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Taylor was born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1915, though some sources say 1917. He first played the piano and began playing the guitar when he was 20. He moved to Chicago in 1942. Taylor had a condition known as polydactylism, which resulted in him having six fingers on both hands. As is usual with the condition, the extra digits were ...
Taylor's late son Eddie Taylor Jr. was a blues guitarist in Chicago, his stepson Larry Taylor is a blues drummer and vocalist, and his daughter Demetria is a blues vocalist in Chicago. Taylor died on Christmas Day in 1985 in Chicago, [2] at the age of 62, and was interred in Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois. He was posthumously inducted ...
From 1966 to 1969, Taylor developed a guitar style that is blues-based with Latin and jazz influences. He is the guitarist on the Bluesbreaker albums Crusade, Diary of a Band, Bare Wires, and Blues from Laurel Canyon. Later in his career, he further developed his skills as a slide guitarist.
Edward Taylor (March 27, 1972 – March 8, 2019), better known as Eddie Taylor Jr., was an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. [1] He released six studio albums, and a compilation album of his better known tracks, all on the European-based label, Wolf Records.
Joanne Shaw Taylor (born 1985, England) [5] is an English singer and guitarist. She was discovered by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics at the age of 16. [6]Taylor's albums via Ruf Records, White Sugar (2009) and Diamonds in the Dirt (2010), peaked at No. 8 in the US on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.
Electric blues [353] Demetria Taylor: 1973 Illinois Chicago blues [107] Eddie Taylor Jr. 1972 Illinois Electric blues* [353] Melvin Taylor: 1959 Mississippi Electric blues [410] Otis Taylor: 1948 Illinois Electric blues* [388] Susan Tedeschi: 1970 Massachusetts Electric blues [411] Lil' Dave Thompson: 1969 2010 Mississippi Electric blues* [342 ...
Melvin Taylor (born March 13, 1959) [1] is an American electric blues guitarist, based in Chicago. [2] ... Beyond the Burning Guitar (Melvin Taylor Productions, 2010 ...
Otis Taylor in Stockholm 2012. Otis Taylor (born July 30, 1948, [1] Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American blues musician.He is a multi-instrumentalist whose talents include the guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and vocals.