Does anybody here like his music? My father and his friends say that he is the "Philosopher Of Southern Soul". I also found out years ago that he was one of the members of The Soul Stirrers. I love all his songs so I really don't have an favorite.

Johnnie was a bad-ass man.

Some of my faves include:
"Who's Making Love"
"I've Got to Love Somebody's Baby"
"Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone"
"Love Bones"
"Cheaper to Keep Her"
"Stop Doggin' Me Around"

...just to name a few. I even dig his later tunes like "Slide" (the infamous one when he sings "all the ladies...pop that coochie!" and "Soul Heaven".

RIP!

Johnnie Taylor was a BAD MAN.

I enjoyed lots of his lesser known stuff too. He was a Sam Cooke discovery & you can hear Sam's influence in his singing style. He was a smokier version of Sam Cooke with just as much charisma.

Timmy84 said:

"Cheaper to keep her"! The lyrics for that song is funny!

DarkSideOfBeauty said:

Ain't it? But then again most modern blues joints had funny-ass lyrics! You should check the lyrics of music from the likes of Lattimore and Marvin Sease!

PAPAROBBIE said:

I totally agree!

Timmy84 said:

I heard of Marvin Sease but I'm not familiar with Lattimore.

DarkSideOfBeauty said:

Oh he's the singer behind "Straighten It Out". If you heard of that song, it's from him.

Timmy84 said:

I heard of that song. Really Cool!

i just recently picked up "Eargasm" remastered.

that's the album that has "Disco Lady" on it.

. having a remastered album makes all the difference...there's subtle nuances i can hear that i couldn't before.

"You got me upset...here in this discotheque."

Phantasmagoria said:

"Eargasm" is great! Thank goodness for technology.

PAPAROBBIE said:

Well Stated Robbie. He was one the many artists that put Stax on the map.

DarkSideOfBeauty said:

i know this is besides the point but..

i gotta give it up for your avatar!

it don't get no better than Miss Jones.

Phantasmagoria said:

Why thank you! She is one of my favorite idols!

MsLegs said:

He was one of the best artist from Stax.

Timmy84 said:

"Soul Heaven"! That's my song!

Johhnie Taylor, some good 'ol southern down south country ass soul music.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

DarkSideOfBeauty said:

You know it, especialy down here in Hoouston and in Lousiana. Thats all my kin folk play, Johnnie T, Bobby Womack, Bobby Bland, Guitar Watson.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

My father was born and raised in South Carolina , so I grew up listening to that kind of music.

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funkpill said:

DarkSideOfBeauty said:

Johnnie is kin folk FOR REAL! Never met him though

My mom played his music almost on a daily basis. I think he knew he was going to pass

ThreadCula said:

I think so too.

I like some johnnie taylor too. Anyone seen his performance in wattstax of
jody got your girl and gone. Now that was real music.
In addition to some of his older stuff, i liked a couple of his latter day
tunes like good love and slide on (pop that coochie)

phunkdaddy said:

I forgot about "Good Love".

nobody really speaks about taylor, but if you go back and listen to...we're getting careless with our love, last two dollars, steal away, big head hundreds, and jodys got your girl, disco lady (bootsie, and them), and many more hits, dude was bad, i mean super-bad!!!!!

studentofmusic said:

My favorite Johnnie Taylor albums:

DarkSideOfBeauty said:

Don't forget after hour joint, and Soul Heaven.,Soul heaven has to be my most favorite Johnnie Taylor, because he names all the artists that passed on before him, and how they're throwing this soul concert in heaven, it almost makes you wanna close your eyes and envision the partying in heaven, and would it be like that we finally make it there.