Robie Porter

Robert George Porter OAM (4 June 1941 – 16 December 2021) was an Australian country and pop-rock musician, producer, and record label owner. He began his career in 1959 performing under the stage name Rob E.G., recording lap steel guitar instrumentals and covers of country-style vocals. On the local Sydney music charts, he achieved four top ten hits, including two No. 1 hits with "Si Senor" and "55 Days at Peking". From 1970, Porter operated the independent record label Sparmac and produced three LPs for Daddy Cool. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the music industry as a producer, writer and performer".