David Porter
Rhythm and blues, Musical Artist
1941 –
Who is David Porter?
David Porter is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Porter was a 2005 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee with catalog sales exceeding 300 million units. He is best known for songwriting credits including Sam & Dave's "Soul Man", Mariah Carey "Dreamlover", Will Smith's "Get Jiggy Wit It", Sam and Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'", and Biggie Smalls "Who Shot Ya?". He is also founder of Memphis-based The Consortium MMT.
Porter has over 1700 songwriter/composer credits for a range of artists including Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Celine Dion, Otis Redding, Drake, ZZ Top, Tom Jones, Ted Nugent, Bonnie Raitt, Wu-Tang Clan, Eminem, Patsy Cline, Albert King and Eurythmics.
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- Born
- Nov 21, 1941
Memphis - Also known as
- Porter, David
- David Dixon Porter
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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