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'''Little Johnny Taylor''' (February 11, 1943 – May 17, 2002)<ref name="Dead">[http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2002.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com] - accessed July 2010</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[blues]] and [[Soul music|soul]] [[singer]], who made [[sound recording and reproduction|recordings]] throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and continued public performances through the 1980s and 1990s. |
'''Little Johnny Taylor''' (February 11, 1943 – May 17, 2002)<ref name="Dead">[http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2002.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com] - accessed July 2010</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[blues]] and [[Soul music|soul]] [[singer]], who made [[sound recording and reproduction|recordings]] throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and continued public performances through the 1980s and 1990s. |
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Born '''Johnny Lamont Merrett''' in Gregory, [[Arkansas]],<ref name="Dead"/> 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 music|gospel]] singers. |
Born '''Johnny Lamont Merrett''' in Gregory, [[Arkansas]],<ref name="Dead"/> 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 music|gospel]] singers. |
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Little Johnny Taylor moved to [[Los Angeles]] in 1950, and sang with the [[Mighty Clouds of Joy]] before moving into secular music. Influenced by [[Little Willie John]], he first recorded as an R&B artist for the Swingin' [[record label]]. |
Little Johnny Taylor moved to [[Los Angeles]] in 1950, and sang with the [[Mighty Clouds of Joy]] before moving into secular music.<ref name="Bio_SBM">{{cite web|url=http://www.soulbluesmusic.com/littlejohnnytaylor.htm|title=Little Johnny Taylor Bio on Soul Blues Music|language=English|accessdate=24 August 2011}}</ref> Influenced by [[Little Willie John]], he first recorded as an R&B artist for the Swingin' [[record label]]. |
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However, he did not achieve major success until signing for [[San Francisco]]-based [[Fantasy Records]]' subsidiary label, Galaxy. |
However, he did not achieve major success until signing for [[San Francisco]]-based [[Fantasy Records]]' subsidiary label, Galaxy. His first hit was the mid-tempo blues "You'll Need Another Favor," sung in the style of [[Bobby Bland]], with [[arrangement]] by Ray Shanklin and [[record producer|produced by Cliff Goldsmith.<ref name="Bio_SBM" /><ref name="Bio_AllMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/little-johnny-taylor-p545/biography|title=Artist Bio at AllMusic.com|language=English|accessdate=24 August 2011}}</ref> The follow-up, "[[Part Time Love]]", became his biggest hit, reaching #1 in the [[United States|U.S.]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|chart]], and # 19 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|pop chart]], in October 1963. However, follow-ups on the Galaxy label were much less successful. |
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By 1971, Taylor had moved to the Ronn label subsidiary of [[Jewel Records (Shreveport record label)|Jewel Records]] in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], where he had his second R&B [[Top 40|Top 10]] hit with "Everybody Knows About My Good Thing" |
By 1971, Taylor had moved to the Ronn label subsidiary of [[Jewel Records (Shreveport record label)|Jewel Records]] in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], where he had his second R&B [[Top 40|Top 10]] hit with "Everybody Knows About My Good Thing".<ref name="Bio_AllMusic" /> The following year, he had another hit with "Open House at My House". While at Ronn, Taylor also recorded some [[duet (music)|duets]] with Ted Taylor (also unrelated).<ref name="Dead"/> |
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Though he recorded only sparingly during the 1980s and 1990s, he remained an active performer until his death in May 2002 in [[Conway, Arkansas]].<ref name="Dead"/> |
Though he recorded only sparingly during the 1980s and 1990s, he remained an active performer until his death in May 2002 in [[Conway, Arkansas]].<ref name="Dead"/> |
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Revision as of 11:00, 24 August 2011
Little Johnny Taylor (February 11, 1943 – May 17, 2002)[1] was an American blues and soul singer, who made recordings throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and continued public performances through the 1980s and 1990s.
Biography
Born Johnny Lamont Merrett in Gregory, Arkansas,[1] 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.
Little Johnny Taylor moved to Los Angeles in 1950, and sang with the Mighty Clouds of Joy before moving into secular music.[2] Influenced by Little Willie John, he first recorded as an R&B artist for the Swingin' record label.
However, he did not achieve major success until signing for San Francisco-based Fantasy Records' subsidiary label, Galaxy. His first hit was the mid-tempo blues "You'll Need Another Favor," sung in the style of Bobby Bland, with arrangement by Ray Shanklin and [[record producer|produced by Cliff Goldsmith.[2][3] The follow-up, "Part Time Love", became his biggest hit, reaching #1 in the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, and # 19 on the pop chart, in October 1963. However, follow-ups on the Galaxy label were much less successful.
By 1971, Taylor had moved to the Ronn label subsidiary of Jewel Records in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he had his second R&B Top 10 hit with "Everybody Knows About My Good Thing".[3] The following year, he had another hit with "Open House at My House". While at Ronn, Taylor also recorded some duets with Ted Taylor (also unrelated).[1]
Though he recorded only sparingly during the 1980s and 1990s, he remained an active performer until his death in May 2002 in Conway, Arkansas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed July 2010
- ^ a b "Little Johnny Taylor Bio on Soul Blues Music". Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Artist Bio at AllMusic.com". Retrieved 24 August 2011.
External links
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