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

Biography

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

1970–1989

1973 For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music credited as Guest artiste
1973 These Foolish Things – Bryan Ferry^[1]
1975 Sunny Side of the Street – Bryn Haworth
1983 Fire Dances – Killing Joke
1984 The Smiths – The Smiths^[1]
1984 Everybody Is Fantastic – Microdisney
1985 Hatful of Hollow – The Smiths (compilation album, selected tracks only)
1985 Meat Is Murder – The Smiths ("How Soon Is Now?" only)
1986 The Queen Is Dead – The Smiths ("Frankly Mr Shankly" only)
1986 Talking with the Taxman About Poetry – Billy Bragg
1987 Eye of the Hurricane – The Alarm
1987 Bingo Durango – Bingo Durango
1987 Louder Than Bombs – The Smiths (compilation album, selected tracks only)
1987 The World Won't Listen – The Smiths (compilation album, selected tracks only)
1989 The Ocean Blue – The Ocean Blue (Drifting, Falling) (The Office of a Busy Man)

1990–1999

1991 School of Fish – School of Fish
1991 Damn Right, I've Got the Blues – Buddy Guy (Grammy Winner)
1992 Drenched – Miracle Legion
1992 Best of The Smiths Vol. 1 & 2 – The Smiths (compilation albums, selected tracks only)
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'
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 Singles – The Smiths (compilation album, selected tracks only)
1995 Sweet and Tender Hooligan – The Smiths
1996 Just Like You – Keb' Mo' (Grammy Winner)
1996 No Doy – moe.
1996 This Can't Be Life – Wild Colonials (Co-produced with Tony Berg)
1996 Phantom Blues – Taj Mahal (Grammy Winner)
1997 Blues For the Lost Days – John Mayall
1997 Deuces Wild – B.B. King (Grammy Nominee)
1997 Señor 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 Reaching to the Converted – Billy Bragg
1999 Time to Burn – Jake Andrews

2000–2009

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 Scorsese Presents the Blues – Red, White, and Blues (Grammy Winners)
2003 Punch the Clock – Elvis Costello
2004 Los Lonely Boys – 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 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
2007 Still Making History – Ana Popović

2010–2019

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

^[2]

Roxy Music discography

Porter is credited on the following Roxy Music, Andy Mackay 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)^[2]

References

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

External links

Viva Roxy Music profile
John Porter's official website Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine

