Tiran Calvin Porter (born September 26, 1948) is an American bass and guitar player, vocalist and composer, best known as a member of The Doobie Brothers...

Tiran may refer to: Tiran and Karvan County, county in Isfahan Province, Iran, with its capital Tiran Tiran, Iran, a city in Isfahan Province, Iran Tiran...

long-serving members of the band include guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, bassist Tiran Porter and drummers John Hartman, Michael Hossack, and Keith Knudsen. Johnston...

tracks for 1972's follow-up Toulouse Street, Shogren was replaced by Tiran Porter and Michael Hossack was added as a second drummer in December 1971. The...

for a while.". "For Someone Special" was written by bassist Tiran Porter for Johnston. Porter both wrote and sang lead on the track. The Doobie Brothers...

by Warner Bros. Records. It was the band's first album with bassist Tiran Porter and also the first with drummer Michael Hossack to augment existing drummer...

Patrick Simmons – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars Tiran Porter – backing vocals, bass John Hartman – drums, percussion Michael Hossack...

also marked the final appearances on a Doobie Brothers album by bassist Tiran Porter and original drummer John Hartman. Four of the ten tracks were written...

electric pianos, organ, clavinet, synthesizer, lead and backing vocals Tiran Porter – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Need a Lady" Keith Knudsen –...

includes an extra bridge that the band added themselves. In 2007, bassist Tiran Porter claimed that the idea of adding a slow bridge was his, including the...