American bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and tenor vocalist. Born June 17, 1929 in rural Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia. Died January 28, 1984 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
In the late 1930s, Taylor was attracted to the music of the Monroe Brothers and was inspired to learn to play the mandolin and guitar. At the age of 12 he added the harmonica to his talents. In 1946 he relocated to Michigan where he played with the Mountaineers, working in Toledo and nearby Monroe. After a few months he formed The Stoney Mountain Boys, but by the end of 1948, he was broke and disenchanted with the music business, so he disbanded the group and returned to Virginia.
By the early 1950s he was living in Maryland and again playing music in the area.
In 1955 he was hired as a member of Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys which at the time was based in Detroit. During his two-year tenure with Martin they recorded for Decca Records.
Returning to Maryland he resurrected the Stoney Mountain Boys and in April 1959, they became the first bluegrass band to play Carnegie Hall.
Taylor relocated to Cincinnati from Baltimore and became a fixture on the Cincinnati bar scene. He played stints at the Ken-Mill, Aunt Maudie’s, and the Minute Man Inn. Performing on harmonica as well as mandolin, he did a lot of sessions at King Studios with out-of-town bluegrass bands such as the Stanley Brothers.
In 1965-66 he recorded and toured with Flatt & Scruggs.
1998
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
1976
1973
Vetco Records
LP, Album
1971
Rural Rhythm Records
LP
1971
Rural Rhythm Records
LP
1968
1962
Nashville
7", Single
1961
United Artists Records
7", EP
1959
Rebel Records (3)
7"
2006
Smithsonian Folkways, Smithsonian Folkways
CD, Comp
2005
Smithsonian Folkways
CD, Comp
2002
King Records (3)
3xCD, Comp
2002
1997
Rebel Records (3)
4xCD, Comp
1993
1990
1987
Roust-A-Bout Records
LP, Album
1984
Not On Label (Fine Print Band Self-released)
LP, Album
1983
1982
1981
This Is Bluegrass
LP, Album
1974
Professional Artist
LP, Album
1972
United Records (13), United Low Country
LP, Album
1971
Wango Records
7"
1964
1962
Rocket Records (20)
7", Single
2020
ROADRUNNER's REC's
Cass, Mixtape, Num, S/Edition
2018
Rural Rhythm Records
2xCD
2016
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Album, Comp, Promo, Smplr
2016
Rural Rhythm Classics
CD, Comp
2015
Rural Rhythm Classics
3xCD, Comp
2012
Rural Rhythm Records
CDr, Comp
2011
Rural Rhythm Christian
CD, Comp
2009
Rural Rhythm Classics
CD, Comp
2009
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp, Smplr
2008
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2008
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2008
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2008
Bluegrass Radio Network
16xFile, MP3, Comp, Transcription, 320
2008
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2007
Rural Rhythm Records, Rural Rhythm Classics, Rural Rhythm Heritage Collection
CD, Comp
2007
Rural Rhythm Records, Rural Rhythm Classics
CD, Comp
2007
2006
Time Life, Universal Music Special Markets
2xCD, Comp
2006
Rural Rhythm Classics, Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2006
Rural Rhythm Classics, Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2006
Smithsonian Folkways
CD, Album, Comp
2006
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Album, Comp
2006
Rural Rhythm Classics, Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2006
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp, Smplr
2006
2005
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Album, Comp
2005
Rural Rhythm Classics
CD, Comp
2005
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2004
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2004
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2003
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2003
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2003
Rural Rhythm Classics
CD, Comp, RE, RM
2003
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2002
Rural Rhythm Classics
CD, Comp, RM
2002
Rural Rhythm Classics
CD, Comp
2002
EMI Gold, EMI
CD, Comp
2002
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2002
2001
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
2001
Rural Rhythm Classics
CD, Comp, RM
2000
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
1998
Rural Rhythm Records
CD, Comp
1994
1983
The Franklin Mint Record Society
2xLP, Comp, Mar
1981
1978
All-Sounds, All-Sounds
2xLP, Comp
1974
Seven Seas
LP, Comp
1965
1964
Capitol Records, Capitol Records
LP, Comp, Mono, Promo
1964
1964
Capitol Records, Capitol Records
LP, Comp
American Songwriter Magazine, CMT (4)
CD, Comp
Folkways Records
LP, Comp, Mono, RE
Continental Maple-Leaf Records
LP, Comp
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