[auto-1] "John Porter: From The Smiths To The Blues". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[Credits-2] "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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+{{short description|British musician}}
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-'''John Porter''' (born 11 September 1947, in [[Leeds]]) is an English musician and record producer.
+'''John Porter''' (born 11 September 1947 in [[Leeds]]) is an English musician and record producer.
-==Biography==
+== Biography ==
 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.  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]]''.  He did not perform on tour for the album; [[John Gustafson (musician)|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. Porter is credited with the production of Liverpool's ''Watt 4'' album at Matrix Studios in 1979.
+While at Newcastle, Porter met singer [[Bryan Ferry]], and was part of his fledgling band The Gas Board.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/john-porter-smiths-blues|title=John Porter: From The Smiths To The Blues|website=Soundonsound.com|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>  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.<ref name="auto" /> 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. [[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 (band)|Presence]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060527050026/http://www.levinhurst.com/cgi/Blah/Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1122314484 Levinhurst.com]</ref>
+He has since produced for [[The Smiths]], [[Billy Bragg]], [[The Blades (band)|The Blades]], [[Microdisney]], [[School of Fish]], [[B. B. King]], [[Los Lonely Boys]], [[Buddy Guy]], [[Ryan Adams]], [[Missy Higgins]] and numerous other bands.<ref name="Credits">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-porter-mn0000230959#credits|title=John Porter Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More...|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref> [[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 (band)|Presence]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.levinhurst.com/cgi/Blah/Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1122314484|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527050026/http://www.levinhurst.com/cgi/Blah/Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1122314484|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 May 2006|title=Morrissey and The Smiths :: Levinhurst|date=27 May 2006}}</ref>
-In 1983, Porter married the British model, [[Alan Keith|Linda Keith]].
+In 1983, Porter married British model [[Linda Keith]].
-==Selected discography==
+== Selected discography ==
+{{div col}}
-* 1973 ''[[These Foolish Things (album)|These Foolish Things]]'' - [[Bryan Ferry]]
+=== 1970–1989 ===
-* 1975 ''[[Sunny Side of the Street (Bryn Haworth album)|Sunny Side of the Street]] – [[Bryn Haworth]]
-* 1983 ''[[Fire Dances]]'' - [[Killing Joke]]
+* 1973 ''[[For Your Pleasure]]'' - [[Roxy Music]] credited as Guest artiste
-* 1984 ''[[The Smiths (album)|The Smiths]]'' – [[The Smiths]]
+* 1973 ''[[These Foolish Things (album)|These Foolish Things]]'' – [[Bryan Ferry]]<ref name="auto" />
+* 1975 ''[[Sunny Side of the Street (Bryn Haworth album)|Sunny Side of the Street]]'' – [[Bryn Haworth]]
-* 1984 ''[[Everybody is Fantastic]]'' – [[Microdisney]]
+* 1983 ''[[Fire Dances]]'' – [[Killing Joke]]
+* 1984 ''[[The Smiths (album)|The Smiths]]'' – [[The Smiths]]<ref name="auto" />
+* 1984 ''Everybody Is Fantastic'' – [[Microdisney]]
 * 1985 ''[[Hatful of Hollow]]'' – [[The Smiths]] ([[compilation album]], selected tracks only)
 * 1985 ''[[Meat Is Murder]]'' – [[The Smiths]] ("[[How Soon Is Now?]]" only)
 * 1986 ''[[The Queen Is Dead]]'' – [[The Smiths]] ("Frankly Mr Shankly" only)
-* 1986 ''Talking With the Taxman About Poetry'' – [[Billy Bragg]]
+* 1986 ''[[Talking with the Taxman About Poetry]]'' – [[Billy Bragg]]
 * 1987 ''[[Eye of the Hurricane (The Alarm album)|Eye of the Hurricane]]'' – [[The Alarm]]
 * 1987 ''Bingo Durango'' – [[Bingo Durango]]
 * 1987 ''[[Louder Than Bombs]]'' – [[The Smiths]] (compilation album, selected tracks only)
 * 1987 ''[[The World Won't Listen]]'' – [[The Smiths]] (compilation album, selected tracks only)
-* 1989 ''The Ocean Blue'' - [[The Ocean Blue]] (Drifting,Falling)(The Office of a Busy Man)
+* 1989 ''[[The Ocean Blue (album)|The Ocean Blue]]'' – [[The Ocean Blue]] (Drifting, Falling) (The Office of a Busy Man)
-* 1991 ''Three Strange Days'' – [[School of Fish]]
+=== 1990–1999 ===
+* 1991 ''School of Fish'' – [[School of Fish]]
 * 1991 ''[[Damn Right, I've Got the Blues]]'' – [[Buddy Guy]] ([[Grammy Award|Grammy]] Winner)
 * 1992 ''Drenched'' – [[Miracle Legion]]
@@ Line 33: / Line 39: @@
 * 1993 ''[[Dancing the Blues]]'' – [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]] (Grammy Nominee)
 * 1993 ''[[Feels Like Rain]]'' – Buddy Guy (Grammy Winner)
-* 1994 ''Ain't Enough Comin' In'' – [[Otis Rush]] (Grammy Nominee)
+* 1994 ''[[Ain't Enough Comin' In]]'' – [[Otis Rush]] (Grammy Nominee)
 * 1994 ''[[Keb' Mo' (album)|Keb' Mo']]'' – [[Keb' Mo']]
 * 1994 ''Meet Me at Midnite'' – [[Maria Muldaur]] (Grammy Nominee)
@@ Line 43: / Line 49: @@
 * 1996 ''[[Just Like You (Keb' Mo' album)|Just Like You]]'' – [[Keb' Mo']] (Grammy Winner)
 * 1996 ''No Doy'' – [[moe.]]
+* 1996 ''This Can't Be Life'' – [[Wild Colonials]] (Co-produced with [[Tony Berg]])
 * 1996 ''[[Phantom Blues]]'' – Taj Mahal (Grammy Winner)
 * 1997 ''Blues For the Lost Days'' – [[John Mayall]]
@@ Line 51: / Line 58: @@
 * 1998 ''Silver Tones: The Best of John Mayall'' – John Mayall
 * 1999 ''Moonburn'' – [[Jon Cleary (musician)|Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen]]
-* 1999 ''Preaching to the Converted'' – Billy Bragg
+* 1999 ''Reaching to the Converted'' – Billy Bragg
-* 1999 ''Time to Burn'' – [[Jake Andrews]]
+* 1999 ''Time to Burn'' – [[Jake Andrews (guitarist)|Jake Andrews]]
+=== 2000–2009 ===
 * 2000 ''End of Bliss'' – Wonderland
 * 2000 ''Makin' Love is Good For You'' – B.B. King (Grammy Winner)
@@ Line 72: / Line 81: @@
 * 2005 ''Man Alive!'' – [[Stephen Stills]]
 * 2005 ''[[The Sound of White]]'' – [[Missy Higgins]]
-* 2006 ''Out of the Shadows'' – [[Phantom Blues Band]]
+* 2006 ''Out of the Shadows'' – Phantom Blues Band
 * 2006 ''Sacred'' – Los Lonely Boys
 * 2006 ''[[Suitcase (Keb' Mo' album)|Suitcase]]'' – [[Keb' Mo']] (Grammy Nominee)
 * 2007 ''Painkiller'' – [[Tommy Castro]]
 * 2007 ''[[So Many Nights]]'' – [[The Cat Empire]]
-* 2007 ''Still Making History'' – [[Ana Popovic]]
+* 2007 ''Still Making History'' – [[Ana Popović]]
+=== 2010–2019 ===
 * 2011 ''Live at Chickie Wah Wah'' – Meschiya Lake and Tom McDermott
 * 2012 ''Blind Sighted Faith'' – [[The Dunwells]]
+* 2015 '' Ain’t Bad Yet '' – Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip
+{{div col end}}<ref name="Credits"/>
-==Roxy Music discography==
+== Roxy Music discography ==
-Porter is credited on the following Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry works:
+Porter is credited on the following [[Roxy Music]], [[Andy Mackay]] and [[Bryan Ferry]] works:
 * ''[[For Your Pleasure]]''
-* ''These Foolish Things''
+* ''[[These Foolish Things (album)|These Foolish Things]]''
-* ''In Search of Eddie Riff'' (1974 Version)
+* ''[[In Search of Eddie Riff]]'' (1974 version)
-* ''Another Time, Another Place''
+* ''[[Another Time, Another Place (Bryan Ferry album)|Another Time, Another Place]]''
-* ''In Search of Eddie Riff'' (1975 Version)
+* ''In Search of Eddie Riff'' (1975 version)
-* ''Let's Stick Together''
+* ''[[Let's Stick Together]]''
-* ''In Your Mind''
+* ''[[In Your Mind (album)|In Your Mind]]''
-* ''A Song For Europe''
+* "[[Stranded (album)|A Song For Europe]]"
-* ''In Search of Eddie Riff'' (2000 CD Version)
+* ''In Search of Eddie Riff'' (2000 CD version)<ref name="Credits"/>
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External links==
+== External links ==
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040901221021/http://moo.vivaroxymusic.com/1120 Viva Roxy Music profile]
-* [http://www.johnportermusic.com John Porter's official website]
+* [http://www.johnportermusic.com/ John Porter's official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727112709/http://johnportermusic.com/ |date=27 July 2021 }}
+{{Roxy Music}}
 {{Authority control}}
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 [[Category:English bass guitarists]]
 [[Category:English male guitarists]]
-[[Category:Male bass guitarists]]
+[[Category:British male bass guitarists]]
+[[Category:Roxy Music members]]
 [[Category:English record producers]]
 [[Category:The Smiths]]
 [[Category:Alumni of King's College London]]
 [[Category:Alumni of Newcastle University]]
+[[Category:People educated at Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds]]

