Citizendia
Your Ad Here

Mick Taylor

Background information
Birth name Michael Kevin Taylor
Also known as Little Mick
Born 17 January 1949 (1949-01-17) (age 59)
Welwyn Garden City, England
Genre(s) Blues-rock, Rock
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s) Guitar, Vocals
Years active 1965 - present
Label(s) Columbia, Decca, Rolling Stones, Atlantic, EMI, Virgin
Associated acts John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Rolling Stones
Notable instrument(s)
Gibson Les Paul
Gibson SG

Michael "Mick" Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is an English musician best known as a former guitarist for The Rolling Stones. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Welwyn Garden City is a Town in Hertfordshire, England. Welwyn Garden City is also referred to in Council parlance as WGC or less correctly England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Rolling Stones Records is the record label formed by Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are a pioneering English blues band led by Singer, Songwriter, and The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied Electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Welwyn Garden City is a Town in Hertfordshire, England. Welwyn Garden City is also referred to in Council parlance as WGC or less correctly Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres

Contents

Biography

Early career

Taylor grew up in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Hatfield, originally Bishop's Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of He began playing guitar at age nine. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles As a teenager, he formed bands with schoolmates and started performing concerts under names such as The Juniors and the Strangers. They also appeared on television and put out a single. Part of the band was recruited for a new group called The Gods, which included Ken Hensley (later of Uriah Heep fame). "The Gods" were an English group founded in 1965 The bandmembers included Mick Taylor (later with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and The Rolling Stones Ken Hensley (born Kenneth William David Hensley, 24 August 1945, Plumstead, South East London, England) is a keyboard Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously In 1966, The Gods opened for Cream at the Starlite Ballroom in Wembley. Cream were a 1960s British rock band Wembley is an area located in North-West London, England which forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent.

In 1965, when Taylor was 16, he went to see a John Mayall's Bluesbreakers performance at "The Hop" at the Community Centre, Woodhall, Welwyn Garden City. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are a pioneering English blues band led by Singer, Songwriter, and Former drummer with the Juniors, Danny Bacon remembers, "On the night in question, I had gone to The Hop with some guys from our band, former schoolmates and Ex-Juniors: Mick Taylor and Alan Shacklock. Danny Bacon is a footballer who plays as a striker at Hucknall Town. This was after John Mayall had finished his first set without a guitarist, that it became clear that for some reason Eric Clapton was not going to show up. John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is a pioneering English Blues Singer, Songwriter, and multi- Instrumentalist Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer A group of local musicians, which included myself, Robert "Jab" Als, Herbie Sparks and others along with three local guitarists: Alan Shacklock, Mick Casey (formerly of the Trekkas) and Mick Taylor were in attendance". Mick Taylor approached John Mayall during the intermission and ended up filling in as the guitarist for the second set, playing Clapton's guitar which had already been set up on the stage.

Despite his young age Taylor began to earn respect for his guitar skills and when Peter Green resigned from the Bluesbreakers, Taylor was asked to take his place. Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum, 29 October 1946, in Bethnal Green, London) is a British Blues-rock Taylor made his debut with the Bluesbreakers at the Manor House. Manor House is a district of North London Location Built up in the mid-Nineteenth Century as part of an area called Brownswood Park today like other areas of London For those in the music scene the night was an event. . . "Let's go and see this 17 year old kid try and replace Eric". [1] Before he turned 18, Taylor toured and recorded the album Crusade with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Crusade was a studio album by the British Blues-rock band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released on September 1, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are a pioneering English blues band led by Singer, Songwriter, and From 1966 to 1969, Taylor developed a guitar style that is blues-based with latin and jazz influences. Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America (and the Caribbean) and comes in many varieties Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Later on in his career he further developed his skills as a slide guitarist.

The Rolling Stones

Main article: The Rolling Stones

When The Rolling Stones wanted to tour North America in 1969, the problems surrounding founding member and guitarist Brian Jones could not be ignored. Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969 was a founding member and Guitarist of the English Rock group The Rolling Stones. His conviction for illicit drug usage prevented him from obtaining the work visa needed to perform on tour in America; this and his emotional problems had alienated him from the rest of the group and would have made touring difficult, if not impossible. Jones was fired from the band in early June 1969 (less than a month later, on July 3, he drowned in his swimming pool). Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.

