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George Porter Jr

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GEORGE PORTER JR
Few bass players in the history of modern New Orleans music are as storied as George Porter Jr. During the course of a career spanning four decades, Porter has not only made a deep impression with his work in the Meters, but he’s notched sessions with artists as diverse as Paul McCartney, Jimmy Buffett, David Byrne, Patti LaBelle, Robbie Robertson and Tori Amos. Early in his career, Porter worked with seminal New Orleans artists like Allen Toussaint, Earl King, Lee Dorsey, and Johnny Adams. Back in 1965, Porter joined on with the Meters, considered by many to be the ultimate fusion of rock, funk and R&B, and gained recognition as one of the scene’s elite bass players.
Porter’s rhythmic work in the Meters in lockstep with drummer Zigaboo Modeliste was epic. Those pockets, the long notes and fat holes, provided the cushion for Leo Nocentelli or Art Neville to play or sing over and created some of R&B history’s most memorable grooves.
Today, Porter features that epic bottom end in his latest collection of Porter Batiste Stoltz tunes. “It’s the ultimate jam band,” Porter says, “one that actually is more musical than just playing everything you know in every song. This band slaps people in the face until they see how good the stuff is!”
Porter Batiste Stoltz performing Fiyo Lamp

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Member Since: 10/19/2006
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PORTER JR. TOUR REPORT - Day 10 part 2 - 12th gig 4/18/09

It is 10:40am Sunday morning we are on the bus all of us are in the back room Cleary is playing guitar music on his Mac off of youtube, I am setting across from him typing and think how did this happe...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:30:00 GMT

PORTER JR. TOUR REPORT - Day 9 part 2 - 11th gig

OK here I am eating all the words from two post before, John wrote out the set list as he always do and I mark the keys next to the songs as I lose my mind some times and forget the keys. I know I ski...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:06:00 GMT

PORTER JR. TOUR REPORT - Day 6 part 2 - 9th gig 4/14/09

OK I know I am two days late yesterday was a day off and I took it, 4/14 gig went real good nice sound good turn out a little club not small but little. Sco has found a set of songs that he like and l...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:29:00 GMT

PORTER JR. TOUR REPORT - Day 6 part 2 - 8th gig

OK it is 6:57pm I am back stage at tonight show @ Shank Hall in Milwaukee, MN, I am here because I was not going to walk almost 2 blocks in all that cold out there for food.Anyway this is about last n...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:26:00 GMT

PORTER JR. TOUR REPORT - Day 5 part 2 - 7th gig

Last night gig at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis, MN, is one of those rooms where they put all their money into the room and the food and not into the monitors, OK the monitors are what we hear on the ...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:31:00 GMT

PORTER JR. TOUR REPORT - Day 3 part 2 - 6th gig

Last night we played in San Francisco at this hall The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre man did this room suck no just kidding I think this is the best room I have played in my 48 + years of being on anyon...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:16:00 GMT

PORTER JR. TOUR REPORT - Day 3 part 2 - 5th gig

As you may remember I said I was going home for a few days, April 9th Cleary and I departed New Orleans after our flight was delayed one and a half hours late, I am not going to get on that, anyway we...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:06:00 GMT

PORTER JR. TOUR REPORT - Day 6 4th gig

We got into New York City around 1:30pm I think got in the room and started looking into things I had to do here before I go to sound check at 4pm, answer some e-mails get some food I did not do my NY...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:40:00 GMT

PORTER JR. TOUR REPORT - Day 5 third gi

It is 10:21am we have been on the road for almost a hour, hold up I got to call Ara, be right back.OK back she was out hold up will call her cell. OK talk to Ara she is good out shopping at 9:32am sto...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:22:00 GMT

PORTER JR. TOUR REPORT - Day 4 Sec gig

Like yesterday I did not stay up long at all, so it is now 10:01am Saturday morning just had breakfast and I now write this report.Last night, damm you have heard this before I wish I can say some sh-...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:42:00 GMT