v t e Roxy Music
Bryan Ferry Andy Mackay Paul Thompson Phil Manzanera Graham Simpson Brian Eno David O'List John Porter Eddie Jobson John Gustafson John Wetton Rick Wills
Studio albums	Roxy Music For Your Pleasure Stranded Country Life Siren Manifesto Flesh + Blood Avalon
Live albums	Viva! The High Road Heart Still Beating Concert Classics Concerto Live
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Street Life: 20 Great Hits The Ultimate Collection More than This: The Best of Bryan Ferry + Roxy Music The Thrill of It All The Best of Roxy Music
Singles	"Virginia Plain" "Pyjamarama" "Do the Strand" "Street Life" "All I Want Is You" "The Thrill of It All" "Love Is the Drug" "Both Ends Burning" "Trash" "Dance Away" "Angel Eyes" "Over You" "Oh Yeah" "Same Old Scene" "In the Midnight Hour" "Jealous Guy" "More Than This" "Avalon"
Other songs	"Re-Make/Re-Model" "Ladytron" "If There Is Something" "2HB" "Bitters End" "In Every Dream Home a Heartache" "Like a Hurricane"
Related articles	Discography List of Roxy Music members Alan Spenner Gary Tibbs Paul Carrack Andy Newmark Neil Hubbard

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