George Porter Jr.

Porter has his own group the Runnin\' Pardners, and also other projects such as The Trio with Johnny Vidacovich, New Orleans Social Club, Deep Fried, and Porter Batiste Stoltz. He has been performing and recording with wide range of artists including Soul Rebels Brass Band, Dr. John, Paul McCartney, Robbie Robertson, Willy DeVille, Robert Palmer, Patti Labelle, Jimmy Buffett, David Byrne, Johnny Adams, Harry Connick Jr., Earl King, Warren Haynes, Tori Amos, and Snooks Eaglin among many others.\n', '

Porter joined John Scofield\'s Piety Street Band in 2008 to tour and to record. Jon Cleary and Ricky Fataar are also members of this band. In 2010, he replaced Reed Mathis in Bill Kreutzmann\'s newest band, 7 Walkers. Also in 2010 he performed with Runnin\' Pardner at New Orleans\' Voodoo Experience.\n', '

Porter\'s parents were both avid lovers of music. His father frequently listened to D…