Bob Porter

Blues and jazz record producer, discographer, writer, and radio presenter (1940–2021)
Person human Q888193
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Bob Porter

Summary

Bob Porter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wellesley[2]. He was born on June 20, 1940[3]. He passed away in Northvale[4]. He died on April 10, 2021[5]. He worked as a radio personality[6], music journalist[7], record producer[8], and composer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Bob Porter's place of birth was Wellesley[2].
  • Bob Porter died in Northvale[4].
  • Bob Porter was born on June 20, 1940[3].
  • Bob Porter died on April 10, 2021[5].
  • Bob Porter held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was Bob Porter's native language[12].
  • Bob Porter's professions included radio personality[6].
  • Bob Porter worked as a music journalist[7].
  • Bob Porter worked as a record producer[8].
  • Bob Porter worked as a composer[9].
  • Bob Porter's field of work was jazz[13].
  • Bob Porter is recorded as male[14].
  • Bob Porter's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Bob Porter's archives at is recorded as Institute of Jazz Studies[16].
  • The cause of death was esophageal cancer[17].
  • Bob Porter's family name is recorded as Porter[18].
  • Bob Porter's given name is recorded as Bob[19].
  • Bob Porter's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Bob Porter's described by source is recorded as Bob Porter, Jazz Producer and Broadcaster, Dies at 80[21].
  • Bob Porter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Bob Porter's name in native language is recorded as Bob Porter[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1940-06-20[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-04-10[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2fe1794c-1212-43a1-9d0c-270594657558[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Bob Porter was born in Wellesley[2]. He was born on June 20, 1940[3]. English was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include radio personality[6], music journalist[7], record producer[8], and composer[9]. Bob Porter's field of work was jazz[13].

Death and Burial

Bob Porter died on April 10, 2021[5]. He died in Northvale[4]. The cause of death was esophageal cancer[17].

Why It Matters

Bob Porter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Bob Porter born?

Bob Porter was born in Wellesley[2].

Where did Bob Porter die?

Bob Porter died in Northvale[4].

What did Bob Porter do for work?

Bob Porter worked as radio personality[6], music journalist[7], record producer[8], and composer[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . archives.libraries.rutgers.edu. Retrieved . archives.libraries.rutgers.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wbgo.org. wbgo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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