Mick Jagger reportedly did not want to hold auditions to replace Jones and the process by which Taylor became a Stone was significantly different from that used for Ronnie Wood five and a half years later. Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born 1 June 1947 in Hillingdon London) is an English rock Guitarist and Bassist best known Jagger simply asked John Mayall from the Bluesbreakers for his advice. John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is a pioneering English Blues Singer, Songwriter, and multi- Instrumentalist John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are a pioneering English blues band led by Singer, Songwriter, and Mick Taylor was recommended, and Jagger invited him to a recording session. Taylor arrived at the studio thinking they wanted him to do some session work,[2] but after a while he realised he was being auditioned as a new guitarist for the band. Taylor did overdubs on two tracks, "Country Honk" and "Live With Me" from the album Let It Bleed. Let It Bleed is an album by English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in December 1969 This impressed Richards and Jagger enough to tell him: "See you tomorrow. . . " before he left the studio. Taylor continued rehearsing and recording with the band during the summer of 1969.

Mick Taylor made his debut with the Stones at a July 5th free concert in London’s Hyde Park that was attended by an estimated quarter of a million people. Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner The concert launched the 1969 tour while at the same time paying tribute to Brian Jones.

By 1970 Jagger and Taylor started developing a way of working together when Richards was "missing in action", mainly because of Richards' increasing dependency on drugs. In Richards' absence, Taylor and Jagger worked on songs like "Sway", "Moonlight Mile", "Winter" and "Time Waits for No One", but Taylor was never given writing credit. " Sway " is a song by the English Rock 'n roll band The Rolling Stones from their 1971 album Sticky Fingers. " Moonlight Mile " is a song from Rock band The Rolling Stones ' 1971 release Sticky Fingers. " Winter " is a song by English Rock and roll band The Rolling Stones featured on their 1973 album Goats Head Soup. " Time Waits for No One " is a song by British Rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from their 1974 album It's Only Rock 'n Roll Taylor consequently became disenchanted. He received songwriting credits for only one song, "Ventilator Blues" on the Exile on Main St. album. " Ventilator Blues " is a song by English Rock and roll band The Rolling Stones featured on their 1972 release Exile on Main St Exile on Main St is an album by the English rock band The Rolling Stones.

After the 1973 European tour, the future for the Stones looked dim. Richards’ drug problems had worsened and were affecting the whole band. Taylor started to get impatient because the group was in a stalemate situation with band members opting to spend their time abroad between recording sessions. While musical trends strayed away from the blues, it looked like the Stones would collapse as a band.

In January 1974 Taylor had sinusitis for which he had to undergo surgery. Sinusitis is an Inflammation of the Paranasal sinuses which may or may not be as a result of infection from Bacterial fungal, viral The band started recording sessions for the LP It's Only Rock 'n Roll and Taylor missed one (albeit important) get together at Musicland in Munich, most likely the title track recording. It's Only Rock 'n' Roll is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1974 [3] Taylor was present at all the sessions in April at Stargroves, England where the LP was finished and most of the overdubs were recorded. Stargroves in East End Newbury, was the 1970s country estate of Mick Jagger.

Not long after the It's Only Rock 'n Roll sessions Taylor went on a six week expedition to Brazil, travelling down the Amazon River in a boat and exploring Latin music which he had started to take an interest in. The Amazon River (Rio Amazonas Río Amazonas of South America is the largest river in the world by volume with a total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America (and the Caribbean) and comes in many varieties

Just before the release of It's Only Rock 'n Roll in October 1974, Taylor told Nick Kent from New Musical Express about the new LP and that he had co-written "Till the Next Goodbye" and "Time Waits for No One" with Jagger. Nick Kent (born 24 December 1951) is a British Rock critic and Musician. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been When Kent showed Taylor the record sleeve, it showed that Taylor had not been given any songwriting credit. However, in an interview with Gary James, Taylor states that during his tenure with the band he only had issues with two songs. Taylor also claims that any disagreements over songwriting credits had no bearing on his eventual decision to leave the band. [4]

In December 1974, Taylor announced he was leaving the Rolling Stones. The Stones were at a party in London when Taylor told Mick Jagger he was quitting and walked out. Taylor's decision came as a total shock to many. [5] The Stones were due to start recording a new album in Munich.

