Shooby Taylor

Shooby Taylor

Infobox musical artist |
Name = William "Shooby" Taylor
Background = khaki
Born = birth date|1929|9|19|mf=y
Origin =
Instrument = Vocal
Genre = Scat
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = ??
Label = N/A
URL = http://www.shooby.com/

William "Shooby" Taylor (a.k.a. "The Human Horn") (September 19, 1929-June 4, 2003) is 'a little bit famous' for scat singing over various records, including the Ink Spots, the Harmonicats and country gospel in a baritone voice. He is noted for his highly idiosyncratic scat style, using sounds and syllables quite unlike those used by other scat singers.

Shooby Taylor was born in Indiana Township, Pennsylvania, on September 19, 1929. Shortly thereafter he moved with his family to Harlem, where he spent the majority of his life. Besides Shooby's several decades of pursuing a career as a scat singer, he also worked 21 years as a New York City postal worker.

He is most famously known for the 14 tracks he recorded in the early 1980s, at the now nonexistent Angel Sound Studios in Manhattan. These recordings began circulating among tape and file-swappers and are now available at [http://www.shooby.com/ the official Shooby Taylor website] .

Video of a 1980s appearance at the Apollo Theater has also surfaced, and is the only known footage of Shooby performing. Taylor was booed off the stage moments after beginning his act.

In 1992, Shooby moved to a senior complex in Newark, New Jersey. Shooby experienced a stroke in 1994 that crippled his scat skill, also stopping him from recording and performing.

Shooby was "re-discovered" in spring 2002 by producer Rick Goetz. On August 28, 2002, Shooby appeared for his first and only radio interview on [http://www.wfmu.org/ WFMU] .

Taylor died on June 4, 2003, at the age of 74. Plans for an official CD release of his work are still pending.

Discography

* The Human Horn (and then some)

Pop-Culture References

In the song "Walk & Chew Gum" by the band Optiganally Yours, there's a mentioning of Shooby Taylor in the last line of their scat-like bridge.

ee also

* [http://www.shooby.com/ Shooby.com] : official site, includes mp3s
* http://www.keyofz.com/keyofz/shooby.htm


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