Artists I Discovered Through Taylor

Jewell · Veteran Member

RE: Artists I Discovered Through Taylor

Ywehc · Member

Me too Dogs and Birds. As a matter of fact I just saw Percy Sledge at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame concert this winter. Clarence Carter performed there too. They both still have it. What a show! Some of the performers I did not remember their names but I remembered their music. Tommy Shaw of Styx performed also and I was wowed by him. I would never have attended that concert if it was not for Taylor.

-- Edited by Ywehc at 19:05, 2008-07-09

Jewell · Veteran Member

Ywehc wrote:
Me too Dogs and Birds. As a matter of fact I just saw Percy Sledge at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame concert this winter. Clarence Carter performed there too. They both still have it. What a show! Some of the performers I did not remember their names but I remembered their music. Tommy Shaw of Styx performed also and I was wowed by him. I would never have attended that concert if it was not for Taylor.

-- Edited by Ywehc at 19:05, 2008-07-09

Ywehc you need to talk to my friend Lilligold about Tommy Shaw. She's been a groupie for him since she was in middle school. She'd love to hear all about it and that you loved him.

StockardFan · Senior Member

I used to know the sister of one of Tommy Shaw's wives (Pam Donnelly) when I was in college.

Random trivia.

Rina · Member

Love John Cleary too with thanks to Taylor/Hottay & LBR! I hope that Taylor checks him out and possibly covers some of his songs on the new tour.

-- Edited by Rina at 16:55, 2008-07-10

Aragall · Senior Member

We can't leave out these guys. I LOVE Sam's voice.

Little Memphis Blues Orchestra

Second Best

Rina · Member

You gotta love those guys!!!! Awesome!!!

StockardFan · Senior Member

Well I didn't really know her, just her sister! LOL!!!

DogsandBirds · Guru

StockardFan wrote:

Well I didn't really know her, just her sister! LOL!!!

Six degrees of separation. I love it.

StockardFan · Senior Member

I know......it's amazing how many people you can connect yourself to if you try hard enough!

DogsandBirds · Guru

Wish I was related to someone with lots of money who wanted to share.

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TayDaze · Veteran Member

Aragall wrote:
We can't leave out these guys. I LOVE Sam's voice.

Little Memphis Blues Orchestra

Second Best

LiMBO is a great band, I've seen them several times. They're also very nice and down to earth.

Rina · Member

They really are a great bunch of guys! Seeing them live is awesome! They take you in and bring you to church!!!

Aragall · Senior Member

DogsandBirds wrote:
I like that song too! Thanks!

Hey D&B!

You can download it on iTunes!!!

Michael Warren ~ Lie To Me

Back to our regularly scheduled program......

-- Edited by Aragall at 22:57, 2008-07-10

BBS420 · Guru

Rina wrote:
They really are a great bunch of guys! Seeing them live is awesome! They take you in and bring you to church!!!

can't wait to see them again.

DogsandBirds · Guru

I love Ry Cooder, very bluesy, fabulous guitarist.

andee · Veteran Member

TayDaze wrote:
Aragall wrote:
We can't leave out these guys. I LOVE Sam's voice.

Little Memphis Blues Orchestra

Second Best

LiMBO is a great band, I've seen them several times. They're also very nice and down to earth.

I agree, LMBO IS awesome! I love Jeff on the sax.

Judy · Senior Member

My husband and I saw LMBO,the night the AI5 tour was in Bridgeport Ct. They played at the Daniel St. Club in Milford.Funky,funky band,they were awesome.If you have the opportunity to catch one of their shows go for it !

Aragall · Senior Member

A little off topic here, but I was searching for something on the Tonight Show site and saw their line up for tonight....a little something for everybody.

Thursday, July 10
Kathy Griffin "My Life on the D-List" - Adam Carolla
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis

Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis are 2 of my favorite musicians....

Jewell · Veteran Member

TayDaze wrote:
Aragall wrote:
We can't leave out these guys. I LOVE Sam's voice.

Little Memphis Blues Orchestra

Second Best

LiMBO is a great band, I've seen them several times. They're also very nice and down to earth.

That's a great video Taydaze! I only got to see LMBO one time and I really thought they were good. I hope to see them again someday and hopefully they'll be playing with Taylor.

Jewell · Veteran Member

DogsandBirds wrote:
I love Ry Cooder, very bluesy, fabulous guitarist.

DogsandBirds I'd never heard of Ry Cooder so I looked up his videos. I like this one a lot called Vigilante Man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoGkPTjZoBg&feature=related

I don't know why exactly but it kind of reminds me of the Soggy Bottom Boys from the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF5OtSO3j6I&feature=related

DogsandBirds · Guru

Besides releasing so many albums and scoring the music for many films, such as Paris, Texas, Ry Cooder has worked with so many famous people as a studio musician including the Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker and Mavis Staples.

I find his music fascinating because its a mixture of blues, folk, rock and such.

BBS420 · Guru

Jewell wrote:
DogsandBirds wrote:
I love Ry Cooder, very bluesy, fabulous guitarist.

DogsandBirds I'd never heard of Ry Cooder so I looked up his videos. I like this one a lot called Vigilante Man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoGkPTjZoBg&feature=related

I don't know why exactly but it kind of reminds me of the Soggy Bottom Boys from the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF5OtSO3j6I&feature=related

I loved that movie, and the music in the movie. I need to watch it again.

Aragall · Senior Member

I visited a site that was featuring Taylor's music a while back. This band was featured, too.

Gas House Gorillas

Hep Cat King Of Everything

hs5sunny · Senior Member

DogsandBirds wrote:

Besides releasing so many albums and scoring the music for many films, such as Paris, Texas, Ry Cooder has worked with so many famous people as a studio musician including the Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker and Mavis Staples.

I find his music fascinating because its a mixture of blues, folk, rock and such.

I'm on my way out to work, but you have me intrigued about Ry Cooder, I'll have to check out the video Jewell posted when I get home. I'd never heard of him either! smile

-- Edited by hs5sunny at 15:54, 2008-07-11

Stephk817 · Member

Hi y'all I finally got approved and just want to say that I have discovered many artists thanks to Taylor.

One of my favorites is Marc Broussard. This Louisiana boy has some serious soul.

edited to take out bum you tube link.

-- Edited by Stephk817 at 21:07, 2008-07-12

Jewell · Veteran Member

Welcome Steph! The first video you posted says it's not longer available but I really enjoyed second one. I'd never heard of him before either.

Stephk817 · Member

Jewell wrote:

Welcome Steph! The first video you posted says it's not longer available but I really enjoyed second one. I'd never heard of him before either.

Oops!

Here's the link. It's his song Home, IMO one of the best songs that never got heard by the masses.

Home

-- Edited by Stephk817 at 21:09, 2008-07-12

TayDaze · Veteran Member

Stephk817 wrote:
Jewell wrote:

Welcome Steph! The first video you posted says it's not longer available but I really enjoyed second one. I'd never heard of him before either.

Oops!

Here's the link. It's his song Home, IMO one of the best songs that never got heard by the masses.

Home

-- Edited by Stephk817 at 21:09, 2008-07-12

Steph, Thanks for the videos. I really like his voice and "Home" is a great song.

BroadwayStar · Senior Member

Welcome Steph glad you finally made it here! See you have brought us a gift from someone else who has it down perfectly, thank you

Stephk817 · Member

Marc has a new EP out. He's starting to get some traction nationally. He had similar problems with promotion for his first album that Taylor had. He is with a new label and has an EP out.

Another new artist I discovered thanks to Taylor was James Morrison.

Stephk817 · Member

BroadwayStar wrote:

Welcome Steph glad you finally made it here! See you have brought us a gift from someone else who has it down perfectly, thank you

Thanks! It took a while to get here but I've been enjoying the forums. What is sad is that Marc is from my neck of the woods and I never heard of him until the week that Taylor had to choose which song to sing from the last I think it was 5 years or something like that. That was the week he chose Trouble by Ray LaMontagne. Anyway someone shared the video on Gray Charles and I was blown away by his voice. He was only 21 in the Home video.

