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Nolan Porter
Nolan Frederick Porter
American singer (1949-2021)
Biography
Nolan Frederick Porter (May 10, 1949 – February 4, 2021) was an American R&B singer and songwriter who recorded two albums and six singles in the early 1970s. His best known song is "Keep On Keeping On", which became popular on the northern soul scene. In 1978 the band Joy Division used the guitar riff from Porter's song for their song "Interzone" on their debut album Unknown Pleasures.
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Songs written
- If I Could Only Be Surewriter1972 · 18 releases
- I Like What You Givewriter1972 · 3 releases
- Keep on Keepin’ Onwriter1972 · 3 releases
Songs recorded
- If I Could Only Be Sure7 versions
- Crazy Love2 versions
- I Like What You Give2 versions
- Keep On Keeping On2 versions
- Oh Baby2 versions
- Somebody’s Cryin’2 versions
- Somebody’s Gone2 versions
- Tracing Paper2 versions
- Work It Out in the Morning2 versions
- Alive
- Burn Down the Cornfield
- Crazy Love (mono single mix)
- Don’t Make Me Color My Black Face Blue
- Don’t Make Me Color My Black Face Blue (mono single mix)
- Fe Fi Fo Fum
- Funky L.A. (mono single mix)
- Funky L.A. (stereo LP mix)
- Groovin’ (Out on Life)
- Groovin’ (Out on Life) (mono single mix)
- Gwendolyn
- Gwendolyn (mono single mix)
- I Like What You Give (mono single mix)
- If Only I Could Be Sure
- Iron Out the Rough Spots
- Keep On Keeping On (mono single mix)
- Keep on Keepin’ On
- Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield
- Lying Down (radio edit)
- Right Track
- Singer Man
- Somebody’s Cryin’ (live) (mono single mix)
- Somebody’s Gone (mix #1)
- Street Scene
- The Fifth One
- Travelin’ Song
- What Would You Do If I Did That to You
- What Would You Do If I Did That to You (mono single mix)
Albums
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