Eddie Taylor
| Eddie Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward Taylor |
| Born |
January 29, 1923 Benoit, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | December 25, 1985 (aged 62) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Electric blues |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
Eddie Taylor (January 29, 1923 – December 25, 1985) was an American electric blues guitarist and singer.
Born Edward Taylor in Benoit, Mississippi, as a boy Taylor taught himself to play the guitar. He spent his early years playing at venues around Leland, Mississippi, where he taught his friend Jimmy Reed to play the guitar. With a guitar style deeply rooted in the Mississippi Delta tradition, in 1949 Taylor moved to Chicago, Illinois.
While Taylor never achieved the stardom of some of his compatriots in the Chicago blues scene, he nevertheless was an integral part of that era. He is especially noted as a main accompanist for Jimmy Reed, as well as working with John Lee Hooker, Big Walter Horton, Sam Lay, and others. Earwig Music Company recorded him with Kansas City Red and Big John Wrencher on the album, Original Chicago Blues. He later teamed up Earring George Mayweather and jointly recorded a number of tracks including "You'll Always Have A Home" and "Don't Knock At My Door". Several of these were released as singles, and "Big Town Playboy" and "Bad Boy" on Vee Jay Records became local hits in the 1950s, although generally they were not commercial successes. Later in his "semi-retirement" Eddie returned to be the regular lead guitarist with the "Peter Dames and the Chicago River Blues Band" and later to be known as "Peter Dames and the Rhythm Flames"
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