Real name: Edward Taylor

Effective period / Period of releases: 1955 - 2016

Blues singer and guitarist, born January 29, 1923 in Benoit, Mississippi, died December 25, 1985 in Chicago.
Taylor moved to Chicago in 1949, and recorded frequently with Jimmy Reed 1953-1967, contributing greatly to the Jimmy Reed sound. He made his first recordings under his own name for Vee-Jay in 1955. later recording albums for a.o. Testament in 1966, Advent in 1972, P-Vine in Japan 1977, and Antone's in 1985.
He is father of blues guitarist Eddie Taylor Jr., singer Brenda Taylor (2) and stepfather of blues drummer Larry Taylor.