Robie Porter
Robie Porter | |
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| Also known as | Rob E.G. |
| Born | Robert George Porter 4 June 1941 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 16 December 2021 (aged 80) |
| Genres | Country, pop rock |
| Occupations | Musician, producer, record label founder |
| Instrument | Lap steel guitar |
| Years active | 1959–2019? |
| Labels | Rex, Festival, Sparmac, Wizard, Musique |
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Robert George Porter OAM (4 June 1941 – 16 December 2021) was an Australian country and pop-rock musician, producer and record label owner.
Beginning in 1959, he performed under the stage name Rob E.G. and recorded lap steel guitar instrumentals or covers of country-style vocals. On the local Sydney music charts, he provided four top ten hits including two No. 1 hits with "Si Senor" and "55 Days at Peking". From 1970, Porter ran an independent record label, Sparmac, and produced three LPs for Daddy Cool.
Porter received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) at the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the music industry as a producer, writer and performer".