Otis Taylor

Otis Taylor is an African-American blues musician, born 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. He moved at a young age to Denver, Colorado where he grew up. Taylor played music professionally both in Europe and the United States in a variety of blues-oriented bands until 1977, when he left the music business for other pursuits, including becoming an antique dealer. He returned to music in 1995, and as of July 2007, has released seven blues albums on a variety of labels.

His song Nasty Letter, from his 2003 album Truth is not Fiction was featured on the Shooter soundtrack.

He was support act on Gary Moore's Autumn 2007 tour of the United Kingdom and also supports him on the Germany tour in March 2008.

Discography

Blue-Eyed Monster (1997)

When Negroes Walked the Earth (1998)

White African (2001)

Respect the Dead (2002)

Truth Is Not Fiction (2003)

Double V (2004)

Below the Fold (2005)

Definition of a Circle (2007)

Recapturing the Banjo (2008)

External links

• [1] - Otis Taylor's biography from Answers.com
• Official website
• "Who is the King of Acoustic Blues?" (profile of Otis Taylor), by Ted Gioia, Jazz.com.