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Porter Grainger

Porter Grainger is credited on 1,032 releases across 353 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,032

Credits

353

Albums

8

Decades active

140

In collections

Biography

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American jazz pianist, bandleader and songwriter in the early of 20th century.
Born: October 22, 1891 in Bowling Green, Kentucky - died: 1954 (or) 1955 (not confirmed).
Aka Harold Gray, he worked with Bob Ricketts (pianist) and the blues singers Viola McCoy, Clara Smith, Victoria Spivey, Mamie Smith and Bessie Smith.
His orchestra, the Get Happy Band is known for having made eight recordings. In the 1940s his traces are lost.

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Credited work

1,032 releases · 353 albums · active 1951–2024

  • Performance · 1,279
  • Other credits · 29
  • Production · 2

Studios: Nola Recording Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · The Roxy · MoWest Studios

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