Dick Taylor

For other people named Dick Taylor, see Dick Taylor (disambiguation).

Dick Taylor
Background information
Birth name	Richard Clifford Taylor
Born	28 January 1943 (1943-01-28) (age 68) Dartford, Kent, England United Kingdom
Genres	Rock and roll, R&B, Punk rock, post punk
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Bass guitar, guitar, piano, banjo
Years active	1962-
Labels	St. George Records
Associated acts	The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones, Mekons

Richard Clifford 'Dick' Taylor (born 28 January 1943, Dartford, Kent, England) is an English musician who was an early bass guitarist for The Rolling Stones.^[1] He left to become an art student at Sidcup Art College and while there formed The Pretty Things in September 1963. Taylor now lives on the Isle of Wight, England.

Career

In July 1962, while Taylor was at Sidcup Art College, The Rolling Stones was formed when Taylor, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' three piece, Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys joined Brian Jones and Ian Stewart's Rollin' Stones.^[1] Initially, Taylor played lead guitar in the band, but found himself pushed into bassist position to accommodate Jones, who quickly went on to become an accomplished slide guitarist. In November 1962, Taylor left to return to art college, and the bandmates posted an advertisement seeking another bassist. Bill Wyman responded, and succeeded him as The Rolling Stones' bassist in December 1962.

Later in 1963, Taylor formed The Pretty Things^[1] with vocalist Phil May and once again played his preferred guitar position. During a break from The Pretty Things after the release of their album, S.F. Sorrow (1968), Taylor produced Hawkwind's debut album, on which he also played guitar. His contribution to punk rock was a recording by Auntie Pus, and during the second half of the 1980s Taylor played guitar with the English post punk band The Mekons. He recorded with Andre Williams in Chicago, Illinois for George Paulus' St. George Records. The core members of The Pretty Things remain in the band to this day, and released the Balboa Island album in 2007 on the Cote Basque record label.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "The Rolling Stones Biography". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.. http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-rolling-stones. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 

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Persondata
Name	Taylor, Dick
Alternative names	Steel Hand Taylor
Short description
Date of birth	28 January 1943
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