R. Dean Taylor
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Canadian singer, musician, songwriter and record producer (1939–2022)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Skyler Floret and the Flourish
- Eternal Fall
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1939-05-11
- Active to
- 2022-01-07
classic pop and rockdeath by covid-19
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 97,092
- Total plays
- 414,650
Tags
soulnorthern soulmotownCanadianBlue-Eyed Soul
R. Dean Taylor (b. 1939) is a Canadian songwriter, record producer, and singer. Born Richard Dean Taylor on the 11th May 1939 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he began his career in 1961 as a pianist and singer with several bands in Toronto. He also made his first recordings in 1961, for the Audiomaster record label. The next year, Taylor's "At the High School Dance", a single for Amy-Mala Records, was a minor success. His next single, "I'll Remember" <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/R.+Dean+Tay
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dean
- Family name
- Taylor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Toronto
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Motown
- Official website
- www.rdeantaylor.com
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- date of birth
- 1939-05-11
- birth name
- Richard Dean Taylor
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- name in native language
- R. Dean Taylor
- copyright representative
- Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
- date of death
- 2022-01-07
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