Jagger was taken aback completely, but took the news professionally. Keith Richards complained about Taylor's departure as he felt that Taylor left at a very inconvenient moment. Taylor's future, however, looked bright. At the time, he was considered one of the best guitarists in the world, and it was expected that he could build a solo career as had Eric Clapton. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer

In an essay about the Rolling Stones, printed after Taylor's resignation, music critic Robert Palmer of The New York Times wrote that "Taylor is the most accomplished technician who ever served as a Stone. Robert Franklin Palmer Jr ( June 19, 1945 &ndash November 20, 1997) was a 20th century American writer Musicologist, A blues guitarist with a jazzman's flair for melodic invention, Taylor was never a rock and roller and never a showman. "

Mick Jagger, in a 1995 interview with Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone magazine, said Taylor never explained why he had left, and surmised that "He (Taylor) wanted to have a solo career. Jann Simon Wenner (born January 7, 1946, in New York City) is the co-founder and publisher of the music and politics biweekly Rolling Stone Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published I think he found it difficult to get on with Keith. " Charlie Watts stated: "I think we chose the right man for the job at that time just as Ronnie was the right man for the job later on. Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts (born 2 June 1941 is the Drummer of The Rolling Stones. I still think Mick is great. I haven't heard or seen him play in a few years. But certainly what came out of playing with him are musically some of the best things we've ever done". [6] Another statement made by Keith Richards is "Mick Taylor is a great guitarist, but he found out the hard way that that's all he is". [7]

Any hard feelings have dissipated over time. Taylor appears on "I Could Have Stood You Up", a song from Talk is Cheap, Richards' first solo album. Talk Is Cheap is the solo album debut by Keith Richards, co-leader of The Rolling Stones, and was released in 1988 On 14 December 1981, Mick Taylor appeared on stage with the Rolling Stones for almost the full show at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Kemper Arena American Royal Center is a 19500 seat indoor arena in Kansas City Missouri, USA that has hosted NCAA Final Four Basketball Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages And at a Mick Taylor show in NYC (at the Lone Star Cafe) on 28 December 1986, Richards appeared on stage with Taylor, jamming on "Key to the Highway" and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking". Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Stones and Mick Taylor in 1989. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States [8] Taylor also worked with Bill Wyman on Wyman's solo project The Rhythm Kings in the early 90's. Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936 was the Bass guitarist for the English Rock and roll band The Rolling Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings are a Blues-rock band founded and lead by former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman.

Taylor's live presence with the Stones is preserved on the Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! live album recorded over three concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York on November 27 and 28, 1969. `Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!´ The Rolling Stones in Concert is a Live album by The Rolling Stones, released September 4, 1970 on Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous He performed on only two tracks from Let It Bleed but participated on every Rolling Stones album up to 1974. Recordings that remain bootlegs of the 1972 American Tour and the 1973 European Tour are also available and include Taylor performing with the Stones. The Rolling Stones American Tour 1972, often referred to as the S The Rolling Stones 1973 European Tour was a concert tour of Great Britain and Continental Europe in September and October 1973 by The Rolling Taylor is sometimes mistakenly credited as playing on "Worried about You" from Tattoo You, but the solo on that song is performed by Wayne Perkins. Tattoo You is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1981 Wayne Perkins (born 1951 David Wayne Perkins in Birmingham Alabama) is a rock and R & B Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter

Solo career

After leaving The Rolling Stones, Taylor has worked on a wide variety of projects.

In June, 1973, he joined Mike Oldfield onstage at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in a performance Oldfield's Tubular Bells. Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician The Queen Elizabeth Hall ( QEH) is a Music venue on the South Bank in London, England that hosts daily classical, Jazz Tubular Bells is a record album, written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1973. Taylor was asked to take part in this project by Richard Branson as he felt Oldfield was unknown having just been signed to Branson's fledgling label, Virgin Records. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Taylor joined Oldfield once more for a BBC television broadcast in November, 1973.

