George Porter Jr., 4 September | Event in Ann Arbor | AllEvents

George Porter Jr.

Blue LLama Jazz Club and Restaurant

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Thu, 04 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm

314 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI

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Thu, 04 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm (EDT)

314 S. Main St.

314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2108, United States

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George Porter Jr.
Show 1: Doors 6PM, Show 7PM
Show 2: Doors 8:45PM, Show 9:30PM

New Orleans music royalty and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient 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 with Sly & The Family Stone and Parliament Funkadelic, The Meters carved their own place in history with syncopated polyrhythms and grooves inherited from New Orleans’ deep African musical roots. Porter’s heavy pockets and fat notes created the rubbery bass lines behind anthems like “Cissy Strut” off the group’s self-titled 1969 debut — The Meters’ greatest commercial single that reached No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Meters became the house band for Allen Toussaint’s recording label and studio in New Orleans, backing records for Dr. John, Paul McCartney, Lee Dorsey, Earl King, Robert Palmer and Patty Labelle’s No. 1 hit, “Lady Marmalade”. They toured with the Rolling Stones and influenced everyone from Led Zeppelin and Bob Marley to the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beastie Boys. Porter’s rhythmic work with drummer Modeliste became the building block behind scores from hip-hop artists A Tribe Called Quest, Run DMC, N.W.A. and Queen Latifah, all of whom sampled The Meters.


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George Porter Jr., 4 September | Event in Ann Arbor | AllEvents
George Porter Jr.
Thu, 04 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm