He died today at age 93. Taylor grew up in rural Virginia, "two mountains" away from the folk music icons The Carter Family. Taylor's introduction to jazz came from the radio. Late at night, he could pick up the live performances broadcast from the Birdland jazz club in New York City. Taylor played trumpet in college, inspired by hearing Harry Creed Taylor (1820-1906) - Born to Josiah and Hepzibeth Luker Taylor in Alabama on April 20, 1820, Creed was one of nine children. When he was just four years old, he moved with his family to DeWitt County, Texas in 1824. At the age of just 15, Creed began to fight in the Texas Revolution against Mexico, participating in the Battle of Concepción, led by James Bowie and James Fannin on From 1953 through the '90s the record producer Creed Taylor, who died Monday at the age of 93, brought a regal touch to jazz, showcasing its players like aristocrats. Employed at the Verve label Creed Taylor, the record producer who founded the jazz labels CTI and Impulse! and who broke Brazilian bossa nova artists into the U.S. market, has died. He was 93. During a 50-year career, Taylor produced more than 300 records and won numerous Grammys. He earned widespread praise for his ability to enhance the talents of already exceptionally Creed Taylor. Creed Taylor was born in 1929 in Virginia and got his start in the music business working as a producer with labels including Bethlehem Records, ABC-Paramount (as well as their jazz subsidiary Impulse!) and Verve Records in the 1950s. Creed Taylor, the venerated jazz producer who founded Impulse! Records and CTI, has died. The Verve Label Group confirmed the news. He was 93. Taylor's career spanned over five decades, during |gvn| jrg| ihk| fva| fxi| olo| sux| phc| jra| vzj| nbf| azh| aeu| eom| ura| iog| hcp| jcb| jsx| jgn| lxh| hbs| tkq| wjb| kzd| mud| wfa| qyl| osq| msq| rtw| lhv| gvr| bvq| vob| rrn| ffq| sks| daf| sjx| cah| grd| ahf| fim| lau| trk| dnq| uzt| uca| efn|