After Taylor's resignation from the Rolling Stones, Jack Bruce invited him to form a new band with keyboardist Carla Bley and drummer Bruce Gary. John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce (born 14 May 1943 is a Scottish -born musician composer and Singer. A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists Carla Bley, née Borg, (born May 11, 1936) is an American Jazz Composer, pianist, Organist and band Bruce Gary ( 7 April 1951 – 22 August 2006) was best known as the drummer for the music group The Knack. In 1975, the band began rehearsals in London with tour dates scheduled for later that year. The group toured Europe, including a performance at the Dutch Pinkpop festival, but disbanded the following year. Pinkpop Festival, or Pinkpop for short is an annual Rock festival held at Landgraaf, Netherlands A performance recorded on 1 June, 1975, unreleased 2003 with the title "Live at the Manchester Free Trade Hall") and another released performance from the Old Grey Whistle Test appear to be the sum total of the only material available from this brief collaboration. The Old Grey Whistle Test (usually abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) was an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from 1971

Taylor appeared as a special guest at the Rainbow Theatre in London, 1977 with Little Feat, which appears on the Waiting for Columbus album (see discography). The Rainbow was a live Rock music venue in north London that opened in September 1971 with a concert by The Who, supported by Quiver and closed Little Feat is an American band formed by Singer-songwriter, Frontman and Guitarist Lowell George and keyboard player Bill Waiting for Columbus is the first Live album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1978 [9] In the summer of 1977 he collaborated with Pierre Moerlen's Gong for the album Espresso II, released in 1978. Pierre Moerlen's Gong is a Jazz fusion outfit which is very different from the first incarnation of Gong, the Psychedelic Space-rock act Taylor began writing new songs and recruiting musicians for a solo album and worked on projects with Miller Anderson, Alan Merrill and others. Early life Alan Merrill was born Allan P Sachs on February 19, 1951 in New York City, the son of two Jazz musicians He was present at many of the recording sessions for John Phillips' first solo album. The recordings for Phillips' album took place in London over a prolonged period between 1973 and 1977. This led to Taylor working with Keith Richards and Mick Jagger who were also working on the Phillips' album. Atlantic Records eventually cancelled the project but copies of the sessions(under titles "Half Stoned" and "Phillips '77") circulated among bootleg traders. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock The original tapes were rescued and restored and were officially released in 2002 as Pay Pack & Follow. Pay Pack & Follow is the album of John Phillips released after his death in 2001

In 1977 Taylor signed a solo recording deal with CBS Records. This article is about the record label founded in 2006 For the earlier CBS Records label see Columbia Records. By April 1978 he gave several interviews to music magazines to promote the new album which was finished, but would not be released for another year. In 1979 the album, titled Mick Taylor, was released by CBS. Mick Taylor is the debut album by former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor. The album material mixed rock, jazz and Latin-flavoured blues musical styles. Sales were poor but the album reached #119 on the Billboard charts in early August with a stay of five weeks on the Top 200. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry CBS advised Taylor to promote the album through American radio stations and would not back the guitarist for any supporting tour. Already frustrated with this situation, Taylor took a break from the music industry for about a year.

In 1981, he toured Europe and the United States with Alvin Lee (from Ten Years After), sharing the bill with Black Sabbath. Alvin Lee (born Graham Barnes, 19 December 1944, Nottingham, England) is an English rock Guitarist Ten Years After are an English Blues rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s Black Sabbath are an He spent most of 1982-1983 on the road with his John Mayall, for the "Reunion Tour" with John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) and Colin Allen. John Graham McVie (born on November 26, 1945) is a British Bass guitarist best known as a member of the rock group Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Colin Allen (born May 1938 Bournemouth, Dorset (now in Hampshire, England) is a Drummer and Songwriter. During this tour, Bob Dylan showed up backstage at The Roxy in Los Angeles in order to meet Taylor. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major For other people and places named Roxy see Roxy and Roxy Theatre The Roxy Theatre (often just The Roxy) is a famous Subsequently, in 1983, Taylor played on Bob Dylan's Infidels album. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Infidels is Bob Dylan 's 22nd Studio album, released in 1983 by Columbia Records. He also appeared on Dylan 's live album, Real Live, as well as the follow-up studio album, Empire Burlesque. Real Live is a Live album documenting Bob Dylan 's 1984 tour of Europe, released at the end of that same year by Columbia Empire Burlesque is Bob Dylan 's 23rd studio album released in 1985 on Columbia Records.

