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Bobbye Hall Porter

also recorded as Bobbye Hall

real name Bobbye Jean Hall

Bobbye Hall Porter is credited on 632 releases across 74 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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632

Credits

74

Albums

6

Decades active

619

In collections

Biography

American percussionist, born in 1950 in Detroit, Michigan (USA) where, still in her teens, she performed uncredited on many Motown records. Lived in Europe for a couple of years, then moved to Los Angeles where she became an in demand session musician. She has worked with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor (opens in a new tab) to name a few. She has also released one solo album, viz. Body Language For Lovers (1977).
Bobbye Hall became while she was married to Joe Porter.

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Credited work

632 releases · 74 albums · active 1971–2026

  • Performance · 1,134
  • Other credits · 1

Studios: Warner Bros. Recording Studios · Record Plant, Sausalito · A&M Studios · The Burbank Studios

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