1. Jody Porter was born on May 25,1969 and is an American musician.
11 Facts About Jody Porter
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Jody Porter was the lead guitarist of Grammy Award-nominated power pop band Fountains of Wayne.
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Jody Porter was then asked by his friend Adam Schlesinger, who had already been brought into The Belltower briefly, to join his newly formed band Fountains of Wayne before their self-titled Atlantic debut.
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Jody Porter continued with Fountains of Wayne through their 1999 release, Utopia Parkway.
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Jody Porter once fronted the short-lived New York-based alternative band The Astrojet.
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In 2002, The Astrojet recorded a 6 track EP of Jody Porter-penned songs entitled, The Mile Low Club.
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Jody Porter has been credited on albums playing bass, keyboards and drums in addition to vocals and guitar.
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In 2008, Jody Porter finished work on his debut solo album, Close to the Sun.
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Jody Porter has used an arsenal of vintage guitars over the years, most notably a three pick-up Les Paul Custom, several early '60s Fender Jazzmasters, Fender Telecaster various vintage Gretsch models, and more recently a '57 Les Paul Junior that belonged to his father and a new signature guitar.
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Jody Porter's signature guitar is a SchoolHoused BeachBlaster which consists of a surf green finish and 3-Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta humbuckers.
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Jody Porter was married to musician and actress Britta Phillips, but the couple later divorced.