John Porter (musician)

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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, King's College ^{[disambiguation needed]}, 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.

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.

[edit] Selected discography

1975 Sunny Side of the Street - Bryn Haworth
1979 Quiet Life - Japan
1980 Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Japan
1984 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 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