RIP BOBBY TAYLOR

[Mickjay33]

SAD NEWS A TRUE LEGEND HAS PAST AWAY RIP BOBBY TAYLOR 

 

 

[Mike]

sad news

thanks for passing on

RIp Mr Taylor

 

[The Tempest]

 

[Rick Scott]

So Gutted by this tragic news, Gutted, 'Don't be afraid' an all time favourite of mine.

My heart goes out to his Family and All his Close Friends and it has to be said to his adoring

Fans the World Over. 

R I P The Wonderful 'Bobby Taylor'

[David Meikle]

Unquestionably the most underrated Motown Artist.

The vocals on 'Don't Be Afraid' are absolutely sublime.

Really sad to hear of this.

RIP Bobby

[Baz1]

Dont be afraid just awesome !! Rip sir and thanks for your work xx baz n shelly

[Tomangoes]

30 minutes ago, David Meikle said:

Unquestionably the most underrated Motown Artist.

The vocals on 'Don't Be Afraid' are absolutely sublime.

Really sad to hear of this.

RIP Bobby

Agreed!

 

 

[Thefletchers]

Well done mick, very underated artist for motown. Left a great memory of music

[Jazz]

49 minutes ago, David Meikle said:

Unquestionably the most underrated Motown Artist.

The vocals on 'Don't Be Afraid' are absolutely sublime.

Really sad to hear of this.

RIP Bobby

Dean penford played it of the lp at corner house yesterday just awesome 

[Steve S 60]

RIP Bobby.  Just A Little Bit Closer....

 

[Davenpete]

Real shame - he and the Vancouvers did some wonderful stuff - 'Does Your Mama Know About Me' being our favourite.

Dx

[David Meikle]

Another stunning performance.

Surprisingly (to me anyway) co-written and co-produced by Rick James (real name James Johnson Jr. aka Ricky Matthews)

[David Meikle]

[David Meikle]

Bobby in 1966 (previous post) with his group Little Daddy & the Bachelors.

He died in Hong Kong yesterday 22/7/2017.

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[Kris Holmes]

Very sad news.  I interviewed Ronnie Taylor a few years back & he had some great stories about their time in the Columbus Pharaohs.  Agree that Bobby Taylor was one of the great underrated voices.  The Motown LPs are stunning.

[Soul Shrews]

Echo all the above. Thanks for the music Mr Taylor

Cheers Paul

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[Bruv]

RIP Bobby, Thank You for giving us the magnificent Don't Be Afraid,  what an outstanding track. 

[Tlscapital]

22 hours ago, DaveNPete said:

Real shame - he and the Vancouvers did some wonderful stuff - 'Does Your Mama Know About Me' being our favourite.

Dx

 

[Soulman58]

RIP  Bobby,  One of the true underrated soul giants  Need to go and play 'Taylor Made Soul' to remember it's true brilliance

[Wilxy]

R.I.P Sir.....

[Robbk]

On 7/23/2017 at 18:27, Kris Holmes said:

Very sad news.  I interviewed Ronnie Taylor a few years back & he had some great stories about their time in the Columbus Pharaohs.  Agree that Bobby Taylor was one of the great underrated voices.  The Motown LPs are stunning.

I still have some doubts about Ronnie and Bobby Taylor's period with The 4 Pharaohs - at the very least, doubting that they ever recorded with them.  Esteemed music journalist and R&B group chronicler, Marv Goldberg, interviewed former lead singer, Morris Wade, and chronicled the group's history, without ever mentioning The Taylor Brothers.  He listed  Morris Wade, Ronald Wilson, George Smith, and Robert Lowery as the original members on all Esta, Ransome, Ranson and Nanc recordings, and also talked about their gigging days during 1961-63, between their last recordings for Howard Ransom(Esta/Ransom/Ranson) and Syd Nathan(Federal) in Ohio, and their visit to L.A. to record for Ransom again, as The Egyptian Kings in 1963 (for Nanc Records).  He talked about George Smith leaving the group and Harold Smith, being added as Pharaoh, as well as Paul Moore and Leo Blakely singing in the group after 1963.  But never mentioned the Taylors.

I know that Bobby sang with a few New York R&B groups before moving west.  He may have sung for some months with The 4 Pharaohs during 1962.  But that's likely all.  I really doubt that he recorded with them.

Edited July 29, 2017 by RobbK

[Jaco]

Just noticed this.

A wonderful vocalist and so underrated.

"Does your Mama know" would be any top ten I would care to put to together.

[Robbk]

On 7/23/2017 at 18:27, Kris Holmes said:

Very sad news.  I interviewed Ronnie Taylor a few years back & he had some great stories about their time in the Columbus Pharaohs.  Agree that Bobby Taylor was one of the great underrated voices.  The Motown LPs are stunning.

Thanks for mentioning his Columbus days.  I finally found a website that had the entire history of The 4 Pharaohs correct, stating that Bobby Taylor was one of the original members starting in high school, and was with them their first 2 years, from mid 1957-mid 1959. So, he was on their first 6 recorded songs on Esta and Ransom and the re-issue on Paradise. It's terrible how much misinformation exists on The internet, listing the four original members without Bobby, and mentioning he was from Baltimore and sang there and DC, and with groups in New York, but never mentioning that he lived in Ohio, and went to high school there, and that he sang with The 4 Pharaohs.

[Kris Holmes]

On 29 July 2017 at 19:19, RobbK said:

Thanks for mentioning his Columbus days.  I finally found a website that had the entire history of The 4 Pharaohs correct, stating that Bobby Taylor was one of the original members starting in high school, and was with them their first 2 years, from mid 1957-mid 1959. So, he was on their first 6 recorded songs on Esta and Ransom and the re-issue on Paradise. It's terrible how much misinformation exists on The internet, listing the four original members without Bobby, and mentioning he was from Baltimore and sang there and DC, and with groups in New York, but never mentioning that he lived in Ohio, and went to high school there, and that he sang with The 4 Pharaohs.

Also, Ronald Wilson = Ronnie Taylor.

Not mentioned much is that while Bobby Taylor was in the service stationed in San Antonio he recorded with Charlie & The Jives (local release on Hour, slightly less local on Astra).

 

[Tlscapital]

4 hours ago, Kris Holmes said:

Also, Ronald Wilson = Ronnie Taylor.

Not mentioned much is that while Bobby Taylor was in the service stationed in San Antonio he recorded with Charlie & The Jives (local release on Hour, slightly less local on Astra).

 

This should be moved to the topic Rockabilly tracks at Mod Events?  Or could this be the next record to slide from the "rockabilly" scene onto the mod before hitting the jock's decks at "northern" do's ? 

 Seriously, thanks for sharing. Kinda knew it was a cover by the Stray Cats of Brian Setzer's from memory but didn't know/remember that it was actually done originally by our dear beloved Bobby Taylor !

 

Edited August 7, 2017 by tlscapital

[Kris Holmes]

9 hours ago, tlscapital said:

This should be moved to the topic Rockabilly tracks at Mod Events?  Or could this be the next record to slide from the "rockabilly" scene onto the mod before hitting the jock's decks at "northern" do's ? 

 Seriously, thanks for sharing. Kinda knew it was a cover by the Stray Cats of Brian Setzer's from memory but didn't know/remember that it was actually done originally by our dear beloved Bobby Taylor !

 

It's the same title but a different song to the Warren Smith/Stray Cats rockabilly track.

[Smudger]

R.I.P. Bobby

One of my Favourites B side of Roses Somewhere