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Bobbye Hall

also recorded as Bobbye Hall Porter

real name Bobbye Jean Hall

Bobbye Hall is credited on 2,526 releases across 371 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,526

Credits

371

Albums

6

Decades active

1,581

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Note: if credited with the last name Porter please use the Bobbye Hall Porter profile.
American percussionist, born in 1950 in Detroit, Michigan (USA) where, still in her teens, she performed uncredited on many Motown records. Lived in Europe for a couple of years, then moved to Los Angeles where she became an in-demand session musician. She has worked with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor (opens in a new tab) to name a few. She has also released one solo album, viz. Body Language For Lovers (1977). Often credited as Ms. Bobbye Hall and even as Bobby Hall. Since her marriage to Joe Porter she has sometimes been credited as Bobbye Hall Porter or Bobbye Porter Hall.

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Credited work

2,526 releases · 371 albums · active 1970–2026

  • Performance · 4,009
  • Other credits · 390

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · The Sound Factory · A&M Studios · Sunset Sound

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