Sam Taylor
US jump blues/funk guitarist, songwriter & singer
United States • 1934-10-25 – 2009-01-05
Biography
Sam Taylor (October 25, 1934 – January 5, 2009) was an American jump blues musician and songwriter. Taylor's more popular recordings included "Funny", "Drinking Straight Tequila", and "Voice of the Blues". He variously worked with Joey Dee and the Starliters, Otis Redding, B.T. Express, The Drifters, Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Sam & Dave, Tracy Nelson, Mother Earth, and The Isley Brothers. Taylor was inducted to the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
201 releases · 25 albums · active 1961–2026
- Production · 219
- Performance · 149
- Other credits · 69
- Engineering · 15
Studios: Rampart Studios · Rivendell Recorders · Quantum Sound Studios · AudioArt Studios
Frequent collaborators
- King's X
- Various
- Galactic Cowboys
- Third Day
- Atomic Opera
- The Flamingos
- Kiss
- Petra (9)