Melvin Taylor Explained

Melvin Taylor
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Place:Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Birth Date:March 13, 1959
Origin:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Instrument:Guitar
Genre:Electric blues
Occupation:Guitarist

Melvin Taylor (born March 13, 1959)[1] is an American electric blues guitarist, based in Chicago.[2]

Career

Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He moved to Chicago with his parents in 1962.[1]

He joined the Transistors, a popular music group. He switched his focus to blues music when the group disbanded in the early 1980s. He found work playing in clubs on the West Side of Chicago,[1] often at Rosa's Lounge.[3]

During the 1980s he joined Pinetop Perkins and the Legendary Blues Band in a year-long European tour. He has returned to Europe several times with his own group, which has opened for B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Santana.[1]

Taylor's recordings include two albums for Isabel Records, a French record label, Blues on the Run (1982) and Plays the Blues for You (1984). Recordings in the United States include Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band (1995), with John Snyder, released by Evidence Music, and Dirty Pool (1997).[1] Taylor's Beyond the Burning Guitar was recorded in Misty Creek Studios, in Fairfax, Virginia. He also recorded a cover of the Skylar GreyEminem song "Love the Way You Lie", with the rapper, Matt Christian, at Misty Creek Studios.

Discography

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skelly . Richard . Melvin Taylor – Biography . . 2023-09-21.
  2. Book: Du Noyer , Paul . 2003. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music. Flame Tree Publishing . Fulham, London. 1-904041-96-5. 181.
  3. Book: Russell , Tony . 1997. The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Carlton Books. Dubai. 175. 1-85868-255-X.
  4. Web site: Melvin Taylor – Blues on the Run (vinyl LP) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2013-03-18.
  5. Web site: Melvin Taylor Band "Taylor Made. 11 December 2015.