{"id":4634,"date":"2014-03-04T18:53:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T23:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4634"},"modified":"2014-03-04T18:53:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T23:53:45","slug":"nf-porter-keep-on-keeping-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4634","title":{"rendered":"NF Porter – Keep On Keeping On"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nolan Porter<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Listen\/Download NF Porter – Keep On Keeping On <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Greetings all<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you \u2013 like moi<\/em> \u2013 spends an inordinate amount of time listening to, thinking about, researching and digging for music, it is easy to become jaded, or at least top have your senses dulled to a certain degree.<\/p>\n

As a result, it\u2019s easy to miss some of the subtler wonders out there, which is why you have to engage in periodic reappraisal.<\/p>\n

That said, the other side of the coin is that the truly remarkable records cut through that fog in remarkable ways.<\/p>\n

I first heard NF Porter\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Keep On Keeping On\u2019 years ago when it was included on a comp of favorites from the storied Golden Torch soul club in the UK.<\/p>\n

That collecting included a lot of amazing records, but none stood out more starkly than \u2018Keep on Keeping On\u2019.<\/p>\n

It\u2019sone of those records that I have often found myself spinning repeatedly, letting the vibe sink in a little more deeply with each play.<\/p>\n

Recorded in 1971 by Nolan Porter (billed at different times as Nolan, NF Porter,<\/strong> and Frederick II<\/strong>), the record made it into the R&B Top 40 at the end of 1971, Porter\u2019s second such hit that year.<\/p>\n

Porter came up in Southern California, getting his start as a classical singer, before meeting producer Gabriel Mekler\u2019s<\/strong> sister while in college.<\/p>\n

Mekler signed him to his Lizard label, where he would record the \u2018No Apologies\u2019 LP in 1971*.<\/p>\n

Porter was backed in the studio by various and sundry members of the Mothers of Invention<\/strong> and Little Feat<\/strong> (Lowell George, Jimmy Carl Black<\/strong> and Roy Estrada<\/strong>) as well as Johnny Guitar Watson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Keep On Keeping On\u2019 – co-written by Porter and Richie Flowers<\/strong> but originally only credited to the latter \u2013 is a record of unique power.<\/p>\n

Though Porter\u2019s delivery is purely soulful, there is an underlying foundation of rock and even psychedelia to the song (dig the backward guitar) that imbues it with a certain darkness.<\/p>\n

The ominous, propulsive rhythm guitar and the tom-toms create a thick, often thunderous platform from which Porter launches his high tenor into the stratosphere.<\/p>\n

Its strong beat has made is a perennial favorite with the Northern Soul crowd, as is his (much rarer\/more expensive\/excellent) 1972 ABC single \u2018If I Could Only Be Sure\u2019 (a US R&B Top 30 hit).<\/p>\n

Porter recently ended a long, self-imposed retirement to return to the stage in the US and the UK, and recent video demonstrates that he is still in fine voice.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig this amazing record, and I\u2019ll see you all on Friday<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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*Porter would also compose \u2018Funky LA\u2019 for labelmates Paul Humphrey and the Cool Aid Chemists<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Also, the brand new Funky16Corners ‘Keep Calm and Stay Funky’ stickers have arrived!<\/strong> The stickers are 4″ x 3″ and printed on high quality, glossy stock.<\/strong> They are $2.00 each, with free shipping in the US ($2.00 per order shipping outside of the US).<\/strong> Click here to go to the ordering page.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Also, make sure that you check out the links below to the Be The Match Foundation and POAC (click on the logos for more info).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PS Head over to Iron Leg too.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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