Steve Porcaro's Birth Card: The 9 of Diamonds

In the record

Steven Maxwell Porcaro (born September 2, 1957) is an American keyboardist, synth programmer, songwriter, film & television composer, and founding member of the rock band Toto, which he founded with his brother, drummer Jeff Porcaro, and later included their brother Mike Porcaro on bass. The birth-card coordinate for September 2 is the 9 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of Steve Porcaro's 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV.

Album of the Year record

• 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV (Toto)

Steve Porcaro is on the 1983 Album of the Year list for Toto IV, billed as Toto at ceremony 25 (https://www.grammy.com/awards/categories/album-of-the-year/1983/). Steve Porcaro (Q554164, Wikipedia “Steve Porcaro”) appears here as billed with Toto. The billed act string on those wins is Toto. Albums in this pack for Steve Porcaro: 1983 Toto IV. Birth date 1957-09-02 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Steve Porcaro, verified against Wikidata P569 1957-09-02 (match). This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Steve Porcaro. It only names the calendar coordinate for September 2 and the Album of the Year albums already listed for Steve Porcaro.

The 9 of Diamonds coordinate

Steve Porcaro was born September 2, 1957 (1957-09-02). Month 9 and day 2 give solar value 35, which is the 9 of Diamonds (The Universal Provider). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1957 is unused, so Steve Porcaro's 1957 birth year does not move the card. The 9 of Diamonds does not predict a Grammy Album of the Year and is not a verdict on Steve Porcaro. Quoted system copy for the 9 of Diamonds, not a biography of Steve Porcaro: You give in a way you can sustain, and you let someone give back. You think about resources in terms of universal good and human need. You want to provide for humanity. Your vision is about abundance for all.

Live 9 of Diamonds meaning page

Wikipedia summary used as source_text

Steven Maxwell Porcaro is an American keyboardist, synth programmer, songwriter, film & television composer, and founding member of the rock band Toto, which he founded with his brother, drummer Jeff Porcaro, and later included their brother Mike Porcaro on bass. He has won three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year for "Rosanna" and Album of the Year for Toto IV, and three nominations.

Steve Porcaro in the public record

He has won three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year for "Rosanna" and Album of the Year for Toto IV, and three nominations. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the Porcaro brothers were in constant demand as session musicians, appearing on records for artists including Steely Dan, Don Henley, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Boz Scaggs, Seals and Croft, Warren Zevon, Paul Simon, Yes, and Pink Floyd. He was also a member of Chris Squire's short-lived band, The Chris Squire Experiment, in 1992. Porcaro was born in Connecticut. Like his brothers Jeff and Mike Porcaro, Steve started out as a drummer under the tutelage of his father, legendary jazz drummer and educator Joe Porcaro, who played with Frank Sinatra, Stan Getz, Rosemary Clooney, Marvin Gaye, and Madonna and played on hundreds of TV and film scores including: The Wild Bunch, Edward Scissorhands, Dances With Wolves and I Dream of Jeannie. Joe went on to create The Percussion Institute of Technology and later the drum department at the Los Angeles Music Academy. In 1967, his father bought him an organ made by Rheem. Later his father took him to the Guitar Center to trade in the keyboard for a Farfisa with a Leslie 147 and preamp, which Porcaro called his "first real rig".

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Steve Porcaro (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 9 of Diamonds

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Steve Porcaro, and not a forecast of a Grammy.

You give in a way you can sustain, and you let someone give back. You think about resources in terms of universal good and human need. You want to provide for humanity. Your vision is about abundance for all.

Porcaro said that he did not intend for Jones to hear his demo of "Human Nature" and explained that he placed the track on the back of the cassette as he lacked any other tapes to store the song.

Paired on shared wording: back, human.

Also on the record

1. Porcaro's career as a touring musician began at the age of 17, playing with Gary Wright on the 1975–76 tour in support of his album, The Dream Weaver.
2. The following year, he joined Boz Scaggs' Silk Degrees tour, along with his brothers Jeff and Mike, future Toto bandmates David Paich and David Hungate, and later Steve Lukather and Lenny Castro.
3. In 1978, Columbia Records released Toto's self-titled debut.
4. The band would go on to become one of the best-selling bands of the era and achieve successful singles such as "Africa", "Rosanna", and "Hold the Line".

Other Album of the Year people with this card

• Bono — 1988 Album of the Year — The Joshua Tree; 2006 Album of the Year — How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
• Herbie Hancock — 2008 Album of the Year — River: The Joni Letters
• Michael Shrieve — 2000 Album of the Year — Supernatural
• Quincy Jones — 1991 Album of the Year — Back on the Block

FAQ

What is Steve Porcaro's birth card?

The 9 of Diamonds. September 2 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Steve Porcaro's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Grammy Album of the Year?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, albums, character, or fate.

Where do Steve Porcaro's dates and Album of the Year credits come from?

Birth date 1957-09-02 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Steve Porcaro, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Album of the Year list, which cites Grammy.com / Recording Academy pages. Steve Porcaro is billed with Toto. The Album of the Year line is 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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