Johnnie Taylor
USA
Born: 05 May 1937
Died: 31 May 2000
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Genres: R&B, Blues, Electronic
Styles: Soul-Blues, Electric Blues, Urban Blues, R&B/Soul, Soul, Retro-Soul, Disco, Dance, Early R&B, Southern Soul, Deep Soul, Quiet Storm, Hip-Hop/Urban
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Young gospel phenom, gritty Stax/Volt soulster, lady-killing balladeer, chart-topping disco king, Southern soul-blues stalwart -- Johnnie Taylor somehow always managed to adapt to the times, and he parlayed that versatility into a recording career that lasted nearly four decades. Nicknamed the "Philosopher of Soul" during his Stax days, that version of Taylor is best remembered for his 1968 R&B chart-topping smash "Who's Making Love," but far and away his biggest success was 1976's across-the-board number one "Disco Lady," the first single ever...
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