John Porter (musician)

John Porter (musician)

John Porter (born 11 September 1947) is a British musician and record producer.

He was born in Leeds, and attended St Michael's School, Leeds, Allerton Grange, dn|King's College, and Newcastle University.

While at Newcastle, Porter met singer Bryan Ferry, and was part of his fledgling band The Gas Board. Ferry's later band Roxy Music had achieved some 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". He did not perform on tour for the album; John Gustafson took over the live duties. Porter went on to serve as a record producer for many later albums for Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry.

He has since produced for Japan, The Smiths, Billy Bragg, School of Fish, B. B. King, Los Lonely Boys, Wonderland
Buddy Guy, Ryan Adams, Missy Higgins and numerous other bands. Lol Tolhurst, a founding member of The Cure, stated that Porter was the producer for the second album recorded by his other former band Presence, which has never been released. [http://www.levinhurst.com/cgi/Blah/Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1122314484]

In 1983 John Porter married the iconic British model, Linda Keith, who is noted to have jump-started the career of such notables as Jimi Hendrix, whom she introduced to Chas Chandler, the bassist for the Animals who gave Hendrix his first record deal.

elected discography

* 1975 "Sunny Side of the Street - Bryn Haworth
* 1979 "Quiet Life" - Japan
* 1980 "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" - Japan
* 1984 "The Smiths" - The Smiths
* 1985 "Hatful of Hollow" - The Smiths
* 1985 "Meat is Murder" - The Smiths
* 1986 "The Queen is Dead" - The Smiths
* 1986 "Talking With the Taxman About Poetry" - Billy Bragg
* 1987 "Eye of the Hurricane" - The Alarm
* 1987 "Louder than Bombs" - The Smiths
* 1987 "The World Won't Listen" - The Smiths
* 1991 "Three Strange Days" - School of Fish
* 1991 "Damn Right I've Got the Blues" - Buddy Guy (Grammy Winner)
* 1992 "There is a Light That Never Goes Out #1" - The Smiths
* 1992 "Drenched" - Miracle Legion
* 1992 "Best of The Smiths Vol. 1 & 2" - The Smiths
* 1993 "Dancing the Blues" - Taj Mahal (Grammy Nominee)
* 1993 "Feels Like Rain" - Buddy Guy (Grammy Winner)
* 1994 "Ain't Enough Comin' In" - Otis Rush (Grammy Nominee)
* 1994 "Keb' Mo"' - Keb' Mo' (Grammy Nominee)
* 1994 "Meet Me at Midnite" - Maria Muldaur (Grammy Nominee)
* 1994 "Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's" - The Go-Go's
* 1994 "Simpatico" - Velocity Girl
* 1995 "Good Girl" - The Go-Go's
* 1995 "The Singles" - The Smiths
* 1995 "Sweet and Tender Hooligan" - The Smiths
* 1996 "Just Like You" - Keb' Mo' (Grammy Winner)
* 1996 "No Day" - Moe.
* 1996 "Phantom Blues" - Taj Mahal (Grammy Winner)
* 1997 "Blues For the Lost Days" - John Mayall
* 1997 "Deuces Wild" - B. B. King (Grammy Nominee)
* 1997 "Senor Blues" - Taj Mahal (Grammy Winner)
* 1998 "Smile Like Yours" - John Lee Hooker
* 1998 "Blues on the Bayou" - B.B.King (Grammy Winner)
* 1998 "Silver Tones: The Best of John Mayall" - John Mayall
* 1999 "Moonburn" - Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
* 1999 "Preaching to the Converted" - Billy Bragg
* 1999 "Time to Burn" - Jake Andrews
* 2000 "End of Bliss" - Wonderland
* 2000 "Makin' Love is Good For You" - B.B. King (Grammy Winner)
* 2000 "Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down" - R. L. Burnside (Grammy Nominee)
* 2001 "Dot Com Blues" - Jimmy Smith (Grammy Nominee)
* 2001 "Double Dealin' " - Lucky Peterson (Grammy Nominee)
* 2001 "Down to Earth (Limited Edition)" - Ozzy Osbourne
* 2002 "Dirty Sexy Nights in Paris" - Audiovent
* 2002 "Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen" - Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
* 2003 "Los Lonely Boys" - Los Lonely Boys (Grammy Winner)
* 2003 "Love is Hell Pt. 1 & 2" - Ryan Adams (Grammy Nominees)
* 2003 "Martin Scorcese Presents the Blues" - Red, White, and Blues (Grammy Winners)
* 2003 "Punch Clock" - Elvis Costello
* 2004 "Heaven" - Los Lonely Boys (Grammy Nominee)
* 2004 "Keep it Simple" - Keb' Mo' (Grammy Winner)
* 2004 "Pin Your Spin" - Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
* 2005 "All That I Am" - Carlos Santana
* 2005 "Live At the Filmore" - Los Lonely Boys
* 2005 "Man Alive!" - Stephen Stills
* 2005 "The Sound of White" - Missy Higgins
* 2006 "No Doy/Tin Cans and Car Tires" - Moe.
* 2006 "Out of the Shadows" - Phantom Blues Band
* 2006 "Sacred" - Los Lonely Boys
* 2006 "Suitcase" - Keb' Mo' (Grammy Nominee)
* 2007 "Painkiller" - Tommy Castro
* 2007 "So Many Nights" - The Cat Empire

Roxy Music discography

Porter is credited on the following Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry works:
* "For Your Pleasure"
* "These Foolish Things"
* "In Search Of Eddie Riff" (1974 Version)
* "Another Time, Another Place"
* "In Search Of Eddie Riff" (1975 Version)
* "Let's Stick Together"
* "In Your Mind"
* "A Song For Europe"
* "In Search Of Eddie Riff" (2000 CD Version)

External links

* [http://moo.vivaroxymusic.com/1120 Viva Roxy Music profile]

References


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