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James Taylor Covers: Sam Cooke, George Jones, Joni Mitchell, Stephen Foster, Peter Pan, The Drifters, and more!

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2008-04-27 18:57:00 by boyhowdy in Cover Lay Down
...Taylor likes it here, too. And I've been promising myself a feature post on good old JT for ages. What better way to celebrate our triumphant return than with an eighteen song megapost on the coversongs of and from this incredible singer-songwriter? Ladies and gentlemen: the coverwork of James Taylor, Massachusetts resident Born in...
 
 
 
 
 
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James Taylor Covers: Sam Cooke, George Jones, Joni Mitchell, Stephen Foster, Peter Pan, The Drifters, and more!

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2008-04-28 01:57:00 by boyhowdy in Cover Lay Down
...Taylor likes it here, too. And I've been promising myself a feature post on good old JT for ages. What better way to celebrate our triumphant return than with an eighteen song megapost on the coversongs of and from this incredible singer-songwriter? Ladies and gentlemen: the coverwork of James Taylor, Massachusetts resident Born in...
 
 
 
 
 
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And now Aliens, its time some raw & dirty blues... Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers - Selftitled (1st Album US 1971)

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2008-01-18 15:53:00 by ChrisGoesRock in ChrisGoesRock
...Taylor (April 12, 1915 - December 17, 1975) was an American blues guitarist and singer BIOGRAPHY When Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor sat down on his battered folding chair, slipped his steel slide onto his six-fingered left hand and tore into one of his foot-stomping shuffles, supercharged boogies or a searing slow blues, he had one...
 
 
 
 
 
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TV Eye: Vince Taylor

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2008-10-03 11:37:22 by J.P. Gelinas in Rock & Roll is a State of Mind
...Taylor, while not widely known to US rock fans (much like, say, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates), was an influential part of the European (Mainly British & French) rock scene in the late 50's and early 60's. Along with his band, The Playboys, Taylor released such rock gems as Pledgin My Love and Brand New Cadillac (later covered in fine fashion by...
 
 
 
 
 
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Good Old Billy Taylor

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2008-05-27 02:53:37 by Rifftides in Rifftides
...Taylor made a difference in jazz by developing an individual approach to the use of chords. His concept fit well with that of the beboppers who in the second half of the 1940s were a new and powerful force in the music. Some swing musicians with open ears and open minds--notably Ben Webster--were also intrigued by Taylor's full-bodied...
 
 
 
 
 
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Koko Taylor - Selftitled (Good Blues Album US 1965-69)

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2008-09-09 09:15:00 by ChrisGoesRock in ChrisGoesRock
...Taylor sometimes spelled 'KoKo Taylor' (born Cora Walton, 28 September 1928, in Shelby County, Tennessee) is an American blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She is known primarily for her rough and powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings Taylor left Memphis for Chicago, Illinois in 1954 with her husband, truck...
 
 
 
 
 
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Hound Dog Taylor - Beware Of The Dog (Great Live 1974)

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2008-01-23 15:23:00 by ChrisGoesRock in ChrisGoesRock
...Taylor. Bruce Iglauer, then an employee of Delmark Records, couldn't convince his boss, Bob Koester, of Taylor's potential, so Iglauer took matters into his own hands. In 1971, Alligator was born for the express purpose of releasing Hound Dog's debut album. We all know what transpired after that Named after President Theodore Roosevelt,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Hound Dog Taylor - ABC Radio Australia 1975 (Excellent SoundQuality, a rare one !)

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2008-02-17 12:50:00 by ChrisGoesRock in ChrisGoesRock
...Taylor was born Theodore Roosevelt Taylor, named after the US President. He was born with six fingers on each hand. Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, his childhood was not an easy one. When he was only 9 years old, his step father supposedly packed up all of his things in a brown paper bag, stood in the doorway with a shotgun, and told...
 
 
 
 
 
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Alison Burns & Martin Taylor to release new album, 1 AM + tour dates

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2008-05-02 12:39:08 by bandweblogs in Band Weblogs
...Taylor are set to release new album, 1 AM 16th June, 2008 on P3 Inspired by the celebrated partnership of Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald comes a unique new album from Scotlands fastest rising jazz star Alison Burns, featuring legendary guitarist Martin Taylor When Grammy award winning guitarist Martin Taylor, who has collaborated with great...