour visits Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Sligo, concluding in a headline performance at The Buncrana Music Festival, Irelands largest not for profit music event.