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685:, a radio station in the Dallas area, where he had made his home. The station's format was mostly R&B and Soul oldies and their on-the-air personalities were often local R&B, Soul, blues, and jazz musicians. Taylor was billed as "The Wailer, Johnnie Taylor".
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501:. In 1970 Taylor married Gerlean Rocket, with their divorce finalized on May 10, 2000, 21 days before his passing. His children from that marriage are Jon Harrison Taylor, and Tasha Taylor, both musicians.
705:, on May 31, 2000, aged 66. Stax billed Johnnie Taylor as "The Philosopher of Soul". He was also known as "the Blues Wailer". He was buried beside his mother, Ida Mae Taylor, at Forrest Hill Cemetery in
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1386:Live albums
1098:Reflections
982:Rare Stamps
891:Discography
707:Kansas City
473:Isaac Hayes
446:SAR Records
441:, in 1957.
398:Early years
382:" in 1976.
370:" (1968), "
191:May 5, 1934
3178:Categories
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3007:Disco Lady
2714:. AllMusic
2643:Grammy.com
2486:089919026X
2209:References
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1663:Steal Away
1424:US R&B
1319:Good Love!
1255:In Control
1135:Ever Ready
1116:Disco 9000
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608:Z. Z. Hill
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187:1934-05-05
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1167:A New Day
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636:Billboard
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435:Sam Cooke
393:Biography
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