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While not a household name, for the past twenty years Gary Taylor has been a sought after songwriter, producer and backing vocalist. More importantly, has been an innovator in the establishment of the independent soul music movement — a role model to young artists attempting to establish themselves outside of the world of the major record labels.
Taylor began his recording career with 1983’s GT, a solid pop/soul album that featured the mid-tempo cut “Just What I Had In Mind.” While the album was not a hit, Taylor showed his talent as both a songwriter and producer, and was soon finding work writing for such artists as Anita Baker (“Good Love”), the Whispers (“Just Gets Better With Time”) and Carl Anderson (“I’m No Stranger”). It was five years before he would release his sophomore disc, Compassion, on Virgin Records. It again failed to reach a large audience, and the experience convinced Taylor to pursue his recording career as an independent recording artist — long before the emergence of the internet allowed independents to reach new levels of acceptance.
Over the next decade and a half Taylor created the template for a successful independent singing career through his half dozen releases on his Morning Crew Records. He also continued writing for other great artists, including Lalah Hathaway, Vanessa Williams and Grover Washington, Jr.
Taylor began his recording career with 1983’s GT, a solid pop/soul album that featured the mid-tempo cut “Just What I Had In Mind.” While the album was not a hit, Taylor showed his talent as both a songwriter and producer, and was soon finding work writing for such artists as Anita Baker (“Good Love”), the Whispers (“Just Gets Better With Time”) and Carl Anderson (“I’m No Stranger”). It was five years before he would release his sophomore disc, Compassion, on Virgin Records. It again failed to reach a large audience, and the experience convinced Taylor to pursue his recording career as an independent recording artist — long before the emergence of the internet allowed independents to reach new levels of acceptance.
Over the next decade and a half Taylor created the template for a successful independent singing career through his half dozen releases on his Morning Crew Records. He also continued writing for other great artists, including Lalah Hathaway, Vanessa Williams and Grover Washington, Jr.
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