TED TAYLOR was a Southern soulster with a distinctive tenor voice. At a young age, he became a member of The Cadets/Jacks, a Los Angeles R&B vocal group with two names that recorded for Joe Bihari’s Modern Records. Taylor left the group in early 1956 and embarked upon a solo career, recording a wealth of sides for several labels throughout the years (Ebb, Jewel/Ronn, Duke, Cold Eagle, Warwick, Laurie, Atco, Okeh etc). Listen to 4 great tracks by the man with the swooping falsetto who sadly died in a car accident in 1987:
Everywhere I Go – TED TAYLOR (Ebb Records 1957)
Pretending Love – TED TAYLOR (Okeh 1962)
Somebody’s Always Trying – TED TAYLOR (Okeh 1964)
Close Your Eyes – TED TAYLOR (Jewel 1966)
For more Ted Taylor, buy THE EVER WONDERFUL TED TAYLOR: OKEH UPTOWN SOUL 1962-1966 on Shout! Records (2006) and continue with EVER WONDERFUL (THE COMPLETE JEWEL AND RONN SOLO SINGLES A’s AND B’s) (Westside Records 2CD 2000)
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