Eddie Taylor

Edward Taylor (January 29, 1923 ? December 25, 1985) was an American blues guitarist.

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January 29 - 1923 - December 25 - 1985 - American - Blues - Guitar

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Born in Benoit, Mississippi, as a boy Eddie 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 guitar. Bringing with him a style deeply rooted in the Mississippi Delta tradition, in 1949 Eddie Taylor moved to Chicago.

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Benoit, Mississippi - Leland, Mississippi - Jimmy Reed - Mississippi Delta - Chicago

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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 and is especially noted as a main accompanist for Jimmy Reed as well as working with John Lee Hooker and others. Taylor recorded "Big Town Playboy" that became a local hit.

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Chicago Blues - John Lee Hooker

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Eddie Taylor died in 1985 and was interred in the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.

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Restvale Cemetery - Alsip, Illinois

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