Artist: Ted Taylor
Profile:
Soul-blues singer Ted Taylor unleashed his stratospheric, falsetto-driven voice on a wide variety of material during the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s, his gospel heritage never far from the surface. Taylor first entered the studio as a member of the Cadets and Jacks, a Los Angeles R&B vocal group with two names that recorded for Modern. By the late ’50s, Taylor was signed to Ebb, and a myriad of other imprints soon followed (notably Duke, where he waxed his first version of the sugary ballad “Be Ever Wonderful”), Okeh (his sides for the Columbia subsidiary were done in Chicago and Nashville), and Ronn, where he spent nearly a decade. A car wreck claimed his life in 1987. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
The bluesy soulster in a modern outing from 1976. Includes some re-recordings of classic southern soul tracks, given a little bit of a modern blues sound. 10 tracks in all, including “Somebody’s Getting’ It”, “Steal Away”, “Standing In The Wings Of A Heartache”, “I’m Gonna Hate Myself In The Morning”, “You Make Loving You So Easy”, “High Heel Sneakers”, and “Everybody’s Stealing”.
Album: Ted Taylor 1976
Release date: 1976
Tracklist:
01. Somebody’s Gettin’ It
02. Steal Away
03. Stick By Me
04. Standing In The Wings Of A Heartache
05. Wrapped Up In A Good Woman’s Love
06. I’m Gonna Hate Myself In The Morning
07. It Takes A Fool (To Be A Fool Again)
08. You Make Loving You So Easy
09. High Heel Sneakers
10. Everybody’s Stealing
‘Somebody’s Gettin’ It’ On YouTube
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