Bill Porter (audio)
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Bill Porter is a sound engineer who recorded such stars as Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison through the 1960s and 1970s. He also did concert sound for Elvis for seven years in the 1970s.
In one week of 1960, his recordings accounted for 15 of Billboard Magazine's "Top 100," a feat no one has ever matched. Working with legendary guitarist and producer Chet Atkins, Porter became the engineer big name artists wanted to work with, and was influential in creating the Nashville Sound. He recorded a total of 579+ chart records - 49 were top 10, 11 number ones, and 37 were certified gold records.
Porter engineered many of Roy Orbison's greatest hits during this time, including "It's Over," "Only the Lonely," "Running Scared," the iconic ditty, "Oh, Pretty Woman." For Elvis Presley he engineered "Are You Lonesome Tonight," "It's Now or Never," and "Suspiscious Minds." Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax" and Al Hirt's "Java" are other popular Porter recordings.
Porter was the first sound engineer to be inducted into New York's Audio Hall of Fame in 1989.
[edit] Bill Porter's Chart Toppers
These recordings by Bill Porter made it to #1 on the Billboard Chart:
- The Browns - Three Bells (1959)
- The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown (1960)
- Elvis Presley - Stuck on You (1960)
- Elvis Presley - It's Now or Never (1960)
- Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? (1960)
- Elvis Presley - Surrender (1960)
- Roy Orbison - Running Scared (1961)
- Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman (1961)
- Tommy Roe - Sheila" (1962)
- Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm (1962)
- Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (1969)
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