10:29EDDIE TAYLOR BLUES FOUNDATION INTERVIEW WITH ILLINOIS SLIM
Eddie Taylor
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Interviews reveal the person behind the music — their influences, creative process, frustrations, and ambitions. The best music interviews are the candid ones: a backstage chat after a difficult show, a late-night radio session, or a press conference where the artist drops their guard. These clips capture musicians in their own words, often more revealing than any biography.
Blues singer and guitarist, born January 29, 1923 in Benoit, Mississippi, died December 25, 1985 in Chicago. Taylor moved to Chicago in 1949, and recorded frequently with Jimmy Reed 1953-1967, contributing greatly to the Jimmy Reed sound. He made his first recordings under his own name for Vee-Jay in 1955. later recording albums for a.o. Testament in 1966, Advent in 1972, P-Vine in Japan 1977, and...
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