Robie Porter

Not to be confused with Robyn Porter.

Robie Porter
Birth nameRobert George Porter
Also known asRob E.G.
Born(1941-06-04)4 June 1941
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died16 December 2021(2021-12-16) (aged 80)
GenresCountry, pop rock
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, record label founder
InstrumentLap steel guitar
Years active1959–2019?
LabelsRex, Festival, Sparmac, Wizard, Musique

Robert George Porter OAM (4 June 1941 – 16 December 2021) was an Australian country and pop-rock musician, producer and record label owner.[1][2]

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".[3] From 1970, Porter ran an independent record label, Sparmac, and produced three LPs for Daddy Cool.[2][4][5][6]

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".[7]

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  2. ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed. "Rob E G". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Producers & Engineers – Robie Porter". Milesago. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  4. ^ Kimball, Duncan. "Daddy Cool". Milesago: Australasian Music & Popular Culture 1964–1975. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Daddy Cool". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  6. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Robie Porter". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. ^ "PORTER, Robert George". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 10 June 2018.