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Bob Porter (born 20 June 1940) is an American record producer, discographer, writer, and radio presenter. He has been responsible for reissuing many classic blues and jazz recordings, and in 2009 was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. He was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts.〔(Biographical note ), Allmusic.com.〕 Since the 1960s he has produced over 200 albums of jazz and blues music, first working as reissue producer for Savoy Records, 1975-80, and then Atlantic Records, 1986-91.〔( Profile at Jazz88 FM ).〕 He has subsequently worked for many other record labels. It has been said that "The result of his painstaking efforts is the restoration of much of the 20th century's most indelible music, now preserved for future generations and sounding better than ever before."〔 In 1981, he started broadcasting ''Portraits In Blue'', a syndicated radio program covering blues, R&B and soul music which he launched at WBGO in Newark, New Jersey.〔( Biographical note at Blues Hall of Fame ).〕 He received the 1986 W C Handy Award for Keeping the Blues Alive in public radio, as well as many other awards. He has five Grammy nominations, and won in 1980 for his liner notes for ''The Complete Charlie Parker'' on Savoy, and in 1986 as Re-issue producer for ''Atlantic Rhythm & Blues''. He is a past member of the nominating committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has been one of the MCs of the Chicago Blues Festival since 1990. He has written for a wide variety of magazines including ''Down Beat'' and ''Cash Box'', and has written liner notes for more than three hundred albums of jazz and blues. He has also contributed expertise to organizations including the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.〔〔 See ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Porter (record producer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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