He is a bass player and singer-songwriter born in New
Orleans, Louisiana.During the
1965 he became a founding member of the funk group The Meters with Art
Neville and over the years it saw disbandment in 1977, re-union in 1989 and
renaming themselves as The Funky Meters.Throughout this whole time he has remained a member but
also has been heard performing with Deep Fried, New Orleans Social Club,
The Trio with Johnny Vidacovich and his own bands Runnin' Pardners and
Porter Bastiste Stoltz.As a
session musician he has been much in demand by many top artists and has
been called upon to perform with singers such as Tori Amos, Jimmy Buffett,
David Byrne, Willy DeVille, Lee Dorsey, Dr. John, Patti Labelle, Paul
McCartney, Robert Palmer, Robbie Robertson, Allen Toussaint and many
others.Albums he has appeared
on include his own It's Life, Runnin' Partner, Searchin' For a Joyride,
Funk This and Funk 'n' Go NutsCaught a Lite Sneeze by
Tori Amos, Uh-Oh by David Byrne, She by Harry Connick Jr., Desitively
Bonnaroo by Dr. John, and also Victory Mixture by Willy DeVille,
Alligator Lips & Dirty Rice by Albert King, Something Silver
by LaBelle, Look-Ka Py Py, Fire on the Bayou and Struttin' by
The Meters, Ultimate Collection by Aaron Neville, Sing Me Back
Home by New Orleans Social Club, Addictions, Vol. 2 by Robert
Palmer, Expanding the Funkin' Universe by Porter Batiste Stoltz and Southern
Nights by Allen Toussaint. .According to Stef Scarmado of Sirius Radio the song "3 String George"
by Gov't Mule was named for him for the fact that his first bass guitar was
missing a string.
