With 9 studio albums and 50 + 45,s collectors just cant seem to get enough of Little Johnny as most of his material is still indemand today. This is one of his toughest albums to locate and had a few requests for it especially from a certain gent in japan!...lol!...Little Johnny was born in 1943 and passed in 2002...he was one of the major soul-blues singing stylists of the Sixties. Best known for “Part Time Love,” a single on the San Francisco based Galaxy label that topped Billboard’s r&b chart in 1963, Taylor brought an urgent spontaneity to blues that was derived from his background in gospel quartet music. In an era when blues was rapidly passing from fashion in the African-American community, he offered a refreshingly modern, soulful approach to the genre that kept his records on the charts from 1963 to ’74. Biographical details are sketchy and contradictory. He apparently was born Johnny Lamont Merrett (some contend it was Johnny Young) in Gregory, Arkansas. As a teenager, he sang around Los Angeles with the Stars of Bethel (with whom he made his recording debut) and an early edition of the Mighty Clouds of Joy. By the late Fifties he was performing blues at local clubs as Little Johnny Taylor. It’s been said that he adopted the last name out of admiration for vocalist Ted Taylor and even claimed to be Ted’s brother. Adding “Little” apparently was inspired by his fondness for the singing of Little Willie John, his other main influence. Taylor cut his first secular sides in 1960 for the Swingin’ label but didn’t find success until he hooked up with producer Cliff Goldsmith and arranger Ray Shanklin at Galaxy. Besides “Part Time Love” (which another singer, Johnnie Taylor, added to his repertoire, further confusing matters), Little Johnny’s Galaxy hits included “You’ll Need Another Favor” and “Zig Zag Lightning.” At Ronn Records, he scored in the early Seventies with “Everybody Knows About My Good Thing” and “Open House at My House” and also recorded an album of duets with Ted Taylor.........Must be rare as no tasters are available!
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23 comments:
It must be a top album this one, many thanks to AMM!
Thanks AMM. Looks good - tasterless and all.
Thanks for another fine pick.
Never heard of this one. Been listen to him for years. Curious to hear the songs. Thanks!!!
Indeed a rare CD of a great singer that I don't have and that I'm curious to discover.
Yves
People can't get enough of him - rightly so. Thanks for review, P.
Thanks for offering this cd by the great LJT. And thanks for all the info you gave in your review.
Here's a Little Johnny Taylor album that I don't have. Thank you AMM.
Pierre
One I don't have by Little Johnny Taylor, many thanks for the review.
bloody hell this is a rare bird lad!.......send it over preety please!
rare rare rare love him yes!!
Thanks for the rwviww AMN
Looking forward to it
Great Johnny Taylor Album,Thank You AMM
im so glad sir! you made my day again and again thank you so much AMM! your the most!
Thank you for mighty big man Little Johnny Taylor.
Thanks for the LJT set awesome great review well require for this great singer
Thanks AMM Cheers Pedro
Love me som Lil Johnny and this is def rare. Muchas gracias, amigo!
thanks AMM for this great review .
Thanks for the rare soul review MM.
cheers,ELtel
Wow! Once again you never fail to surprise!
Great singer but I didn't know about this release.
Thanks AMM great review
Thanks for sharing this album AMM
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