Nolan Porter

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Nolan Frederick Porter (born May 10, 1949 in Los Angeles) is an American R&B singer and songwriter[1] who recorded two albums and six singles in the early 1970s. His best known song is "Keep On Keeping On", a northern soul track popularized in 1978 by the Manchester and Salford band Joy Division when they used the guitar riff from Porter's song for their "Interzone" Based in Los Angeles, Porter's first recorded song (as Nolan) was a version of Van Morrison's "Crazy Love" released on the Lizard label in 1971. Two other 45s were released on Lizard, including "Keep On Keeping On" before he switched to the larger imprint ABC for two final 45 releases. The first of these, "If I Could Only Be Sure" was covered by Paul Weller and released on his Studio 150 album in 2004 and would become a popular song in UK northern soul dance halls. Porter also recorded "Groovin' (Out On Life)" as Frederick II on Gabriel Mekler's Vulture label and earned a small R&B hit.[3] Porter is also married to Frank Zappa's sister Candy.[4] Porter has released two albums. The first, No Apologies, appeared in 1970 on Mekler's Lizard imprint and features songs by Steve Cropper, Booker T Jones and Randy Newman as well as Porter originals. The musicians for much of the album consisted of former members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention.[5] Lowell George contributes guitar parts. Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau said: "A black singer whose idiom is

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No Apologies

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SoulBoy - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Go-Go-Go

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Northern Soul: 20 Original Classics Volume 2

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Scooterist Soul

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Allnighter - The Sound Of Northern Soul In The New Millenium

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Northern & Modern Soul Feber Andres Lokko

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Allnighter

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SoulBoy

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The ABC's Of Soul, Vol. 2 (Classics From The ABC Records Catalog 1969-1974)

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VA - Scooterist Soul

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