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Lil Johnny Taylor |
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| Location: | Crawford, Arkansas |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Oct 17, 2007 (800 days back) |
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| Little Johnny Taylor (born Johnny Lamont Merrett) (11 February 1943 17 May 2002) was an American Blues and Soul singer who made recordings throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and continued public performances through the 1980s and 1990s.Born in Gregory, Arkansas, he is frequently confused with his contemporary and near namesake Johnnie Taylor, especially since the latter made a cover version of the song that Little Johnny Taylor was most famous for, Part Time Love (1963), and the fact that both men began their careers as Gospel singers.Johnnie Taylor Biography
Despite Johnnie Taylor's awesome run of hit records, he remains somewhat of an enigma, perhaps the most underrated recording artist of all time. Never-the-less, over the past twenty-five years, this 48-year old singing sensation has been one of the most versatile and durable recording artists of the era. With a career than embraced Gospel, Pop, Blues, Doo Wopp, Memphis Soul, and even Disco, Taylor has proven he can handle any piece of music.Johnnie Harrison Taylor was born in Crawford, Arkansas on May 5, 1938, and reared in nearby West Memphis. Inspired equally by gospel and blues (the legendary bluesman Junior Parker as his neighbor), Taylor first recorded in the early fifties as part of the Five Echoes, a Doo-wopp group that had one release on the Chance label in Chicago. However, he didn't receive any real recognition of "SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD". Taylor's lead singing was strikingly close to Sam Cooke, so it wasn't surprising that he took Cooke's place in the Soul Stirrers in 1957. During the next two years, Taylor would make a number of fine recordings with that group, but he eventually left to pursue a short career as a preacher.In the interim, Sam Cooke had formed the Sar label as a sideline to his own successful recording career. Ironically, Cooke recruited Taylor for the label with the intention of making him a Pop / R&B attraction. Taylor would score with "ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY" in 1962, but his recording career bogged down temporarily when Sar's operations were suspended after the tragic death of Sam Cooke.All that was remedied in 1966 when Taylor signed on with Stax Records in Memphis, scoring with the bluesy "I HAD A DREAM" and "I'VE GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY'S BABY". Two years later, Taylor's style easily adapted to the demands of modern Soul with his recording of "WHO'S MAKING LOVE", which shot to the top of the R&B charts. The record sold more than two million singles, and established Taylor as one of the nation's premier Soul attractions.For the next seven years, Taylor's name rarely left the bestseller list. His first million seller was followed by such classics as "TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOMEWORK", "JODY'S GOT YOUR GIRL", "STEAL AWAY" and "CHEAPER TO KEEP HER" to name a few. It's true that much ink has been spilled documenting the contributions Otis Redding, Booker T & The M.G.'s, Issac Hayes and Sam & Dave made to Stax Records, but in fact, Johnnie Taylor was their all time best selling recording artist.With the demise of Stax, Taylor moved over to Columbia, waxing the mega-hit, "DISCO LADY", which was at the top of everybody's charts in 1975. Unfortunately, Columbia didn't fully recognize Taylor's talent, and they were content to mistakenly cast him as merely a Disco artist. Not surprisingly, his record sales slipped.After leaving Columbia, he made a brief stop at Beverly Glen Records in 1982, recording a reasonable album and climbing back into the charts with the "WHAT ABOUT MY LOVE" single. But, as Taylor admits, at the time he was looking for a record company that would work closely with him just as Stax once had.Taylor found that company, or rather they found him in 1984, when he joined Malaco Records. His initial Malaco album, "THIS IS YOUR NIGHT", was not only a well crafted piece of music, but sales wise, it was Taylor's biggest record in nearly a decade. The follow up "WALL TO WALL" proved to be just as satisfying, featuring some for the best material. Blues, Soul Ballads, down home Funk.....it doesn't matter to Taylor. He can do it all, and this album
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Music:Member Since: 8/18/2006Band Website: onlinetalent.com/Johnnie_biography.html Band Members: Little Johnny Taylor Sounds Like: Ole Skool where the heart was First Record Label: Sar Label Type of Label: Major |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (R&B / Rap / Jazz) |
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