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Otis Taylor

- Boulder, CO Blues / Blues / Blues/Jam/Trance Blues

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About

Members: Larry Thompson, drums; Jon-Paul Johnson, guitar; Anne Harris, fiddle; Todd Edmunds, Bass

Label: Telarc International

Bio: With Otis Taylor, it's best to expect the unexpected. While his music, an amalgamation of roots styles in their rawest form, discusses heavyweight issues like murder, homelessness, tyranny, and injustice, his personal style is lighthearted. "I'm good at dark, but I'm not a particularly unhappy pe... See Full Bio

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Looking forward to the Otis Taylor Trance Blues Festival (jams and workshops) in Boulder 11/25-11/27. www.trancebluesfestival.com

Press

“Blues CD of the Year awarded four times: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, ”

— DownBeat Magazine

"There may not be a better roots album released this year or decade than Recapturing the Banjo."

— DownBeat Magazine

““one of the most innovative, thought-provoking blues artists to emerge in the last 20 years.””

— Billboard

"Otis Taylor is arguably the most relevant blues artist of our time."

— Guitar Player Magazine

“Who is the King of Acoustic Blues? I am putting my money on Otis Taylor. Everything about his music conveys deep and total commitment. Since his comeback, every one of Taylor's recordings has absolutely burned with the pure fire of his bluesiness. Taylor plays guitar vamps better than anyone, and he stretches out these repeated figures with more mesmerizing intensity than any blues artist since John Lee Hooker first came on the scene. ...Taylor's groove is so strong, that I can listen to his music at length, and just find myself more and more deeply drawn into it. ”

— Ted Goiga, jazz.com

“ Blues singer/guitarist/banjoist Otis Taylor is drawing from history's deep well for his new disc, Clovis People (Telarc). The disc's title refers to ancient society whose 13,000-year-old remains were found near his home in Boulder, Colo. ”

— DownBeat Magazine

“Otis Taylor is not the best banjo player; he’s the best bluesman today.”

— Philippe Thieyre (Rock & Folk/France Inter)

“This time out, Otis Taylor seems less interested in creating hallucinatory aural landscapes than evoking emotional intensity through the pristine interplay between acoustic instruments and undistorted voices.”

— Living Blues

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Ten Million Slaves

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Looking For Some He…

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Lost My Guitar

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Mama's Best Friend

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Videos

Otis Taylor : Hey Joe - Live at SPACE, Evanston, Illinois

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Rick Sparfven
Captivating and brilliant,you can feel the music breath...!!!!
Pace Ride
Magnificent tunes!!!Keep it up!!
AfroBluZ
...Thanks for inspiring my son and myself at the breakfast table at the Chicago Blues Festival...my son is in South Africa and is spreading your music....Wsir
Scott Maier
Incredible stuff, Otis. I'm really glad I came across your work here and look forward to seeing you live!
Pearl Handled Revolver
Hi Otis. Absolutely love your groove my friend, what a voice!! Really glad I found you on here ;)
Aurea Regina
Great Works !Otis Taylor! Classic Style ,,,feeling and sincerity ,,,I adore..Keep inspired! Best Aurea Regina