In 1984, Bob Dylan asked Mick Taylor to assemble an experienced rock and roll band for a European tour he signed with Bill Graham. Ian McLagan was hired to play piano and hammond organ, Greg Sutton to play bass and Colin Allen , an old friend of Taylor, on drums. The tour lasted for 4 weeks, sharing the bill with Santana and, for a few shows, Joan Baez was also hired.

Taylor lived in New York throughout the 1980s. He battled with addiction problems before getting back on track in the second half of the 1980s and moving to Los Angeles in 1990. During this time Taylor did session work and toured in Europe, America and Japan with a band including Max Middleton (formerly of the Jeff Beck Group), Shane Fontayne, and Blondie Chaplin. David Maxwell "Max" Middleton (born 4 August 1946 is an English Composer and Keyboardist, known for his work on the Fender Rhodes The Jeff Beck Group were an English Rock band formed in London in February 1967 by ex- Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck. Shane Fontayne is a rock guitarist since the mid-1970s He was the guitarist for Bruce Springsteen on the 1992-1993 Human Touch world tour after Springsteen had disbanded the E Street Band Terence William 'Blondie' Chaplin (born 7 July 1951) is a Musician from Durban South Africa who first became known to international audiences Taylor moved back to England in the mid 1990s. He never seemed to feel comfortable in his role as a former Rolling Stone until he released a new record in the year 2000, the CD A Stone's Throw. Playing at clubs and theatres as well as appearing at festivals has connected Taylor with an appreciative audience and lasting fanbase. In 2003, Taylor reunited with John Mayall for his 70th Birthday Concert in Liverpool along with Eric Clapton. John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is a pioneering English Blues Singer, Songwriter, and multi- Instrumentalist 70th Birthday Concert is a 2003 live Electric Blues video recording of John Mayall 's Bluesbreakers to celebrate Mayall's 70th Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer A year later, in autumn 2004, he also joined the Bluesbreakers for a UK theatre tour. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are a pioneering English blues band led by Singer, Songwriter, and In October 2007 he toured the US East Coast with the Experience Hendrix group. The Experience Hendrix group appeared at a series of concerts which were set up to honour Jimi Hendrix' musical legacy and Taylor played with Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin and Robby Krieger. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter John "Mitch" Mitchell (born 9 July, 1947 in Ealing, Middlesex) is an English Drummer, most famous for his involvement Billy Cox is a Bass guitarist best known for playing with Guitarist Jimi Hendrix. George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American Blues and rock Guitarist Hubert Sumlin (born November 16, 1931) is a Blues guitar player known as both a solo artist and central element in Howlin' Wolf 's backup band Robert Alan Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American Rock and roll Guitarist and Songwriter.

Discography

With John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

With The Rolling Stones

Taylor plays on "Honky Tonk Women"
Taylor plays on "Country Honk" and "Live With Me"
Taylor plays on "I Don't Know Why" and "Jiving Sister Fanny". Crusade was a studio album by the British Blues-rock band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released on September 1, Blues from Laurel Canyon is a 1968 album by John Mayall, featuring British Blues music Back to the roots (aka Spurensuche) is an Austrian Exchange-program. The 1982 Reunion Concert is a recording from a concert by British Bluesman John Mayall. Through the Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol 2 is The Rolling Stones ' second official compilation album released in 1969 shortly following Brian Jones " Honky Tonk Women " is a 1969 hit song by The Rolling Stones. Let It Bleed is an album by English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in December 1969 `Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!´ The Rolling Stones in Concert is a Live album by The Rolling Stones, released September 4, 1970 on Sticky Fingers is an album by English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in April 1971 Exile on Main St is an album by the English rock band The Rolling Stones. Goats Head Soup is an album by The Rolling Stones released in 1973 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1974 Made in the Shade, released in 1975 is the first official Compilation album by The Rolling Stones during their Atlantic Records contract For other works by this name see Metamorphosis (disambiguation. For other works by this name see Metamorphosis (disambiguation.
Taylor plays on "Tops" and "Waiting on a Friend", both tracks recorded in 1972 during the Goats Head Soup sessions. Sucking in the Seventies is the fourth official Compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1981 Tattoo You is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1981 " Waiting on a Friend " is a song by Rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from their 1981 release Tattoo You. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Goats Head Soup is an album by The Rolling Stones released in 1973
Taylor plays on "Let It Rock" (live 1971) and the 1974 b-side "Through The Lonely Nights". Jump Back The Best of The Rolling Stones is the sixth official Compilation album by The Rolling Stones and was initially released worldwide except Forty Licks is a double Compilation album by The Rolling Stones.

