The voice is famously (and accurately) known as the reincarnation of Johnnie Taylor, and the material has featured the best songwriters the genre has to offer (Lawrence Harper, Harrison Calloway, George Jackson, etc.), and most notably the recently deceased Charles Richard Cason, whose compositions were perfectly realized in the peerless vocal work of the young artist: "Baby I've Changed," "I Love Being In Love With You," "Old School Style," "Slipped, Tripped, Stumbled And Fell," "You've Still Got It," "My Bad," "Step Into My Heart" and "Sweet Love," to name some of the most noted. Each one has been a near-masterpiece, spawning a minimum of two or three-and sometimes more-bona fide Southern Soul hits. The CD's have come deliberately, over well-spaced intervals-Legacy (2002), No Doubt (2005), You Still Got It (2007) and All Of Me (2010)-but oh, what an impact they've had. In an updated assessment of Floyd Taylor posted last year, Daddy B. The albums You Still Got It (Malaco, 2007) and All Of Me (CDS, 2010) followed. There were still echoes of Johnnie Taylor on his second CD, No Doubt (Malaco), but overall the disc presented a mature performer with his own style. Taylor's concerts during this period, according to some fans, displayed a young performer torn between reprising the sound of his famous father and forging his own musical identity. Taylor's first release, Legacy, appeared on Malaco Records in 2002, igniting a major buzz throughout the chitlin' circuit for a good year afterward, with one radio single after another from the album achieving favor. The exposure to the R&B world continued over the next two decades, with young Floyd watching and absorbing the work of his father and fellow musicians.Īlong the way, he met and played with a Who's Who of contemporary Southern Soul: Bobby "Blue" Bland, Marvin Sease, Tyrone Davis, Bobby Rush and many others. In the seventies, during Johnnie Taylor's "Disco Lady" phase, Floyd began reaping the benefits of being Johnnie's son, accompanying his famous father on tours and Kool Jazz Festival shows. Nice's new Top 100 21st Century Southern Soul Countdown (covering the years 2000 through 2014). Nice's original Top 100 Southern Soul Artists, (covering the years 1990 through 2010) and had recently moved up to the #16-ranked recording artist on Daddy B. Nice's Top 100 Countdown: The New Generation (Chart In Progress)įLOYD TAYLOR DIES (Scroll down for services.)Īcclaimed contemporary Southern Soul singer Floyd Taylor, the son of the late, legendary soul singer Johnnie Taylor and Chicagoan Mildred Singletary, passed away February 21, 2014.Īccording to, Floyd's stepbrother, recording artist TJ Hooker Taylor, reported that, "He died pretty much the way my dad died: a heart attack at the age of 60." "Dad" of course was soul legend Johnnie Taylor who died of a heart attack aged just 66.īorn in 1954, Floyd Taylor was the #39-ranked Southern Soul performer on Daddy B. Floyd Taylor (21st Century) - Southern Soul Music Artist - Southern Soul RnBįloyd Taylor (21st Century) Daddy B.