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John Porter (musician, born 1947)

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John Porter (born 11 September 1947 in Leeds) is an English musician and record producer.

Biography

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He attended St Michael's School, Allerton Grange School, King's College, London, and Newcastle University.

While at Newcastle, Porter met singer Bryan Ferry, and was part of his fledgling band The Gas Board.[1] Ferry's later band Roxy Music had achieved success in the early 1970s, but having had some troubles with bass players, Ferry invited Porter on board to record the 1973 album For Your Pleasure and its subsequent tour.[1] Porter went on to serve as a record producer for many later albums for Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry.

He has since produced for The Smiths, Billy Bragg, The Blades, Microdisney, School of Fish, B. B. King, Los Lonely Boys, Buddy Guy, Ryan Adams, Missy Higgins and numerous other bands.[2] Lol Tolhurst, a founding member of The Cure, stated that Porter was the producer for the second album recorded by another of his bands, Presence.[3]

In 1983, Porter married British model Linda Keith.

Selected discography

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1970–1989

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1990–1999

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2000–2009

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2010–2019

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  • 2011 Live at Chickie Wah Wah – Meschiya Lake and Tom McDermott
  • 2012 Blind Sighted FaithThe Dunwells
  • 2015 Ain’t Bad Yet – Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip

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Roxy Music discography

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Porter is credited on the following Roxy Music, Andy Mackay and Bryan Ferry works:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "John Porter: From The Smiths To The Blues". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "John Porter Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More..." AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Morrissey and The Smiths :: Levinhurst". 27 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 May 2006.
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