Bill Porter, Sound Engineer for Elvis Presley’s Early RCA Sessions, Dies at 79

Bill Porter, the sound engineer whose credits include Elvis Presley 's early RCA sessions and a role in the lush "Nashville Sound" of the 1960s, died on Wednesday (July 7). He was 79. Porter also worked as the chief engineer for Chet Atkins , and both men are often cited for their contributions to the Nashville Sound that started in the late 1950s.

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