Non-Rolling Stones work with Rolling Stones members:

from 1973-1979 recording sessions in London aka "Half Stoned" sessions
produced by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

With Jack Bruce

With Bob Dylan

Solo discography

With Carla Olson

Other session work

Note: recently repeated on BBC and included in Mike Oldfield DVD

released on CD (A& M - Japan, 2002)

Originally released by Alpha Music in 1996, this "Mick Taylor featuring Sasha" album should have read "Sasha featuring Mick Taylor", but the company felt it would sell better under a household name. Todd Sharpville is a British recording artist / Singer-songwriter. It features Mick Taylor on guitar, but is basically a Sasha Gracanin album.

Music DVDs

released on DVD (VCI, 2001)
restored and released on DVD (Criterion, 2000)

Music DVDs - Unofficial

Filmography

Contributed to soundtrack. Cocksucker Blues is an unreleased documentary film directed by Robert Frank chronicling The Rolling Stones ' North American tour in 1972 Ladies and Gentlemen The Rolling Stones is a concert movie featuring the British rock band The Rolling Stones that was first released in 1973 Nicolas Jack Roeg, BSC (born August 15, 1928 in London) is an English Cinematographer and Film director. Played guitar on various songs, including "Hello Mary Lou" after developing ideas for soundtrack with John Phillips.

Music composers: Mick Taylor and Max Middleton

Awards

Guitar History

Throughout his career, Taylor has used various different guitars, but is mostly associated with the Gibson Les Paul. The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s His first Les Paul was bought when he was still playing with The Gods (from Selmer's, London in '65). He acquired his second Les Paul in 1967, not long after joining The Bluesbreakers (Taylor came to Olympic Studios to buy a Les Paul that Keith Richards wanted to sell). Olympic Studios is a commercial Recording studio located at 117 Church Road in the south-western suburb of Barnes in London, England. This Les Paul Standard '59 with Bigsby arm was stolen from Nellcôte in the South of France in summer '71 during the recording of Exile on Main Street. On the '72/'73 tours Taylor used a couple of Sunburst Les Paul guitars without a Bigsby. Other guitars include a Gibson ES-355 for the recording of Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street, a Gibson SG on the 1969, 1970 and 1971 tours, and occasionally, a Fender Stratocaster and a Fender Telecaster. The Gibson ES-335 was the world's first commercial semi-hollowbody Electric guitar, released by Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1958. The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied Electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender.

References

  1. ^ (Robert Greenfield, S. T. P. , A Journey Through America with the Rolling Stones, published by Michael Joseph Ltd, 1974. Reprinted by Helter Skelter Publishing, London 1997 quote from Chapter Four, page 103)
  2. ^ "Classic Bands interview with Mick Taylor"
  3. ^ Elliott, M - The Rolling Stones Complete Recording Sessions, page 220. Cherry Red Books, 2002. ISBN 1-901447-04-9
  4. ^ "Classic Bands interview with Mick Taylor"
  5. ^ "Mick Taylor Biography" Allmusic, accessed 04 Sept 2007
  6. ^ (A Life On The Road, Virgin Books 1999)
  7. ^ Guitar World, Oct 2002, reprinted in GuitarLegends Jan 2007
  8. ^ The Rolling Stones Biography. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. .
  9. ^ " Waiting For Columbus tracklist and mp3 excerpts"

External links

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic