Johnnie Taylor

Also known as Johnnie Harrison Taylor

American male singer and songwriter (1934–2000)

Person · Open Library

Works: 5

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Matthew's Good News
Management of Deployment Turnover
Ye Believe in God... Believe Also in Me
Precious Little Prayers of Precious Little People
Come on up a Little Higher!

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1934-05-05
Active to: 2000-05-31

discor&bsoulsoul bluessouthern soul

Discography

Wanted: One Soul Singer1967
Who's Making Love1968
The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues1969
Raw Blues1969
One Step Beyond1970
Taylored in Silk1973
Super Taylor1974
Eargasm1976
Rated Extraordinaire1977
Reflections1977

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Listeners: 212,398
Total plays: 1,232,781

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Johnnie Harrison Taylor (born May 5, 1934, Crawfordsville, Arkansas; died May 31, 2000, Dallas, Texas) was an American musician that sang in a wide variety of genres, including blues, disco, gospel, pop, and soul. Often using an energetic, belting delivery, he's perhaps best known for his work for the iconic Stax/Volt label, particularly with southern soul classics such as "Who's Making Love" and "Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone" in which he held his own against friendly rivals such as Otis Reddin

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Taylor
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Crawfordsville
Place of death: Duncanville
Occupation: singer
Genre: soul
Instrument: voice
Record label: Stax Records
Image: Johnnie Taylor at the 1973 PUSH Black Expo.gif

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cause of death: myocardial infarction
date of birth: 1938-05-05
date of death: 2000-05-31
manner of death: natural causes
start of work period: 1953-00-00
Commons category: Johnnie Taylor

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