Otis Taylor

Otis Taylor
Born: Jan 1, 1948 in Chicago, IL
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Styles: Contemporary Blues, Electric Country Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Acoustic Blues
Biography: Bluesman Otis Taylor never skirted tough subject matter in a career that took him from the Folklore Center in Denver to a brief stay in London, England, to retirement from music in 1977 to operate as a successful antiques broker and since 1995 back again to the blues.

Taylor's 2001 CD White African

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White African
Released: 2001
Label: Northern Blues Music
Critics' Rating:
Otis Taylor has a knack for interesting titles; Blue-Eyed Monster and When Negros Walked the Earth are among the CDs that the Denver bluesman recorded before White African. Taylor also has a knack for ...Read full review
Respect The Dead
Released: 2002
Label: Northern Blues Music
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Otis Taylor might well be the best and most inspired of contemporary bluesmen. His White African album was a masterpiece -- which makes the task of following it doubly difficult. With Respect the Dead, ...Read full review
More Otis Taylor albums: Main Albums (9)
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