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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.
George Porter Jr. está considerado por los medios especializados como uno de los bajistas más importantes en la historia del funk 3 un estilo en el que, junto al baterista Zigaboo Modeliste, ha colaborado en trazar las líneas fundamentales.
13 de dic. de 2023 · Formed in 1965 by keyboardist Art Neville, guitarist Leo Nocentelli, drummer Joseph ‘Zigaboo’ Modeliste, and bassist George Porter Jr., The Meters became the measure of funk to come when they put a decidedly New Orleans spin on R&B with their laid-back, loose-but-tight feel on instrumental funk anthems like Look-Ka Py Py and ...
Along with Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and Zigaboo Modeliste, New Orleans R&B bassist George Porter, Jr. was a founding member of the Meters, New Orleans' premier funk band of the '60s and '70s. Porter remained in demand as a session musician for many years, and Runnin' Partner, his own 1990
10 de nov. de 2021 · The funk fans among us have long been in awe of the work of George Porter Jr and The Meters, the New Orleans-based band he co-founded in 1965 with Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, and Joseph ‘Zigaboo’ Modeliste.
New Orleans funk master and founding member of The Meters, George Porter Jr. will release his latest album with the Runnin’ Pardners — Crying for Hope — on Friday, March 26 via Controlled Substance Sounds Labs and Color Red.
Funk icon George Porter Jr. talks about the new Runnin’ Pardners album Crying for Hope and shares stories from the earlier years of his career.
