▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Chart ▁performance ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁albums ▁Category : And rew ▁Pet erson ▁( mus ician ) ▁albums ▁Category : Cent ric ity ▁Music ▁albums <0x0A> </s> ▁Tir an ▁Cal vin ▁Por ter ▁( born ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁bass ▁and ▁guitar ▁player , ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁composer , ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Do ob ie ▁Brothers ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Por ter ▁graduated ▁from ▁Le uz inger ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Law nd ale , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁rose ▁to ▁fame ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Do ob ie ▁Brothers , ▁replacing ▁bass ist ▁Dave ▁Sh og ren ▁on ▁their ▁second ▁album ▁Toul ouse ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁His ▁vocals ▁were ▁mostly ▁restricted ▁to ▁the ▁background ▁in ▁the ▁studio , ▁although ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁sang ▁" For ▁Some one ▁Special " ▁( a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁ill ▁band le ader ▁Tom ▁John ston ) ▁to ▁Tak in ' ▁It ▁To ▁The ▁Stre ets ▁( 1 9 7 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁cre atively ▁sync op ated ▁" Ne ed ▁A ▁Lady " ▁to ▁Liv in ' ▁On ▁The ▁F ault ▁Line ▁( 1 9 7 7 ). ▁In ▁concert , ▁Por ter ▁usually ▁performed ▁lead ▁vocals ▁on