Robert George Porter was an Australian country and pop-rock musician, producer and record label owner.
10 Facts About Robie Porter
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From 1970, Robie Porter ran an independent record label, Sparmac, and produced three LPs for Daddy Cool.
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Robie Porter received the Medal of the Order of Australia at the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the music industry as a producer, writer and performer".
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Robie Porter was born in 1941 and raised in Ashfield, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney.
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In 1961, Robie Porter received severe spinal injuries in a car accident, he adapted his playing style and continued to record.
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In 1970, Robie Porter was back in Australia where he purchased a controlling share of independent record label Sparmac.
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Robie Porter recorded three of his own singles for Sparmac before focusing on managing and promoting bands and producing records.
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In 1973, Robie Porter started a new label, Wizard, in partnership with Steve Binder, Daddy Cool and Springfield.
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Robie Porter returned to the US to live and worked in television production and as a horse breeder.
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Robie Porter died after suffering from dementia on 16 December 2021 at the age of 80.