George Porter Jr

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient,  George Porter Jr - named one of the 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time by Rolling Stone, emerges from quarantine with a powerful new album that speaks to struggle, perseverance, comfort and rejuvenation. George Porter Jr. and his Runnin’ Pardners released 'Crying for Hope,' via Controlled Substance Sound Labs/Color Red on double vinyl, CD and all digital platforms.  The album is a 12-track reminder that music is the ultimate requital — and funk is the groove that keeps on giving.

New Orleans music 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 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.