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Merle "Red" Taylor (May 1927 - 03 May 1987)

Male Person - country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer

 Also known as (2)

Relationships (2)

Performs As

  1. Mason Dixon

Member Of

  1. Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

Recordings by (2)

  1. There's a Light 1:53 (1989)
  2. Love Fever 2:22 (1989)

On Recordings (46)

Instruments

  1. Uncle Pen 2:44 Bill Monroe (1950) fiddle
  2. When the Golden Leaves Begin to Fall 3:02 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (1950) fiddle
  3. On the Old Kentucky Shore 3:13 Bill Monroe (05 Mar 1951) fiddle
  4. Poison Love 2:35 Bill Monroe (05 Mar 1951) fiddle
  5. Close By 2:30 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (04 Oct 1954) fiddle
  6. 20/20 Vision 2:43 Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers (Dec 1954) fiddle
  7. Save It! Save It! 2:00 Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers (Dec 1954) fiddle
  8. I Pulled a Boo Boo 2:20 Jimmy Martin and The Osborne Brothers (Feb 1955) fiddle
  9. Chalk Up Another One 2:37 Jimmy Martin & The Osborne Brothers (Feb 1955) fiddle
  10. Raw Hide 2:36 Bill Monroe (12 Jun 1965) fiddle
  11. Letter From My Darlin’ 3:08 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1966) fiddle
  12. My Little Georgia Rose 2:41 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Aug 1966) fiddle
  13. Put My Little Shoes Away 2:32 Bill Monroe (1977) fiddle
  14. Let Me Rest (At the End of My Journey) 2:52 Shenandoah Valley Trio (1983) fiddle
  15. That’s How I Can Count on You 2:46 Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys (13 Sep 1994) fiddle
  16. They Didn’t Know the Difference (But I Did) 2:42 Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys (13 Sep 1994) fiddle
  17. Poison Love (take 2, breakdown) 1:00 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  18. Poison Love (take 4, breakdown) 0:25 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  19. Poison Love (take 7, false start) 2:49 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  20. Raw Hide (take 1, breakdown) 1:20 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  21. Poison Love (take 5, breakdown) 0:37 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  22. Poison Love (take 1, breakdown) 1:49 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  23. Raw Hide (take 4, false start) 0:26 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  24. Poison Love (take 11, false start, 2 breakdowns) 0:53 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  25. When the Golden Leaves Begin to Fall (take 3, breakdown) 1:05 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  26. Poison Love (take 8) 2:40 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  27. When the Golden Leaves Begin to Fall (take 1) 3:02 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  28. Poison Love (take 3, breakdown) 0:34 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  29. On the Old Kentucky Shore (take 1) 3:17 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  30. Uncle Pen (take 1, false start) 0:09 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  31. Poison Love (take 9, breakdown) 3:10 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  32. Raw Hide (take 5, false start) 0:22 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  33. Raw Hide (take 2) 2:34 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  34. Poison Love (take 6, breakdown) 0:44 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  35. Poison Love (take 13) 2:43 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  36. On the Old Kentucky Shore (take 4) 3:14 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  37. On the Old Kentucky Shore (take 2/3, breakdown) 0:51 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  38. Raw Hide (take 3) 2:54 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  39. Poison Love (take 12, false start, breakdown) 0:48 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  40. When the Golden Leaves Begin to Fall (take 2) 3:04 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle
  41. Poison Love (take 10, breakdown) 1:08 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) fiddle

Vocals

  1. When the Golden Leaves Begin to Fall 3:02 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (1950) baritone vocals
  2. Let Me Rest (At the End of My Journey) 2:52 Shenandoah Valley Trio (1983) tenor vocals
  3. When the Golden Leaves Begin to Fall (take 1) 3:02 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) baritone vocals
  4. When the Golden Leaves Begin to Fall (take 3, breakdown) 1:05 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) baritone vocals
  5. When the Golden Leaves Begin to Fall (take 2) 3:04 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (03 Mar 2017) baritone vocals

Credited as (2)

  1. Merle ''Red'' Taylor
  2. Buddy Bain, Kay Wain, Merle "Red" Taylor with The Hayriders

Links (3)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/210051

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/2636091

Biographies

  1. http://www.bopping.org/hillbilly-bopping-and-fiddling-the-merle-red-taylor-story-2/