Eddie Taylor (January 29, 1923 – December 25, 1985) was an American blues guitarist and singer. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles
Born Edward Taylor in Benoit, Mississippi, as a boy Taylor taught himself to play the guitar. Benoit is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States He spent his early years playing at venues around Leland, Mississippi where he taught his friend Jimmy Reed to play guitar. Leland is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed ( September 6 1925 - August 29 1976) was an American Blues Singer notable Bringing with him a style deeply rooted in the Mississippi Delta tradition, in 1949 Taylor moved to Chicago. The Mississippi Delta is the distinct northwest section of the state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers Technically Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
While Taylor never achieved the stardom of some of his compatriots in the Chicago Blues scene, he nevertheless was an integral part of that era and is especially noted as a main accompanist for Jimmy Reed as well as working with John Lee Hooker, Big Walter Horton, and others. The Chicago blues is a form of Blues music that developed in Chicago Illinois by taking the basic acoustic guitar and Harmonica -based Delta blues In Music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the Lead, in a Supporting manner John Lee Hooker ( August 22, 1917 &ndash June 21, 2001) was an influential American Post-war Blues singer Big Walter Horton or Walter "Shakey" Horton ( April 6, 1917 – December 8, 1981) was an American Blues Harmonica Taylor's own records "Big Town Playboy" and "Bad Boy" on Vee Jay Records became local hits in the 1950s. A gramophone Vee-Jay Records was a Record label founded in the 1950s specializing in Blues, Jazz, Rhythm and blues and Rock and roll. A Hit record is a Sound recording, usually in the form of a single or Album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
Taylor's son Eddie Taylor Jr. is a blues guitarist in Chicago, and his stepson Larry Taylor is a blues drummer and vocalist. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Taylor's wife Vera was the sister of bluesmen Eddie Burns and Jimmy Burns.
Taylor died in 1985 and was interred in the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois. The Burr Oak and Restvale cemeteries are located in Alsip Illinois, a suburb slightly southwest of the city of Chicago. Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19725 at the 2000 census The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.
Discography
- 1972 I Feel So Bad - The Blues Of Eddie Taylor
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