David Porter is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Porter was a 2005 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee with catalog sales exceeding 300 million units. He is best known for songwriting credits including Sam & Dave's "Soul Man", Mariah Carey "Dreamlover", Will Smith's "Get Jiggy Wit It", Sam and Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'", and Biggie Smalls "Who Shot Ya?". He is also founder of Memphis-based The Consortium MMT. Porter has over 1700 songwriter/composer credits for a range of artists including Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Celine Dion, Otis Redding, Drake, ZZ Top, Tom Jones, Ted Nugent, Bonnie Raitt, Wu-Tang Clan, Eminem, Patsy Cline, Albert King and Eurythmics. 

November 21st, 1941 in Memphis (Age 83)