![]() Though not the artistic and creative tour-de-force that Renaissance was, Do It Baby was, nevertheless, still a solid sophomore effort, again featuring several tunes from noted composers, such as Leon Ware, Freddie Perren, Willie Hutch, (all of whom also contributed to their previous Renaissance album), actor/songwriter Clifton Davis, Arthur "T-Boy" Ross ( Diana's brother), Tony Hiller, and Christine Yarian. The obvious difference in the chart placings of the two albums was because, while Renaissance had no hit singles, this album had the advantage of being fronted by the Miracles' first big hit with Griffin, the million-selling title track, " Do It Baby", which proved to the world that The Miracles could indeed have big hits without Smokey Robinson, and that they had not "dropped off the map", as many music critics had predicted they would. The album's cover is a humorous cartoon drawing by Frank Frezzo that depicts the four Miracles, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, Ron White, and Billy Griffin onstage, performing the "Miracle" of parting a "Red Sea" of concert-goers. 41 on the Billboard pop albums chart and No. While the group's first album with Griffin, Renaissance (which was executive-produced by Robinson), was critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful, "Do It Baby" was much more successful, reaching No. This was the first-ever Miracles album which had absolutely no creative input from Robinson whatsoever. It was noted as the second album by the group featuring new lead singer Billy Griffin, after the departure of original Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson two years earlier. Grove Jazz online." Do It Baby" (TS334), was a 1974 R&B album by The Miracles issued on Motown's Tamla subsidiary label. He died in Los Angeles at age 76.ĭiscography As sideman With B.B. However, he toured Europe in 1978 and still played in the 1980s. ![]() He played less later in his life and concentrated on the business aspects of music, working for musicians' unions in the 1970s. He and Mike Porter collaborated in Canada in 1964. He did further touring as a bandleader in the 1950s, and freelanced in California in the 1960s. Much of the material released on the label was recorded in Porter's basement, and he did a fair bit of songwriting for the releases in addition to recording duties. In 1951, Porter founded the label Combo Records, which was active until 1961 and released R&B and doo wop releases in addition to some jazz. He held a residency at the Norbo Grill in 1950. He led his own band at the Down Beat Room Cafe in Los Angeles from late 1947, and also led an all-female ensemble which toured the American South in 1949. After his discharge he played with Benny Carter, Fats Waller, Noble Sissle, Fletcher Henderson, Lionel Hampton (1945–46), Horace Henderson, Benny Goodman (briefly in 1947), and Mel Powell (1947). There he found work playing with Cee Pee Johnson, Slam Stewart, and Slim Gaillard he served in the military in 1942-43 playing in a band at Camp Lockett, near San Diego. He played locally in the San Francisco Bay Area between 19, playing with Melvin Parks, Lionel Hampton, and Saunders King before moving to Los Angeles in 1940. ![]() ![]() Jake Vernon Haven Porter (Aug– March 25, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter and record producer.īorn in Oakland, California, Porter started playing violin at age seven and switched to cornet at nine. ![]()
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