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  Bass legend George Porter Jr. is known among younger generations as a prolific performing artist. Though his recorded output has been sporadic over the years, the loss of live gigs during this pandemic provided an unprecedented opportunity in his long career. Along with his longtime Runnin’ Pardners band, drummer Terrence Houston, keyboardist Michael Lemmler and guitarist Chris Adkins, Porter recently released a tour-de-force album, Crying For Hope, which simultaneously reaches back into funk history while establishing a new standard for modern-day recording techniques. Each individual ...

By Ronnie Littlejohn Pax Ahimsa Gethen / Wikimedia Commons An esteemed member of New Orleans’s musical royalty, George Porter Jr. founded The Meters in 1965 alongside Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste. Known as one of the progenitors of funk, The Meters became the house band for Allen Toussaint’s recording label, backing recordings by Dr. John, Lee Dorsey, Earl King, Robert Palmer and Patty Labelle’s No. 1 hit Lady Marmalade. They toured with the Rolling Stones and influenced a variety of artists including Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, the Red Hot Chili Pepper...