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Jan 2, 2018 · The Bar-Kays were an American soul-funk band from Memphis that released the album Soul Finger on Volt in 1967. Following a plane crash that claimed four of the original six members, survivors Ben Cauley and James Alexander formed a second lineup of the band. Four further albums appeared on Volt between 1969 and 1974, after which the band ...
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Taylor had a crush on Ruiz as early as 6 or 7 years old. But he didn’t know how to express his feelings for a woman with a different cultural background. His confusion manifested oddly. “I never dated anyone outside of my own race,” Taylor said. “I was kind of young to think about dating, but, it was just kind of intriguing, fascinating thinking th...
Taylor was working as a busboy at the old Biltmore Hotel, which had one of the poshest restaurants in town. The band playing there was called Soul Patrol, and its drummer liked to drink, Taylor said. On occasion, he’d get too inebriated to play, so Taylor approached the band leader and volunteered to sit in if the drummer ever got too drunk to play...
Taylor had what might be called God-given talent in the most literal sense of the word. He regularly attended a Pentecostal church featuring a pounding rhythm section. “It was a big deal to go to church and get to watch the drummer,” Taylor said. “One day, I recall the drummer getting excited – what they called ‘full of the Holy Ghost.’ As he jumpe...
Taylor was hanging with a fast crowd and, when Steinberg's star began to rise in the 1980s, writing songs such as “How Do I Make You,” “Like A Virgin” and “True Colors,” Taylor began to crash. That’s when he remembered his childhood trauma. “The truth is, I started doing drugs,” Taylor said. “I started getting high. Then I realized, ‘This is not my...
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Musician. Instrument (s) Drums. Years active. 1970s - present. Labels. Capitol Records. Alvin Taylor (born March 26, 1953) is an American drummer, producer and musical director, who is best known for his work with Elton John, Eric Burdon, George Harrison, Billy Preston, and Bob Welch .
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Night of the Guitar - Live! was perhaps the shining moment of the adventure. Pete Haycock’s semi-acoustic Höfner and Steve Hunter’s electric Neal Moser open the record with three numbers, Dr. Brown I Presume (Brown’s notable bass solo), The Idler and Lucienne. Three pieces on records both guitarists released the same year: Guitar and Son ...
Jun 1, 2017 · By Tricia Witkower. At the ripe age of five, prodigy Alvin Taylor began what would become his lifelong passion: playing the drums. Less than a decade later, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Little Richard heard Taylor playing by chance at the Biltmore hotel where Taylor bussed tables, and to make a long and incredible story short, insisted he become his band leader.
Mar 29, 2024 · Alvin Taylorsat crouched on a curb in Palm Springs when he discovered his life’s purpose. It was sometime in the late 1950s. Taylor was about 5 years old. (He’s admittedly bad with dates.) The whole town had gathered along Palm Canyon Drive to watch the Desert Circus parade. Little boy Taylor hunkered down on the street curb, waiting for ...
Jan 22, 2020 · The band then kick into a breakneck boogie and the song takes off; Alvin spits out the vocals, filling in the spaces with more guitar salvos. The camera remains fixed on him; there are just occasional glimpses of keyboard player Chick Churchill, drummer Ric Lee (no relation) and bassist Leo Lyons, who is headbanging furiously.
