Tut Taylor

Tut Taylor (b. 1923, Milledgeville, Georgia) is an American bluegrass musician.

Taylor played banjo and mandolin as a child, and began playing dobro at age 14, learning to use the instrument with a distinctive flat-picking style. Taylor was a member of The Folkswingers in the 1960s, who released three LPs; he recorded his debut solo effort in 1964. Later in the 1960s, he played with The Dixie Gentlemen and in John Hartford's band.

Taylor became a local Nashville, Tennessee fixture. In 1970, he co-founded the instrument shop GTR there, soon after releasing another solo album. He also co-founded the Old Time Pickin' Parlor, a Nashville venue noted for performances of old-time music, as well as Tut Taylor's General Store. [ [http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gpftxq95ldte~T1 Biography] , Allmusic.com]

In a March, 1992 interview, Neil Young reported having bought Hank Williams' Martin D-28 Guitar from Tut Taylor.

In 1994, he was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for his work on "The Great Dobro Sessions". [ [http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gpftxq95ldte~T5 Grammy Awards] , Allmusic.com]

Discography

*"Dobro County" (1964)
*"Friar Tut" (1972)
*"The Old Post Office" (1975)
*"Dobrolic Plectoral Society" (1976)
*"The Great Dobro Sessions" (1994) (co-producer, performer)

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