Merle Red Taylor

 Merle "Red" Taylor, *19-05-1927 Saltillo, MS, +03-05-1987
4th version
by Praguefrank, Adam Komorowski,  Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
18 October 1952 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Merle Red Taylor
001 83534/NA 2860 MOST OF ALL Decca 9-28496
002 83535/NA 2861 YOU CAN’T BE A BRIDE WITHOUT A GROOM 9-28496
23 March 1953 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Merle Red Taylor
003 84246/NA 3014 GIMME A LITTLE SUGAR 9-28741
004 84247/NA 3015 SUPPOSE WE TRY 9-28741 

Ca early January 1956 poss. Meteor Studio, 1794 Chelsea Ave., Memphis, TN – Mason Dixon and The Redskins
005 5042 DON'T WORRY 'BOUT NUTHIN' Meteor 5028 / CDCH2 885 Bb-CD-55080
006 5043 I'LL NEVER FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH YOU Meteor 5028/ CDCH2 885  
ACE CDCH2 885 THE COMPLETE METEOR ROCKABILLY AND HILLBILLY RECORDINGS (UK, 2003, 2CD); BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55080 ROCKABILLY ROCK (GER, 1999)
Ca 1957 Memphis, TN - Merle “Red” Taylor
007  LOVE FEVER     OJ Uniss/ZuZazz 2005
008 THERE’S A LIGHT    OJ Uniss, ZuZazz 2005
ZU ZAZZ ZZ 2005 MEMPHIS SATURDAY NIGHT (UK, 1989)
1967 poss. Clarksville, TN – Bill Mitchell and Red Taylor (Merle Red Taylor [fiddle/mandolin], Bill Mitchell [fiddle], Doug Cole  [rh gt], Robert Bowen [bass/banjo])
009 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Trace 101 DU 33012
010 SALLY ANN Trace 101 DU 33012
011 DOWN YONDER Trace 101 DU 33012
012 SWEET BUNCH OF DAISIES     Trace 101 DU 33012
013 TWINKLE LITTLE STAR Trace 101 DU 33012
014 MISSOURI WALTZ Trace 101 DU 33012
015 TURKEY IN THE STRAW Trace 101 DU 33012
1975 Royal Recording Studio, 1320 So. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN – Merle Red Taylor (Merle Red Taylor [fiddle/banjo/flattop gt], Chester Sewell ]rh gt/bass], Mitch Robbins [el gt], Dale Stacy [steel], Satch Arnold [drums], Butch Carter [keyboards], Judy Lynn Singers [bck vcl]. Producer: Bill Cantrell)
016 FRAULEIN Hi Country HIC 24001
017 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS Hi Country HIC 24001
018 MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE LIKE ME Hi Country HIC 24001
019 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Hi Country HIC 24001
020 TAYLOR MADE WALTZ Hi Country HIC 24001
021 LEATHER BRITEHES Hi Country HIC 24001
022 FOUR WALLS Hi Country HIC 24001
023 LOVING EVERYBODY Hi Country HIC 24001
024 WHISPERING HOPE Hi Country HIC 24001
025 SHE THINKS I STILL CARE Hi Country HIC 24001
026 ODE TO MY LOVE Hi Country HIC 24001
027 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Hi Country HIC 24001
1978 poss. Nashville, TN – Merle Red Taylor (Red Taylor [fiddle], Jimmy Martin [gt] + Sunny Mountain Boys)
028 UNCLE PEN Atteiram API-L 1582
029 TAYLOR MADE SALLY GOOD Atteiram API-L 1582
030 MARTIN AND TAYLOR BLUES Atteiram API-L 1582
031 RAWHIDE Atteiram API-L 1582
032 LOVE MARTIN AND TAYLOR MADE Atteiram API-L 1582
033 REAL CHICKEN Atteiram API-L 1582
034 AMAZING GRACE Atteiram API-L 1582
035 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Atteiram API-L 1582
036 TENNESSEE WALTZ Atteiram API-L 1582
037 MARTIN AND TAYLOR IN THE NEWGROUND Atteiram API-L 1582
038 I'M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES Atteiram API-L 1582
