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Black and white portrait of The Doobie Brothers in 1976, with Jeff Skunk Baxter, John Hartman, Patrick Simmons, Keith Knudsen, Tiran Porter, and Michael McDonald at center.
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Tiran Porter

American musician
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Black and white portrait of The Doobie Brothers in 1976, with Jeff Skunk Baxter, John Hartman, Patrick Simmons, Keith Knudsen, Tiran Porter, and Michael McDonald at center.
The Doobie Brothers Members of the Doobie Brothers at a photo session for their 1978 album Minute by Minute: (clockwise from bottom left) Jeff Baxter, John Hartman, Patrick Simmons, Keith Knudsen, Tiran Porter, and Michael McDonald (center).

Tiran Porter is an American musician known for his work as the bassist for the rock band The Doobie Brothers. He joined the band in 1972, replacing Dave Shogren, and contributed to several of their successful albums, including Toulouse Street and The Captain and Me. Porter's tenure with the band was marked by their transition from a blues- and Southern rock-influenced sound to a more commercially appealing soft rock style that gained them significant popularity throughout the 1970s. He was part of the lineup during the band's reunion tours starting in 1987.

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