It was suggested that he move to Nashville and record with the likes of major session players. It was a smart move that that would enlist for his second album, Jimmy Buffet producer, Norbert Putnam and would also enlist the help of such talented musicians as Victor Feldman from Steely Dan fame and Larry Londin who later worked with Journey. Although it was a large burden on him to also complete the third album single-handedly, this provided numerous successes, such as all legal rights to retain the band's name.
Silva moved to Los Angeles to record the third album with producer Jerry Fuller. With the help of numerous studio artists, the third album, "If You Believe" was successfully released in The album did score a third Top 40 hit in the ballad "If I Were You," which might demonstrate a preview of how Toby Beau would sound in years to come.
After the third album, Balde Silva enlisted his wife, Rennetta under the stage name Rennetta Dennett to join him and the two would recruit numerous other musicians in the band for years to come. Sessions for a fourth album have been recorded numerous times in the 80's and again in the late 90's, but as of now, no plans have been made for any studio release, but self-made recordings have been produced, and can usually be bought from members of the band or at certain venues they work for.
Currently, the band continues to perform with guest musicians who sit in frequently. Most recent guest musicians have included Silva's son, saxophonist and musical arranger, Michael Silva.
Toby Beau continues to perform regularly, performing oldie show concerts as well as working on cruise ships. Photo Gallery. Video Gallery. Biography "Toby Beau," commonly refers to the Texas band formed in the early 70's most commonly known for the hit single, "My Angel Baby" in Performance Details Duration in minutes : We will all miss him.
Those of us who were close to him, remember that he was a loving husband and devoted father of his children. Self-taught on guitar, banjo, piano and countless other instruments as well as a renowned guitar maker, Danny was a gifted songwriter and vocalist, always the consummate perfectionist. He wrote most of the material on the early "Toby Beau" albums and collaborated with Ron Rose and myself on our own material.
I remember in late , he came to me with this great melody line and the best opening line lyric line I had ever heard in a song. Even with the song almost finished he still sought me out to get me to finish it with him. That is the kind of person he was musically and personally.
That songwriting session gave birth to "My Angel Baby" and the greatest years of my life. Everything I know on the guitar, I learned from him, and I am proud to carry on that legacy for the rest of my life. So to my dear friend, Danny, my mentor and best man at my wedding, I bid you farewell.
God Bless you, I hope He lets you look in on us from time to time. Your little brother, Balde Silva. Though little is known around the world about this band past this top fifteen single, the band is, in fact, still in existence today, and continues to perform in the club circuit. This deal would recruit the production talents of Sean Delaney, who at the time was also producing a young band named "KISS".
In addition, guitarist Mendoza was replaced with guitarist and banjo extraordinaire Ron Rose, who added a sort of County-flavor to the band. Upon completion of the self-titled first album, the band moved to New York, and would embark on major tours with artists and bands such as the Doobie Brothers, Bob Seger, and the Steve Miller Band. Popularity of the band would gradually arise through these tours, but this would suddenly become a skyrocket when the pop ballad "My Angel Baby" scored number 1 on the Easy Listening Chart for two weeks.
Suddenly the album would score major sales, and "My Angel Baby" would eventually achieve gold status by being awarded the coveted "Million-Aire Award" by BMI for over a million radio plays.
There was even a re-release of the album, this time with "My Angel Baby" as the album title which was added to the cover art. Following the success of the first album, the band temporarily moved to Miami. There, recording sessions for the second album would not at all be impressive to the producers, and almost all recorded songs would be eliminated from the album.
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