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Gregory Porter

Jazz
Funk
Soul music
Born on November 4, 1971 in Sacramento, California and raised in Bakersfield, Gregory Porter was one of seven children. Enchanted by his mother's Nat King Cole records, he grew up immersed in gospel, jazz music and sports. He won an athletic scholarship to San Diego State University, but his promising football career was cut short by a shoulder injury, His mother Ruth, who died of cancer when he was 21, urged him to concentrate on music instead. Mentored by pianist/sax player Kamau Kenyatta, he moved to Brooklyn in 2004 where he worked as a chef at a restaurant and also sang regu...
Songs
If Love Is Overrated
If Love Is OverratedGregory Porter

All Rise

5:53

Hey Laura
Hey LauraGregory Porter

Liquid Spirit

3:19

Liquid Spirit
Liquid SpiritGregory Porter

Liquid Spirit

3:36

It Don't Matter
It Don't MatterRobert Glasper, Ledisi and Gregory Porter

Black Radio III

5:27

Be Good (Lion's Song)
Be Good (Lion's Song)Gregory Porter

Be Good

6:26

Water Under Bridges
Water Under BridgesGregory Porter

Live in Berlin

3:31

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