Tiran Porter

Tiran Porter (born September 26, 1948 ) is a rock singer and bassist , who was best known as a member of the Doobie Brothers .

biography

Porter joined the Doobies in 1971, replacing Dave Shogren , who had recently dropped out . He made his debut on Toulouse Street the next year and stayed for a number of other albums until the band split up in 1982. But in 1986 he was back at the reunion. In 1995 Porter's solo debut Playing to an Empty House was released on Thunderbird , followed shortly by Themes One .

Discography

solo

• Playing to an Empty House (1995 on Thunderbird)
• Themes One (1995 on TH)

With the Doobie Brothers

• Toulouse Street (1972)
• The Captain and Me (1973)
• What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974)
• Stampede (1975)
• Takin 'It to the Streets (1976)
• Livin 'on the Fault Line (1977)
• Minute by Minute (1978)
• One Step Closer (1980)
• Cycles (1989)
• Brotherhood (1991)
• Doobie's Choice (2002)

As a studio musician for other performers

• Another Passenger (1976 with Carly Simon )
• Chunky Novi & Ernie (1976 with Chunky Novi & Ernie )
• Radioland (1980 with Nicolette Larson )
• Life Is Like That (1996 with the Jerry Miller Band )

Web links

• Tiran Porter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Tiran Porter at Allmusic (English)
• Tiran Porter at Discogs (English)