they are celebrating gregory porter.do you want to do with all of this newfound fame that you now have? what journey are you going to take us on with you? this conversation in these records i have made, my second album are a statement of who i am. i look at my lyrica, i realize who i am. i have been consistent. that i have written have not heard the light of day. these are the things i want to say. bequeath, wealthy did so they can remember when love was king. if i have my opportunity to say something, i want to say it. there is a lot of elevation on this project. right. if i'm not project is called liquid spirit. they will eventually get to it. the firstis may be time you heard the name gregory porter, it certainly won't be the last. i claim that right now. good to have you. i am glad to be in it with you. until next time, thanks for watching and keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with former new york m

tonight, a conversation with gregory porter whose classic sound has critics praising him for carrying on the tradition of marvin gaye. and also asd spirit a song writer in his own right. conversation with gregory porter coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: gregory porter had intended to be a linebacker but an injury found him course correcting to music, a decision that is be paying some pretty ne dividends. his cd is titled "liquid spirit." let's take a look at a cut. tavis: i was saying to gregory that it took me about two weeks to get to track five. it took me a couple weeks to get there because i could not get off of track number one. , and thisnds of mine doesn't happen all the time, they called me and messaged me and said there is a brother named gregory porter who you must have on your show. you have a bunch of fans that are friends of mine that you don't even know. you have got to get him. you have got to hear the song. in search of it and i am delighted to have you on the program. tell me about this first tra

tonight, a conversation with gregory porter whose classic sound has critics praising him for carryingn the tradition of marvin gaye. and also asd spirit a song writer in his own right. conversation with gregory porter coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: gregory porter had intended to be a linebacker but an injury found him course correcting to music, a decision that is be paying some pretty ne dividends. his cd is titled "liquid spirit." let's take a look at a cut. ♪ tavis: i was saying to gregory that it took me about two weeks to get to track five. it took me a couple weeks to get there because i could not get off of track number one. , and thisnds of mine doesn't happen all the time, they called me and messaged me and said there is a brother named gregory porter who you must have on your show. you have a bunch of fans that are friends of mine that you don't even know. you have got to get him. you have got to hear the song. in search of it and i am delighted to have you on the program. tell me about this first tra

gregory porter!ers and applause ] nice job. >> thank you, baby, thank you. >> jay: that was great. great job, great job. >> thank you so much. >> jay: thank you so much. i want to thank my guests sandra bullock, key & peele, and of course gregory porter. monday night, erving magic johnson. but coming up next, "jimmy fallon"! have a great weekend! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6a in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you! welcome, everybody! thank you very much! thank you very much. that sounds great, right there, you know how to do it. you know how to do it right there. that's a great new york city crowd. welcome, everybody, to "late night -- [ cheers and applause ] with jimmy fallon." you guys feeling good tonight? [ cheers and applause ] you guys -- i can feel it. well, here's what people ar

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gregory porter's new album comes on the heels of two grammy nominated disks, water and be good. >> i'm amazed by the level of acceptance of my voice and some of the things i like to sing. >> porter, a powerful baritone, tells stories of romance and thoughts through song that transcend traditional boundaries of stolen jazz. porter is currently on tour overseas and will back in the states later this month. liquid spirit is on fire, on the billboard charts, it's a top selling jazz album. i'm brooke anderson in entertainment tonight, now back to you. >> it's an exciting time for hally berry. she and her husband welcomed a baby boy. she is also making the jump to the small screen. the oscar winner will star in a new cbs drama. which will be produced by steven spielberg and barry will play an astronaut who returns home after a space mission and tries to reconnect with her son and husband. the show is expected to air in the summer. >>> a bartender in oregon got the tip of a lifetime thanks to a pretty generous regular and a little luck. >> in addition to serving up drinks at this bar, aurora