ArtistInfo Logo  ArtistInfo

Artist Portrait

Robie Porter

voc, g, *1942 AU
Singer / Musician / Producer of Pop
A.k.a. Robert George Porter Rob E. G.

Robie Porter, also known as Rob E. G. (born 4 July, 1942) is an Australian country/pop-rock guitarist (particularly the steel guitar and lap steel guitar), singer, songwriter, producer, record label owner, band manager and promoter, and actor. His musical career began in the late 1950s, having chart success in Australia in the early 1960s. He moved to the UK in 1964, where his career stalled. In 1967, he moved to the US and appeared in several television series and a film. He moved back to Australia in 1970 and purchased a controlling share in the record label Sparmac Productions. He produced three of Daddy Cool (5)'s LPs including their debut Daddy Who? Daddy Cool!. In 1973, Porter established a new label Wizard Records (5) in partnership with Steve Binder. Some of the artists that he signed to Wizard included Marcia Hines, Rick Springfield, Hush (7), and Mighty Kong.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Genres
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • R&B/Soul
Popular Tracks   
Either Way I Lose on Australia's Great Singing Star by Robie Porter
Here In My Arms on Australia's Great Singing Star by Robie Porter
The Writing's On The Wall on Australia's Great Singing Star by Robie Porter
Let It Be Me on Australia's Great Singing Star by Robie Porter
When I Fall In Love on Australia's Great Singing Star by Robie Porter
Lost In The Stars on Australia's Great Singing Star by Robie Porter
I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do on The Heart of the Matter by Robie Porter
I've Often Wondered on Australia's Great Singing Star by Robie Porter
Heartache, Hurry On By on Australia's Great Singing Star by Robie Porter
Danny Boy on Australia's Great Singing Star by Robie Porter

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Discography

Title Artist Year Type
Santa Claus (And We Love Him)Robie Porter1970Single
Try To Find More Love (There Must Be A Reason)Robie Porter1970Single
GeminiRobie Porter1970Single
I Haven't Got Anything Better To DoRobie Porter1967Single
That's The Way Love Goes / Yesterday YearsRobie Porter1967Single
The Heart Of The MatterRobie Porter1967Album
Robie Porter SingsRobie Porter1966Album
Heartache Hurry On ByRobie Porter1966Single
Either Way I Lose / I've Often WonderedRobie Porter1966Single
Here In My ArmsRobie Porter1966Single
Robie Porter Australia's Great Singing StarRobie PorterAlbum
External Links
Wikipedia Logo Wikipedia  MusicBrainz Logo MusicBrainz  Discogs Logo Discogs  Spotify Logo Spotify  
ArtistInfo App
ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

App Store Logo     Mac App Store Logo

Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
ArtistInfo for Mac, iPad, and iPhone
ArtistInfo App
Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Robie%20Porter
ArtistInfo Community
Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists    Top 20 Albums
 
What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists    Recent Albums

ArtistInfo Logo ArtistInfo by Metason © 2015-2020 Metason Logo