Any Billy Porter fans out there?

I love his song "Love is on the way", which was later covered by Celine Dion.

AWYEAH !

I Am A Spy iz ma SAWNG !

Have you heard his 2nd cd "At the corner of broadway + soul" Wow! what an album.

Nice voice. Kind of a drama queen.

brotherwoo said:

No , but thanx 4 the tip

I just found his site

www.billyporter.com

100MPH said:

Listening now. Thanks.

"I am a Spy" is nice, but it's so Braxton.
"I'll Do Anything" has the potential. Would love to hear someone else do this.

anon said:

Yeah , maybe .
But i won't expect from The Braxtons that they add that jazz-saxophone in the mix .
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And the sphere in "Spy" is more subtle (imo)
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100MPH said:

maybe not...but you can find lovely thin synthy string parts.
Seriously, I like it!. Spy is kinda clever too.

anon said:

Yeah , and there's indeed some similarity to "So Many Ways" in there .
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The brother's got serious vocal skills. That will turn some folks off around here.
On the Untitled project there are well written songs, good production, mature approach, no profanity...guaranteed to fail.

Standouts:
The Real Me
Use Me
True Love
I Am A Spy
You Need Lovin'
King of the World

The Broadwayesque approach and religious themes won't appeal to some, but for the "you've gotta look for it" crowd, this is a definite find.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Not only can this man outright sing,he puts on a show that will leave you awe struck. He is in my opinion an artist that you must see live. I was at the live recording of his 2nd cd (and his follow up performances) and believe me his albums do not capture the soul of this man. He is truly gifted.

brotherwoo said:

Wasn't hip to him until you posted this thread. Thanks for that.
He will definitely get added to my collection and will be on the lookout for a live performance.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

You know there's a Dreamgirls connection to everything for me, right? He's featured on this recording (while he was sick with a cold, no ess)...



...along with Heather Hedley (who gets mentioned here often), Audrey McDonald ( who, despite her record-setting back-to-back Tony wins, inexplicably never gets mentioned here), Lilias White (another great vocal talent) and others.



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I went to college with Billy. He was friends with my roommate freshman year (Dakota Moon's Ty Taylor) so I'd bump into him every so often and talk. He's a really nice guy. He's had a lot of struggles in his life. I went to see his one man performance last year here in NYC where he laid it all out for everyone. I give him much respect for overcoming all the hurdles that were thrown at him.

sextonseven said:

Excellent. Wonder what he's up to now?

I just listened to The Real Me again.
You can almost hear the "struggles" in his voice.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Billy Porter is a frequent performer at Joe's Pub in NYC. I receive their e-mails every week detailing all their upcoming shows. That's a great place to start. You may also try Playbill.com.I said this earlier, Billy Porter is someone to see live. He is wonderful.

brotherwoo said:

I went to two of his Joe's Pub performances last year. Amazing.

I went to two of his shows last year. I took my best friend and his wife and they were in complete awe of Billy. They could not stop smiling. I of course was completely wipe out after his show.(cheering,laughing,crying,etc) Billy is a wonderful artist.I would love to meet him.