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Some folks still get them mixed up, so to get it straight from the outset, Little Johnny Taylor was best known for his scorching slow blues smashes "Part Time Love" (for Bay Area-based Galaxy Records in 1963) and 1971's "Everybody Knows About My Good Thing" for Ronn Records in Shreveport, LA. This Johnny Taylor was definitely not the suave Sam Cooke protégé who blitzed the charts with "Who's Making Love" for Stax in 1968; that's Johnnie Taylor, who added to the confusion by covering "Part Time Love" for Stax. Another similarity between the two Taylors: both hailed from strong gospel backgrounds.
Little Johnny came to Los Angeles in 1950 and did a stint with the Mighty Clouds of Joy before going secular. Influenced by Little Willie John, he debuted as an R&B artist with a pair of 45s for Hunter Hancock's Swingin' logo, but his career didn't soar until he inked a pact with Fantasy's Galaxy subsidiary in 1963 (where he benefited from crisp production by Cliff Goldsmith and Ray Shanklin's arrangements).
The gliding mid-tempo blues "You'll Need Another Favor," firmly in a Bobby Bland mode, was Taylor's first chart item. He followed it up with the tortured R&B chart-topper "Part Time Love," which found him testifying in gospel-fired style over Arthur Wright's biting guitar and a grinding, horn-leavened downbeat groove. The singer also did fairly well with "Since I Found a New Love" in 1964 and "Zig Zag Lightning" in 1966.
Taylor's tenure at Stan Lewis' Ronn imprint elicited the slow blues smash "Everybody Knows About My Good Thing" in 1971, and a similarly witty hit follow-up, "Open House at My House," the next year (both were covered later by Z.Z. Hill for Malaco). While at Ronn, Little Johnny cut some duets with yet another Taylor, this one named Ted (no, they weren't related either). Though he recorded only sparingly during the 1980s and 1990s, he remained an active performer until his death in 2002.
© Bill Dahl /TiVo
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Somewhere Down the Line / What You Need is a Ball
Soul - Fryers 発売日 2014/05/26
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The Very Best of Little Johnny Taylor
Blues - Classic Music International 発売日 2010/11/30
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Oh, How I Love My Baby / Found a New Love
Blues - Ronn Records 発売日 1975/02/23
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I'll Make It Worth Your While / You're Not the Only One
Funk - Ronn Records 発売日 1973/12/30
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As Long as I Don't See You / Strange Bed with a Bad Head
Funk - Ronn Records 発売日 1972/12/30
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Sweet Soul Woman / Make Love to Me Baby
Funk - Ronn Records 発売日 1970/12/08
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Keep on Keeping on / How Are You Fixed for Love
Funk - Ronn Records 発売日 1971/12/30
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I Ask Myself a Question / I Need Some Lovin'
Funk - Ronn Records 発売日 1981/01/05
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You're Savin' Your Best Loving for Me
Funk - Ronn Records 発売日 1973/12/31
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Hard Head Makes a Sore Behind / Future
Funk - Ronn Records 発売日 1976/01/04
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My Special Rose / a Thousand Miles Away
Funk - Ronn Records 発売日 1973/12/30
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