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Hound Dog Taylor
Hound Dog Taylor
Born: Apr 12, 1915 in Natchez, MS
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Died: Dec 17, 1975 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Blues
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues
Biography: Alligator Records, Chicago's leading contemporary blues label, might never have been launched at all if not for the crashing, slashing slide guitar antics of Hound Dog Taylor. Bruce Iglauer, then an employee of Delmark Records, couldn't convince his boss, Bob Koester, of Taylor's potential, so Iglauer ...Read full biography
Hound Dog Taylor And The Houserockers
Hound Dog Taylor And The Houserockers
Released: 1971
Label: Alligator Records
Critics' Rating:
The first album and the perfect place to start. Wild, raucous, crazy music straight out of the South Side clubs. The incessant drive of Hound Dog's playing is best heard on "Give Me Back My Wig," "55th ...Read full review
Beware Of The Dog
Beware Of The Dog
Released: 1975
Label: Alligator Records
Critics' Rating:
Beware of the Dog was Hound Dog Taylor's posthumous live album containing performances that are even steamier than his first two studio albums, if such a notion is possible. For lowdown slow blues, it's ...Read full review
More Hound Dog Taylor And The Houserockers albums: Main Albums (6), Compilations (7)
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