Roy Porter

American jazz drummer
Born July 30, 1923, Walsenburg, Colorado
Died January 25, 1998, Los Angeles, USA.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1944. Performed with in 1946 when he was based on the West Coast. Led a group consisting of 17 beboppers in the period 1948-50 featuring and , which recorded for . Intermittently musically active in the following years, though in the 1970s, led the .