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- Birth nameDavid Dixon Porter
- David Porter was born on November 21, 1941 in the USA. He is a composer, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Tank Girl (1995) and Baby Driver (2017).
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 9, 2005 in New York City alongside Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, Bill Withers, John Fogerty, Steve Cropper and longtime collaborator Isaac Hayes.
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 9, 2005 in New York City alongside Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, Bill Withers, John Fogerty, Steve Cropper and longtime collaborator Isaac Hayes.
- Friends with Maurice White.
- In 2012, Porter founded The Consortium MMT, a 501(c) non-profit with the goal of developing a viable music industry in Memphis through structured teaching, experience and mentorship.
- The December 14, 2015, edition of Rolling Stone magazine listed him as one of the 100 greatest songwriters of all time.
- [on Solomon Burke] We've lost a great entertainer in Solomon, someone who never got his just due.
- Guys like Jackie Wilson, Clyde McPhatter, Joe Tex, Solomon Burke - when you hear them sing that first note, you instantly know who it is.
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