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The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, George Porter Jr - named one of the 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time by Rolling Stone, emerges from quarant...
Biografía. Conocido sobre todo como el bajista y uno de los miembros fundadores de The Meters, una de las bandas de funk más importantes e influyentes de los 60 y 70, 1 Porter ha desarrollado una extensa carrera como músico de sesión en multitud de proyectos durante los últimos 40 años.
George Porter Jr. (born December 26, 1947) is an American musician, best known as the bassist and singer of the Meters. Along with Art Neville, Porter formed the group in the mid 1960s and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of funk. The Meters disbanded in 1977, but reformed in 1989.
14 de jul. de 2023 · Living Legends is a series that spotlights icons in music who are still going strong today. This week, GRAMMY.com spoke with George Porter Jr., the bassist for the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement-award-winning funk legends the Meters. In 2023, he received an honorary doctorate from Loyola University.
His bass solo, “(Anesthesia) — Pulling Teeth,” on their 1983 debut, Kill ‘Em All, is an aggressive showcase of classical-music improvisation and wah-wah lyricism, while his delicate intro to...
21 de dic. de 2007 · George Porter Jr. celebrates finding his groove at 60, surrounded by old friends and young talent at a birthday party concert on Saturday at the Howlin' Wolf. The consummate working musician,...
10 de nov. de 2021 · published 10 November 2021. The funk bass legend sits down to talk about his career in low end, the bass gear that gets the job done, and the benefits of early morning recording. (Image credit: Courtesy of George Porter Jr.) The funk fans among us have long been in awe of the work of George Porter Jr and The Meters, the New Orleans ...
