Taylor was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and moved to California in 1952.[1] He became a member of the Mighty Clouds of Joygospel group, before joining the Santa Monica Soul Seekers as a tenor singer. In 1955, the Soul Seekers approached Maxwell Davis at Modern Records for a recording deal, and he persuaded them to concentrate on secular R&B music. The same group recorded as both The Cadets on Modern and The Jacks on the subsidiary RPM label. Taylor sang lead vocals on The Cadets' "Do You Wanna Rock (Hey Little Girl)" and "I Cry" and also on The Jacks' "Away" and "My Darling." He did not appear on The Cadets' biggest hit, "Stranded In The Jungle" in 1955; for that session, he was replaced by Prentice Moreland.[2]
Taylor left the group, and recorded two singles on Melatone Records in 1957 with the Bob Reed orchestra on which he was credited for contractual reasons as "Ivory Lucky". Over the next seven years, he recorded singles for a succession of labels including Ebb, Duke, Top Rank International, Laurie (where several of his records were credited to Austin Taylor), Warwick, Gold Eagle, Soncraft, and Apt.[3]
He was influenced by such singers as Little Willie John, Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson.[1] At Duke, he made the first recording of the ballad "Be Ever Wonderful" in 1959.[4][5] Although he had several regional hits, and released an album, Ted Taylor Sings, on Warwick in 1963, he did not achieve national commercial success until his 1965 recording on Okeh Records of "Stay Away From My Baby" reached number 14 on the BillboardR&B chart and number 99 on the pop chart, his only national pop chart entry.[6] He also released three albums on Okeh, Be Ever Wonderful (1963), Blues & Soul (1965) and Ted Taylor's Greatest Hits (1966).[5][7]
After further singles on Okeh, Epic, Atco and Jewel, Taylor signed for the Ronn label in 1967.[3] He remained on the label for seven years, and had several further R&B chart hits including "It's Too Late" (1969), "Something Strange is Going On in My House" (1970), and "How's Your Love Life Baby" (1971). He also issued several albums, including You Can Dig It! and Taylor Made on Ronn.[5] His final chart hit: "Steal Away", was issued on the Alarm label of Shreveport, Louisiana in 1976.[6] He continued to record on his own Solpugids and SPG labels until his death.[3][4]
Taylor's music has been sampled throughout hip-hop. Most notably, Taylor's song "Be Ever Wonderful" was sampled by Ludacris in "Splash Waterfalls" from his 2003, fourth studio album, Chicken-n-Beer. Following that, Taylor's "Be Ever Wonderful" was sampled by Kendrick Lamar in "DUCKWORTH", from his Pulitzer Prize winning[10][11] 2017, fourth studio album, DAMN.
Taylor's song "I Can't Fake It Anymore" from his 1978 album, Keeping My Head Above Water, was sampled by the hip-hop duo Dead Prez in their song "The Hood" (sometimes referred to as "For the Hood")[12] from an advance version of their 2004, second studio album, RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta.
References
^ abcdEagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 360. ISBN978-0313344237.
^Marv Goldberg, "The Jacks/Cadets", Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks. Retrieved 21 November 2016
^ abcDiscography, SoulfulKindaMusic.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016
^ abColin Larkin, "Ted Taylor", The Encyclopedia of Popular Music , Oldies.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016
^ abc"Ted Taylor", SoulWalking.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2016
^ abWhitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 436.
^Ted Taylor Discography, Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016
taylor, singer, theodore, taylor, february, 1934, october, 1987, american, blues, singer, taylorted, taylor, 1969background, informationbirth, nametheodore, tayloralso, known, asaustin, taylorivory, luckyborn, 1934, february, 1934okmulgee, oklahoma, diedoctobe. Theodore Taylor February 16 1934 October 23 1987 1 was an American blues singer Ted TaylorTed Taylor in 1969Background informationBirth nameTheodore TaylorAlso known asAustin TaylorIvory LuckyBorn 1934 02 16 February 16 1934Okmulgee Oklahoma U S DiedOctober 23 1987 1987 10 23 aged 53 Lake Charles Louisiana U S GenresSoul gospel doo wopOccupation s SingerYears activeMid 1950s 1987LabelsModern RPM Melatone Ebb Duke Top Rank International Laurie Warwick Gold Eagle Soncraft Apt Okeh Epic Atco Jewel Ronn Alarm Solpugids SPG Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Chart singles 2 2 Albums 3 Sampling 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditTaylor was born in Okmulgee Oklahoma and moved to California in 1952 1 He became a member of the Mighty Clouds of Joy gospel group before joining the Santa Monica Soul Seekers as a tenor singer In 1955 the Soul Seekers approached Maxwell Davis at Modern Records for a recording