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George Porter

ジョージ・ポーターJr.　/　じょーじ・ぽーたーJr.

American singer

December 26, 1947 (age 78)　・　New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Louisiana
singer
musician

My Take

George Porter Jr. earns my deepest respect as one of the true architects of funk. As the bassist and singer of the Meters, formed with Art Neville in the mid-1960s, he helped lay the groundwork for an entire genre, and the fact that he is still playing decades later is remarkable. Funk bass is humble and brutally difficult work, the kind of role that rolls an entire song forward from the low end without ever showing off. To me, he embodies the swampy, swinging pulse of New Orleans itself, and I sit up straighter every time I hear him play.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): George Porter
Name (Japanese): ジョージ・ポーターJr.
Reading: じょーじ・ぽーたーJr.
Born: December 26, 1947 (age 78)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Boar
Origin: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.georgeporterjr.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BCJr.

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