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SUMMARY:George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners
DESCRIPTION:George Porter Jr. is an award-winning bassist\, songwriter and vocalist. He is a founding member of New Orleans' seminal funk band\, The Meters and widely recognized as one of the greatest bass players of all time. Formed alongside Art "Poppa Funk" Neville\, Leo Nocentelli and Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste\, the pioneering R&B funk outfit hit the scene on the streets of the Crescent City in the 1960s\, to ultimately become one of the progenitors of the funk music genre. The Meters have been nominated four times for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (most recently in 2017)\, and were presented with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018.\n\nCurrently\, Porter still maintains a healthy touring schedule with his trio and Runnin' Pardners projects with a cast of seasoned and talented musicians including long-time collaborator Michael Lemmler (keyboards)\, Terrence Houston (drums) and Chris Adkins (guitar). George and his Runnin' Pardners recently released their highly acclaimed first new studio album in six years\, Crying For Hope in March 2021. The album garnered national coverage with Billboard\, Tidal\, MOJO\, Premier Guitar and Bass Player\, along with Porter's hometown publication\, Offbeat.\n\nDuring the course of his career spanning more than four decades\, Porter has made a deep impression as an elite player\; acknowledged as one of Rolling Stone Magazine's 50 Greatest Bassist of All Time. At 74 years young\, George Porter Jr. plans to keep a smile on his face and often says\, "I feel like I am working towards something that will be remembered."
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:George Porter Jr. \;is an award-winning bassist\, songwriter and vocalist. He is a founding member of New Orleans&rsquo\; seminal funk band\, \;The Meters \;and widely recognized as one of the greatest bass players of all time. Formed alongside \;Art &ldquo\;Poppa Funk&rdquo\; Neville\, \;Leo Nocentelli \;and \;Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste\, the pioneering R&\;B funk outfit hit the scene on the streets of the Crescent City in the 1960s\, to ultimately become one of the progenitors of the funk music genre. The Meters have been nominated four times for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (most recently in 2017)\, and were presented with a \;Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award \;at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018.
\n\nCurrently\, Porter still maintains a healthy touring schedule with his trio and \;Runnin&rsquo\; Pardners \;projects with a cast of seasoned and talented musicians including long-time collaborator \;Michael Lemmler \;(keyboards)\, \;Terrence Houston \;(drums) and \;Chris Adkins \;(guitar). George and his Runnin&rsquo\; Pardners recently released their highly acclaimed first new studio album in six years\, \;Crying For Hope \;in March 2021. The album garnered national coverage with Billboard\, Tidal\, MOJO\, Premier Guitar and Bass Player\, along with Porter&rsquo\;s hometown publication\, Offbeat.
\n\nDuring the course of his career spanning more than four decades\, Porter has made a deep impression as an elite player\; acknowledged as one of Rolling Stone Magazine&rsquo\;s 50 Greatest Bassist of All Time. At 74 years young\, George Porter Jr. plans to keep a smile on his face and often says\, &ldquo\;I feel like I am working towards something that will be remembered.&rdquo\;
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LOCATION:Jeanne Rimsky Theater\, 232 Main Street
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DTSTAMP:20260526T005331Z
URL:https://www.pwcoc.org/events/details/george-porter-jr-runnin-pardners-6402
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