Name: Melvin Taylor Plays the Blues for You
Brand: Pure Pleasure Records
SKU: 59540695
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Melvin Taylor Plays the Blues for You

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Album: Melvin Taylor Plays the Blues for You
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Talking to Anna-Mae, Part I	More Info...
2)	T.V. Mama	More Info...
3)	I'll Play the Blues for You	More Info...
4)	Born to Loose	More Info...
5)	Tribute to Wes	More Info...
6)	Cadillac Assembly Line	More Info...
7)	Voodoo Daddy	More Info...
8)	Talking to Anna-Mae, Part II	More Info...
9)	Groovin' in Paris	More Info...

Album: Melvin Taylor Plays the Blues for You
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Talking to Anna-Mae, Part I	More Info...
2)	T.V. Mama	More Info...
3)	I'll Play the Blues for You	More Info...
4)	Born to Loose	More Info...
5)	Tribute to Wes	More Info...
6)	Cadillac Assembly Line	More Info...
7)	Voodoo Daddy	More Info...
8)	Talking to Anna-Mae, Part II	More Info...
9)	Groovin' in Paris	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Melvin Taylor (guitar, vocals), Lucky Peterson (organ, piano), Titus Williams (bass), Ray Allison (drums).
Reissue producer: Jerry Gordon.
Recorded at Davout Studio, Paris, France on March 21, 1984. Includes liner notes by Steve Pasek.
All songs written by Melvin Taylor, except "T.V. Mama" (L.W. Turner), "I'll Play The Blues For You" (J. Beach), "Cadillac Assembly Line" (M. Rice) and "Voodoo Daddy" (L. Baker, Jr.).
Guitarist Melvin Taylor's fluid, smartly constructed solos and understated yet winning vocals are surprises on this 1984 nine-track set recorded for Isabel and recently reissued by Evidence on CD. Taylor is not a fancy or arresting singer but succeeds through his simple, effective delivery of lyrics, slight inflections, and vocal nuances. His guitar work is impressive, with skittering riffs, shifting runs, and dashing solos. Organist/pianist Lucky Peterson is an excellent second soloist, adding cute background phrases at times, then stepping forward and challenging or buttressing Taylor's playing with his own dazzling lines. ~ Ron Wynn