Tiran Porter
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Tiran Calvin Porter (born September 26, 1948) is an American bass and guitar player, vocalist and composer, best known as a member of The Doobie Brothers from 1972 to 1980 and 1987 to 1992.
Biography
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, Porter graduated from Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, California in 1966. He was playing in LA in a garage band called Six Penny Opera when he got the call to come up and play with the Doobie Bros. [1]
The Doobie Brothers
He rose to fame as a member of the Doobie Brothers, replacing bassist Dave Shogren on their second album Toulouse Street in 1972.[2]
His vocals were mostly restricted to the background in the studio, although he wrote and sang "For Someone Special" (a tribute to ill bandleader Tom Johnston) on the album Takin' It To The Streets (1976) and the creatively syncopated "Need A Lady" on the album Livin' On The Fault Line (1977). In concert, Porter usually performed lead vocals on one or two songs.[citation needed]
Porter left the Doobies in 1980, citing frustration with the hectic and constant touring schedule. His replacement was session man
Porter released a self-produced solo album, Playing to an Empty House, in 1995. It is a mix of rock, progressive, and jazz spotlighting Porter on all of the instruments and vocals. The album features jazz solos and little or no bass guitar, focusing instead on lead guitar and sequenced keyboards.
More recently, Porter played bass with singer-songwriter Keith Greeninger from Santa Cruz, California, Beatles
In 2020, Porter was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Doobie Brothers.[6]
Playing technique
Porter's most notable contributions to the Doobie Brothers' sound were his busy and punchy bass lines; his distinctive tone permeates all of the band's classic compositions and hits.
His early technique, with rich chordal attack, was based mostly on his picking style, favoring the guitar pick over
Equipment
Often pictured with a
Albums
Solo
- Playing To An Empty House (1995)
With the Doobie Brothers (incomplete)
- Toulouse Street (1972) (US #21)
- The Captain and Me (1973) (US #7)
- What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974) (US #4)
- Stampede (1975) (US #4)
- Takin' It to the Streets (1976) (US #8)
- Livin' on the Fault Line (1977) (US #10)
- Minute by Minute (1978) (US #1)
- One Step Closer (1980) (US #3)
- Cycles (1989) (US #17)
- Brotherhood (1991) (US #82)
- Live at Wolf Creek [Live] (2004)
- Live at the Greek Theater 1982 [Live] (2011) (guest appearance on one song)
References
- ^ As a kid I used to watch them practice.
- YouTubeGuitarShowCase; accessed December 31, 2015.
- ^ Liner notes from Playing To An Empty House
- ^ http://www.whitealbumlive.com White Album Ensemble
- ^ http://mars-studios.com/StorminNorman Stormin' Norman and the Cyclones
- ^ "The Doobie Brothers | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". www.rockhall.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Fox, Brian. ""Tiran Porter On Rollin' With The Doobie Brothers"". Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Bass Player Magazine; accessed December 31, 2015.
External links
- Tiran Porter at AllMusic
- Tiran Porter discography at Discogs
- Tiran Porter at IMDb