![]() ![]() In May 1974, she performed again at Carnegie Hall, this time backing James Taylor, a follow-up to appearing on two of his albums. Bobbye Hall" and from that time forward, Hall was known as Ms. During this tour Hall asked King to stop introducing her as "Little Bobbye from Detroit". She toured with Carole King in May–June 1973 after having participated on two of King's studio albums. 1 hit " Lean On Me", and his Live at Carnegie Hall album. Hall recorded several albums with Bill Withers, including his No. She also played on the Gene Clark album, White Light, of the same year. Her first studio gig behind a full rock drum kit was with Chris Ethridge on his 1971 album L.A. Already a veteran player by May 1971, she was featured on congas in the studio video of the Temptations doing " Sorry Is A Sorry Word", and she added her bongo skills to Marvin Gaye's " Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)". She moved to Los Angeles in 1970 where she was one of the few female session musicians in a male-dominated profession, a sometime associate of the Funk Brothers and the so-called Wrecking Crew. She lived in Europe for a few years during which time she changed the spelling of her name from Bobby to Bobbye, to distinguish herself as a woman percussionist and as a unique musician. Using bongos, congas and other percussion, she played uncredited on many Motown recordings in the 1960s. While playing at the 20 Grand nightclub in 1961 she was approached by Motown arranger Paul Riser to play on a recording session. ![]() He also represented the county in a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match against Hertfordshire.Bobbye Jean Hall is an American percussionist who has recorded with a variety of rock, soul, blues and jazz artists, and has appeared on 20 songs that reached the top ten in the Billboard Hot 100.Įarly career, work for Motown and move to Los Angeles īobbye Jean Hall was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began her career there playing percussion in nightclubs while still in her teens. During the 2005 season, he represented the county in 5 Championship matches, the last of which came against Dorset. His debut for the county came in the Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 12.75, with best figures of 4/51. In his 2 matches, he scored a total of 119 runs at an average of 59.50, while in the field he took a single catch. In his only match for the Board, he scored his career high List A score, by making 96 runs. The following season he represented the Surrey Cricket Board in a single List A match against the Gloucestershire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002. In 2001, he represented Surrey in a single List A match against Northamptonshire. In the field, he took 7 catches, while with the ball he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 34.33, with best figures of 3/50. In his 12 career first-class matches, he scored 522 runs at a batting average of 26.10, with 4 half centuries and a high score of 96. His final first-class match came for a British Universities team against the touring Sri Lankans. From 2000 to 2002, he represented the University in 9 first-class matches, the last of which came against Northamptonshire. Porter made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Somerset in 2000. Porter is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. Joseph James Porter (born ) is an English cricketer. ![]()
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