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Eric Taylor, Poetic Texas Singer-Songwriter, Is Dead at 70. Revered by peers like Lyle Lovett, he fused a brooding yet tender melodicism with evocative stream-of-consciousness narration, to ...
Apr 6, 2014 · Lyle Lovett (written by Eric Taylor) Memphis Midnight/Memphis Morning. TheColdrush22. 1.25K subscribers. Subscribed. 67. 7.2K views 10 years ago. Description ...more.
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Lyle Lovett, who has recorded Taylor’s “Memphis Midnight/Memphis Morning,” “Whooping Crane,” “Understand You,” and with whom Taylor co-wrote the immensely popular “Fat Babies,” compares Taylor’s narrative voice to that of Bruce Springsteen.
Joined by Lyle Lovett they open with “Memphis Midnight Memphis Morning” one of three Taylor originals that appeared on Through The Dark Nightly (1976) a compilation released by Fair Retail Records.
Feb 16, 2023 · After Taylor died in March 2020, percussionist James Gilmer — a friend and Taylor collaborator known for his long tenure in Lovett’s Large Band — dove into some recordings he’d made in the...
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Mar 9, 2020 · Taylor — who bridged a songwriting scene from old masters like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark to younger writers like Lovett and Steve Earle — died Monday after months of poor health. He was...
Eric Taylor (September 25, 1949 – March 9, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter from Texas, known for his storytelling style, combining spoken word with anecdotal songs to create a theater-style performance.
