Tiran Porter is one of my “Bass Gods”, just a fantastic fat bass sound.
Watch Tiran Porter working that bass on “China Grove” on Musik Laden in 1974 (in the background - you get to see a little bit of Tiran’s finger playing style - left hand)
The lyrics are a little different and not as good as the radio version - you get to hear Tiran during the guitar solo - a bass run in there too
Looks like Hartmann on the left with Knutsen out of frame on the right except in a couple quick shots and at the very, very end for a half-sec
Patrick Simmons up front, of course with Tom Johnston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTCyO9MpGUM
Speaking of Skunk Baxter, here he is on congas. I thought that might be J.D. Souther on guitar but some think it’s Andrew Gold.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haZPPBJC8Ic
And as long as we’re in the 1970’s - let’s get in some Paul McCartney and Wings with Jimmy McCullough and a great solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEil2e_bUvg
Maybe 1974 too - so maybe McCartney was mad at Nixon for airlifting weapons to save Israel from destruction.