Larry Taylor (born Samuel Taylor, 26 June 1942, New York) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Lewis. He is the younger brother of the long-time drummer for The Ventures, Mel Taylor.
Taylor played with Canned Heat from 1967 to 1970, and appeared with them at various festivals including the Monterey Interna...
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Larry Taylor (born Samuel Taylor, 26 June 1942, New York) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Lewis. He is the younger brother of the long-time drummer for The Ventures, Mel Taylor.
Taylor played with Canned Heat from 1967 to 1970, and appeared with them at various festivals including the Monterey International Pop Festival and Woodstock.
His band nickname was 'The Mole'. In addition to playing bass, he also played lead guitar occasionally. An example of this can be heard on the track "Down In the Gutter, But Free", on the album, Hallelujah.
In 1969, due to a dispute with Taylor, Henry Vestine left the band. Guitarist Harvey Mandel filled the void as the band's lead guitarist.
In 1970, when John Mayall moved to Los Angeles, Taylor and Mandel quit Canned Heat to join John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers.
In 1974, Taylor became part of The Hollywood...
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