Johnnie Taylor

Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor
	Taylor performing at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, 1973
Background information
Birth name	Johnnie Harrison Taylor
Also known as	Philosopher of Soul
Born	May 5, 1934; Crawfordsville, Arkansas, United States
Died	May 31, 2000 (aged 66); Dallas, Texas, United States
Genres	R&B · soul · gospel · blues · pop · doo-wop · disco
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active	1953–2000
Labels	Chance; SAR; Stax; Columbia; Beverly Glen; Malaco;

Johnnie Harrison Taylor (May 5, 1934 – May 31, 2000)^[2]^[3] was an American recording artist and songwriter who performed a wide variety of genres, from blues, rhythm and blues, soul, and gospel to pop, doo-wop, and disco. He was initially successful at Stax Records with the number-one R&B hits "Who's Making Love" (1968), "Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone" (1971) and "I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)" (1973), and reached number one on the US pop charts with "Disco Lady" in 1976.

In 2022, Taylor was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.^[4]

^ Cite error: The named reference encyclopediaofarkansas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Montier, Patrick. "Johnnie Taylor". Staxrecords.free.fr. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
^ Huey, Steve. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "BLUES HALL OF FAME - About/Inductions". Blues.org. Retrieved March 20, 2022.