TayDaze · Veteran Member

Stephk817 wrote:
Marc has a new EP out. He's starting to get some traction nationally. He had similar problems with promotion for his first album that Taylor had. He is with a new label and has an EP out.

Another new artist I discovered thanks to Taylor was James Morrison.

Wow, I really liked that one, too.

Aragall · Senior Member

Stephk817 wrote:
Jewell wrote:

Welcome Steph! The first video you posted says it's not longer available but I really enjoyed second one. I'd never heard of him before either.

Oops!

Here's the link. It's his song Home, IMO one of the best songs that never got heard by the masses.

Home

-- Edited by Stephk817 at 21:09, 2008-07-12

Welcome Steph!

This is one of my favorite songs, too. Every time I hear it, I think of the sad state of radio these days. McMusic has taken over the airwaves, leaving no room for great songs like this one.

-- Edited by Aragall at 00:39, 2008-07-13

Aragall · Senior Member

Aragall wrote:
A little off topic here, but I was searching for something on the Tonight Show site and saw their line up for tonight....a little something for everybody.

Thursday, July 10
Kathy Griffin "My Life on the D-List" - Adam Carolla
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis

Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis are 2 of my favorite musicians....

I never got to finish my thought on this the other night. Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis were on the Tonight Show a couple of nights ago promoting their new album that they did together. It's all about the blues. If what I heard on the show was any indication, this will be a GREAT album. I love these guys separately. Together.....WHOA!

I guess I can say Taylor led me to this, because I was looking for a clip of one of his Tonight Show appearances when I found it.

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis

Bright Lights, Big City

I can't embed the video, but youtube has it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNCiqx_zL0I

Nonie · Veteran Member

Welcome Steph, and thanks for the Marc Broussard Home link. I really enjoyed listening to him, that's a great song. smile

hairdresser25667 · Member

WOW What a great video by marc b I love his voice so much soul and you can tell he feels the music. That is what I love about Taylor when he sings he feels what he sings.

DogsandBirds · Guru

SummerFun wrote:

Welcome to the boards, Stephk817. I ain't never heard that song "Home" before.

An artist Taylor helped me discover was Fats Domino. Anyone ever heard of him?

Fats Domino was one of the earliest pioneers of Rock and Rolls. His song, Blue Berryhill, is a classic as is Ain't that a Shame. He has influenced everyone from Elvis to James Brown, to the Beatles and on and on.

He has been honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and listed by Rolling Stone Magazine in the top 100 artists of the 20th century. He has a lifetime achievement award from the Grammys.

Listen to him sing here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl5hknXqXps

He is still living in New Orleans, although he lost everything in the hurricane. He is 80 years old.

Aragall · Senior Member

DogsandBirds wrote:
Domino was one of the earliest pioneers of Rock and Rolls. His song, Blue Berryhill, is a classic as is Ain't that a Shame. He has influenced everyone from Elvis to James Brown, to the Beatles and on and on.

He has been honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and listed by Rolling Stone Magazine in the top 100 artists of the 20th century. He has a lifetime achievement award from the Grammys.

Listen to him sing here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl5hknXqXps

He is still living in New Orleans, although he lost everything in the hurricane. He is 80 years old.

Thanks for the clip, D&B. That's such a great song. I wasn't aware that Fats Domino had lost everything to Katrina. How sad.....

Stephk817 · Member

I am well aware of Fats Domino. In fact I found this video with some of the greats jamming together.

Taylor helped me get back to my love of Louisiana musicians since he loves New Orleans. His song My Friend has a little bit of a dixieland jazz flavor to it.

I will go and find some Funky Meters, Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk, George Porter, Jr, Robert Randolph and the Family Band.

andee · Veteran Member

Stephk817 wrote:
Jewell wrote:

Welcome Steph! The first video you posted says it's not longer available but I really enjoyed second one. I'd never heard of him before either.

Oops!

Here's the link. It's his song Home, IMO one of the best songs that never got heard by the masses.

