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Taylor, Johnnie

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Personal name headingTaylor, Johnnie
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LocatedWest Memphis (Ark.)
Birth date1938-05-05
Death date2000-05-31
Place of birthCrawfordsville (Ark.)
Place of deathDallas (Tex.)
Field of activitySoul music Rhythm and blues music Popular music
Profession or occupationSoul musicians Singers
Special noteDo not confuse with: Taylor, Little Johnny, 1943-
Found inJohnnie Taylor ... c1976 (a.e.) t.p. (Johnnie Taylor)
His Crazy 'bout you [SR] p1989: label (Johnnie Taylor) program notes (b. 1938, Crawfordsville, Ark.)
New York times, June 18, 2000: p. 31 (Johnnie Taylor, soul singer, 62, d. May 31, 2000, Dallas; b. Crawfordsville, Ark.)
Oxford music online, November 14, 2013: Encylopedia of popular music (Taylor, Johnnie; born May 5, 1938, Crawfordsville, Arkansas; died May 31, 2000, Dallas, Texas; joined the Soul Stirrers in 1956, then switched to secular music in 1961; had several R&B hits before crossing over into Billboard's pop Top 5; dubbed the "Philosopher of Soul"; soul singer)
Stax Records WWW site, November 14, 2013 (Johnnie Taylor; Johnnie Harrison Taylor; born May 5, 1934, Crawfordsville, Arkansas; reared in nearby West Memphis; died May 31, 2000; his career as a singer embraced gospel, pop, blues, doo-wop, Memphis soul, and even disco)
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