Bob Porter
Robert Porter (June 20, 1940 – April 10, 2021) was an American record producer, discographer, writer, and radio presenter. He was responsible for reissuing many classic blues and jazz recordings, and in 2009 was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Bob Porter was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
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Bob Porter
- Born
- 1940 · Wellesley.
- Died
- 2021 · Northvale.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- radio personality · music journalist · record producer · composer
- Fields
- jazz
- Languages
- English
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Bob Porter was a music journalist, born in 1940 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. and died in 2021.
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Born at Wellesley in 1940, died in Northvale in 2021.
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