Home

-- Edited by Stephk817 at 21:09, 2008-07-12

Welcome steph! Thanks for the videos. I LOVE Marc Broussard.

And I totally love this song, like ALOT! His voice is incredible. I totally agree about Home, it's definitely a song that should have been heard by the masses. The guy is an awesome talent.

I loved the video of Fats Domino, Ray Charles, and all the greats jamming together too .I had never seen that particular video before. Really, really cool.

Rina · Member

andee wrote:
Stephk817 wrote:
Jewell wrote:

Welcome Steph! The first video you posted says it's not longer available but I really enjoyed second one. I'd never heard of him before either.

Oops!

Here's the link. It's his song Home, IMO one of the best songs that never got heard by the masses.

Home

-- Edited by Stephk817 at 21:09, 2008-07-12

Welcome steph! Thanks for the videos. I LOVE Marc Broussard. And I totally love this song, like ALOT! His voice is incredible. I totally agree about Home, it's definitely a song that should have been heard by the masses. The guy is an awesome talent.

I loved the video of Fats Domino, Ray Charles, and all the greats jamming together too .I had never seen that particular video before. Really, really cool.

I love Marc's song "Home" too!!!!

-- Edited by Rina at 05:49, 2008-07-13

BBS420 · Guru

I didn't know Katrina affected him like that.

Rina · Member

BBS420 wrote:
I didn't know Katrina affected him like that.

I didn't know that either.

Stephk817 · Member

BBS420 wrote:

I didn't know Katrina affected him like that.

He was caught in Katrina. His home Blueberry Hill is located in the Lower Ninth Ward and he was sleeping when the storm hit. The water was up to his roof and for several days they thought he may have drowned but he was finally rescued along with his wife. They were both brought to the Super Dome before making it to Baton Rouge. He's tough and still kicking. smile

www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/10/13/bmfats113.xml

azure · Senior Member

Summer Fun wrote "I sure am glad I found some more fans of Fats Domino. I just feel like giving you all a hug. For all of you non-SP'ers, we do this all the time on our fans boards. We just love giving out hugs to everyone, so here's one for my (((fellow Fats Domino Fans)))"

Are you an official spokesperson for Taylor Hicks' fan boards? I belong to a few, and none of them "love giving out hugs to everyone all the time." Which boards are you referring to? I wouldn't want the "non-Sp'ers" as you refer to them, to get the impression that Taylor's fans are gushing sycophants.

Judy · Senior Member

azure wrote:
Summer Fun wrote "I sure am glad I found some more fans of Fats Domino. I just feel like giving you all a hug. For all of you non-SP'ers, we do this all the time on our fans boards. We just love giving out hugs to everyone, so here's one for my (((fellow Fats Domino Fans)))"

Are you an official spokesperson for Taylor Hicks' fan boards? I belong to a few, and none of them "love giving out hugs to everyone all the time." Which boards are you referring to? I wouldn't want the "non-Sp'ers" as you refer to them, to get the impression that Taylor's fans are gushing sycophants.

I've never seen hugs all the time for everyone either azure ! It's all about fans respecting other fans on the boards I've been on .Many genuine friendships have been formed because of the respect and love for music.That's my story and I'm sticking to it LOL !

DogsandBirds · Guru

You all should also listen to Taj Mahal. Great blues singer and has worked with so many famous people. I love his version of Mockingbird with Etta James.

Stephk817 · Member

I discovered them after learning about the jamband scene. I have Taylor to thank for that. He's also joined up with Widespread Panic a couple times to play harp.

http://www.imeem.com/people/jkzCDvX/music/Jn04aGSx/widespread_panic_featuring_taylor_hicks_on_harmonica_fishwat/

Aragall · Senior Member

DogsandBirds wrote:
You all should also listen to Taj Mahal. Great blues singer and has worked with so many famous people. I love his version of Mockingbird with Etta James.

The Taj Mahal Trio appeared at the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam in Asheville a couple of years ago. Taylor was there, too, along with scores of other great artists. I'm looking forward to getting the dvd.

http://www.xmasjam.com/2006/index.php