David Porter

American record producer, songwriter and singer
Person human Q664909
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David Porter

Summary

David Porter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Memphis[2]. He was born on November 21, 1941[3]. He worked as a pianist[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], and singer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • David Porter's place of birth was Memphis[2].
  • David Porter was born on November 21, 1941[3].
  • David Porter held citizenship in United States[9].
  • David Porter worked as a pianist[4].
  • David Porter worked as a songwriter[5].
  • David Porter worked as a record producer[6].
  • David Porter's professions included singer[7].
  • David Porter was educated at Booker T. Washington High School[10].
  • David Porter was educated at LeMoyne–Owen College[11].
  • David Porter received the Songwriters Hall of Fame[12].
  • David Porter is recorded as male[13].
  • David Porter's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • David Porter's genre is rhythm and blues[15].
  • David Porter's record label is recorded as Stax Records[16].
  • David Porter is part of Isaac Hayes & David Porter[17].
  • David Porter's family name is recorded as Porter[18].
  • David Porter's given name is recorded as David[19].
  • David Porter's pseudonym is recorded as Kenny Cain[20].
  • David Porter's pseudonym is recorded as Little David[21].
  • David Porter's instrument is recorded as piano[22].
  • David Porter's partner in business or sport is recorded as Isaac Hayes[23].
  • David Porter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • David Porter's start of work period is recorded as 1962[25].
  • David Porter's copyright representative is recorded as Broadcast Music, Inc.[26].
  • David Porter's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-11-21[30]

  • Community tags: rock and indie[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f072fd2b-1ffa-4e54-a4c4-678741234ee2[32]

Body

Origins and Family

David Porter was born in Memphis[2]. He was born on November 21, 1941[3].

Education

Educated at Booker T. Washington High School[10], a high school[33], in United States[34], founded in 1873[35] and LeMoyne–Owen College[11], a historically black college or university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1968[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], and singer[7].

Recognition

David Porter received the Songwriters Hall of Fame[12].

Why It Matters

David Porter ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was David Porter born?

Born in Memphis[2], David Porter…

What did David Porter do for work?

David Porter worked as pianist[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], and singer[7].

Where did David Porter go to school?

David Porter was educated at Booker T. Washington High School[10] and LeMoyne–Owen College[11].

What awards did David Porter receive?

Honors received include Songwriters Hall of Fame[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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