About George Porter, Jr.

George Porter, Jr., has been electrifying the New Orleans music scene for over three decades. In 1967, George was the bass player for Art Neville and the Neville Sounds. The band also featured Neville Brothers Aaron and Cyrill, and Leo Nocentelli. Art dropped his brothers from the band, added drummer Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste, and they played a steady gig at the Ivanhoe club in the Quarter for a couple of years. It was at the Ivanhoe that Allen Toussaint contracted the band to be the house band for his Sansu record label. They scored a contract with Josie records, but changed the name to the Meters to shorten it a bit. George continued to play with the Meters until the breakup of the band in 1977. The Meters cut eight albums during that period, but were not successful commercially. Art, George and the band were an overwhelming critical success, however, and they were in hot demand as studio musicians. As a live band, they became ambassadors of New Orleans Funk, even touring with the Rolling Stones.

The Meters, featuring Art Neville, George Porter, Jr., Leo Nocentelli, and Zigaboo Modeliste.

George Porter on George Porter

George cut a solo album for Rounder in 1990 entitled "Running Partner." In 1992, he re-joined Art Neville to form the Funky Meters, along with Brian Stolz and David Russel Baptiste. When not playing with the Funky Meters, George is on the road with his band, Runnin' Pardners.

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