deal and he persuaded them to concentrate on secular R amp B music The same group recorded as both The Cadets on Modern and The Jacks on the subsidiary RPM label Taylor sang lead vocals on The Cadets Do You Wanna Rock Hey Little Girl and I Cry and also on The Jacks Away and My Darling He did not appear on The Cadets biggest hit Stranded In The Jungle in 1955 for that session he was replaced by Prentice Moreland 2 Taylor left the group and recorded two singles on Melatone Records in 1957 with the Bob Reed orchestra on which he was credited for contractual reasons as Ivory Lucky Over the next seven years he recorded singles for a succession of labels including Ebb Duke Top Rank International Laurie where several of his records were credited to Austin Taylor Warwick Gold Eagle Soncraft and Apt 3 He was influenced by such singers as Little Willie John Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson 1 At Duke he made the first recording of the ballad Be Ever Wonderful in 1959 4 5 Although he had several regional hits and released an album Ted Taylor Sings on Warwick in 1963 he did not achieve national commercial success until his 1965 recording on Okeh Records of Stay Away From My Baby reached number 14 on the Billboard R amp B chart and number 99 on the pop chart his only national pop chart entry 6 He also released three albums on Okeh Be Ever Wonderful 1963 Blues amp Soul 1965 and Ted Taylor s Greatest Hits 1966 5 7 After further singles on Okeh Epic Atco and Jewel Taylor signed for the Ronn label in 1967 3 He remained on the label for seven years and had several further R amp B chart hits including It s Too Late 1969 Something Strange is Going On in My House 1970 and How s Your Love Life Baby 1971 He also issued several albums including You Can Dig It and Taylor Made on Ronn 5 His final chart hit Steal Away was issued on the Alarm label of Shreveport Louisiana in 1976 6 He continued to record on his own Solpugids and SPG labels until his death 3 4 Taylor died in a car crash in Lake Charles Louisiana in 1987 aged 53 1 8 Discography EditChart singles Edit Year Title Chart Positions 9 Billboard Hot 100 US R amp B Singles1960 Push Push as Austin Taylor 90 Look Out 105 1963 I ll Release You 134 Be Ever Wonderful 123 You Give Me Nothing To Go On 104 1965 Love Is Like a Ramblin Rose 132 Stay Away From My Baby 99 141966 Daddy s Baby 129 1969 It s Too Late 118 301970 Somethin Strange Is Goin On In My House 261971 How s Your Love Life Baby 441973 What a Fool 931976 Steal Away 64Albums Edit Ted Taylor Sings Warwick 2049 1961 Be Ever So Wonderful Okeh 12104 14104 1963 Blues and Soul Okeh 12109 14109 1965 Greatest Hits Okeh 12113 14113 1966 Shades of Blue Ronn LPS 7528 1969 You Can Dig It Ronn LPS 7529 1970 Taylor Made Ronn LPS 7531 1973 The Super Taylors Ronn LPS 7533 1973 with Little Johnny Taylor Ted Taylor Alarm 1000 1976 Keeping My Head Above Water MCA 305 1978 Keep Walking On Charly CRB 1011 France 1980 compilation album Be Ever So Wonderful Solpugdits 1001 1985 Taylor Made For You Solpugdits 1002 1987 Somebody s Always Trying Mr R amp B 1005 Sweden 1987 Sampling EditTaylor s music has been sampled throughout hip hop Most notably Taylor s song Be Ever Wonderful was sampled by Ludacris in Splash Waterfalls from his 2003 fourth studio album Chicken n Beer Following that Taylor s Be Ever Wonderful was sampled by Kendrick Lamar in DUCKWORTH from his Pulitzer Prize winning 10 11 2017 fourth studio album DAMN Taylor s song I Can t Fake It Anymore from his 1978 album Keeping My Head Above Water was sampled by the hip hop duo Dead Prez in their song The Hood sometimes referred to as For the Hood 12 from an advance version of their 2004 second studio album RBG Revolutionary but Gangsta References Edit a b c d Eagle Bob LeBlanc Eric S 2013 Blues A Regional Experience Santa Barbara Praeger Publishers p 360 ISBN 978 0313344237 Marv Goldberg The Jacks Cadets Marv Goldberg s R amp B Notebooks Retrieved 21 November 2016 a b c Discography SoulfulKindaMusic com Retrieved 21 November 2016 a b Colin Larkin Ted Taylor The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Oldies com Retrieved 21 November 2016 a b c Ted Taylor SoulWalking co uk Retrieved 21 November 2016 a b Whitburn Joel 1996 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 1995 Record Research p 436 Ted Taylor Discography Discogs com Retrieved 21 November 2016 Ted Taylor at Allmusic Billboard Singles Allmusic com DAMN by Kendrick Lamar www pulitzer org 2018 Retrieved 2021 03 26 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Coscarelli Joe 2018 04 16 Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer in Big Moment for Hip Hop The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2021 03 26 Dead Prez The Hood retrieved 2021 03 26External links EditTed Taylor discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ted Taylor singer amp oldid 1126937271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
