By acooolcat (211.72.121.66 - 211.72.121.66) on Friday, August 02, 2002 - 04:46 am:

Does anyone know of a recording by Shirley Taylor?
Does this name mean anything to anyone here?
Graham

By MEL&THENSOME (195.219.7.18 - 195.219.7.18) on Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 10:50 pm:

I KNOW OF A SHERRI TAYLOR WHO RECORDED ON GLORECO.MEL(ANDTHENSOME).

By acooolcat (61.222.95.58 - 61.222.95.58) on Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 04:40 am:

Yes Mel, I also know that 45.
I found a few photos last year when I was in Detroit; they were in an envelope marked "Shirley Taylor" - so guess that's her name. There were also a few of Johnnie Mae Matthews - all color shots from around 1966 - they are performing in a clab with Earl Van Dyke and his guys.
Perhaps Shirley never recorded anything.
Graham

By Davie Gordon (213.251.162.249 - 213.251.162.249) on Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 01:23 pm:

Graham,

I've drawn a blank on Shirley Taylor.

You're probably right about her not recording
- considering just how many Detroit singers did actually get a record released there must be
dozens ( hundreds ?) more who never got that
break.

By acooolcat (211.72.121.66 - 211.72.121.66) on Monday, August 05, 2002 - 04:56 am:

Davie - when I found the pictures there were a couple of negatives too - I just had them developed and there's a photo of a woman with a stack of 45s in front of a sign saying "Happy Birthday Shirley"- and it's a different woman to the one singing in a club. The plot thickens! Once my scanner is back in action I'll post an image.
Graham

By Davie Gordon (213.251.162.249 - 213.251.162.249) on Monday, August 05, 2002 - 12:44 pm:

Graham,

Great - hope your scanner's back to rude health soon.