- Butch Taylor
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Butch Taylor
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Clarence Francis Taylor
Alias = "Mr. Chops"
Born = Birth date and age|1961|4|13|mf=yShawsville ,Virginia , U.S.
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Instrument = Keyboards
Genre = Rock, Jazz
Occupation =Musician ,composer ,writer
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Associated_acts = SecretsDave Matthews Band
URL = [http://www.davematthewsband.com davematthewsband.com]
Notable_instruments =Butch Taylor (born Clarence Francis Taylor on
April 13 ,1961 inShawsville, Virginia ) is acomposer ,writer ,keyboardist and long time guest musician withDave Matthews Band .Although not a formal member of the band he acted as a permanent sixth member of the group from 1998 until 2008, making contributions on both studio and live albums. Before teaming up with the band, Taylor played in the band Secrets with
Dave Matthews Band drummer ,Carter Beauford as well as longtimeDave Matthews Band friend and guestguitarist ,Tim Reynolds . Over the years he has also composed many scores for television and film.Taylor attended
James Madison University ,Virginia where he played trumpet in theJMU Jazz Band . It was here he metDave Matthews Band saxophonist ,LeRoi Moore . He studied for a bachelors degree in English and a Masters degree in music and also returned to the university some years later to teach.He currently resides in Richmond, VA with his wife and 3 sons.
External links
* [http://www.dmbalmanac.com/GuestStats.aspx?gid=27 Butch's stats with DMB]
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