039 MARTIN AND TAYLOR EAGLE EYE BIRD Atteiram API-L 1582
1982 Sweetwater Studio, Muscle Shoals, AL – Merle Red Taylor (Merle Red Taylor [fiddle], Jake Landers [rh gt], Al Surratt [gt/broomstick-1], Rual Yarbrough [banjo], Dave Austin [mandolin], Eatl Montgomery [bass]
040 JUST KICKIN' IT AROUND Old Homestead OHS-90152
041 UNCLE PEN Old Homestead OHS-90152
042 SWEET BUNCH OF DAISIES Old Homestead OHS-90152
043 GOODBYE OLD PAL Old Homestead OHS-90152
044 DANNY BOY Old Homestead OHS-90152
045 RAWHIDE Old Homestead OHS-90152
046 KATY HILL Old Homestead OHS-90152
047 EAST TENNESSEE BLUES Old Homestead OHS-90152
048 FIDDLER'S WALTZ Old Homestead OHS-90152
049 LEATHER BRITCHES -1 Old Homestead OHS-90152
050 JOHN HENRY Old Homestead OHS-90152
051 MAIDEN'S PRAYER Old Homestead OHS-90152
1983 Nashville, TN – Josh Graves and Red Taylor (Josh Graves [dobro], Merle Red Taylor [fiddle], Gordon Reid [gt/banjo], Joe Stuart [rh gt], Joe Pointer [bass],  Burt Hoffman [drums].    Producer: Josh Graves, Red Taylor)
052 CITICO Old Homestead OHS-90159
053 RED WAGON Old Homestead OHS-90159
054 GLORYLAND Old Homestead OHS-90159
055 SALLY ANN Old Homestead OHS-90159
056 DEEP WATER Old Homestead OHS-90159
057 DRIVING NAILS Old Homestead OHS-90159
058 HELP ME MAKE IT Old Homestead OHS-90159
059 CARTER'S BLUES Old Homestead OHS-90159
060 SOLDIERS JOY Old Homestead OHS-90159
061 THAT'S THE WAY IT STARTED Old Homestead OHS-90159
1984  unknown – Merle Taylor (Red Taylor [fiddle/el mandolin], Doug Sewell [rh gt/bass gt], John McDonald [steel], Satch Arnold [drums], Willy Mitchell [piano])
062 MAKING BELIEVE Rutabaga RR 3003  
063 DANCE FIDDLE DANCE Rutabaga RR 3003  
064 BLUES FIDDLE Rutabaga RR 3003  
065 PASS ME BY Rutabaga RR 3003  
066 CLOSER WALK WITH THEE Rutabaga RR 3003  
067 BURNING BRIDGES Rutabaga RR 3003  
068 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Rutabaga RR 3003  
1984  unknown – Merle Taylor (Red Taylor [fiddle/overdubbed drums], Doug Cole [gt], Robert Bowen [banjo], Tommy Burrus [mandolin], John McDonald [bass])
069 I'M SO LONESOME Rutabaga RR 3003  
070 LAST DATE Rutabaga RR 3003  
071 WHISPERING HOPE Rutabaga RR 3003  
072 FIDDLE BREAKDOWN Rutabaga RR 3003  
073 SHE THINKS  I STILL CARE Rutabaga RR 3003  
074 LOVIN' EVERYBODY Rutabaga RR 3003  
075 MISSISSIPPI RAG Rutabaga RR 3003  
076 TAYLOR MADE WALTZ Rutabaga RR 3003
077 RED HEAD RAG  Rutabaga RR 3003   

ALBUMS
Trace 101 Featuring Bill Mitchell And Red Taylor: [Bill Mitchell feat. Red Taylor:] Orange Blossom Special; Sally Ann; . Down Yonder;  Sweet Bunch Of Daisies; Twinkle Little Star;  Missouri Waltz;  Turkey In The Straw; [Bill Mitchell:]  Billy In The Low Ground;  High Level Hornpipe; Rag Time Annie; Katy Hill;  Blackberry Blossom;  Leather Britches; Sally Goodin; Fisher's Hornpipe* – 67 (reissued in 1974 on Davis Unlimited DU 33012 High Level Fiddling, *omited)
Hi Country HIC-24001 Taylor Made The Soul Fiddle Of Merle "Red" Taylor: Fraulein; Before The Next Teardrop Falls; May You Never Be Alone Like Me; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Taylor Made Waltz; Leather Britches; Four Walls; Loving Everybody; Whispering Hope; She Thinks I Still Care; Ode To My Love; I Can't Stop Loving You – 01-76 (MX: SLH 685/686)
Atteiram API-L-1582 Bluegrass Fiddle - Taylor Made: Uncle Pen; Taylor Made Sally Good; Martin And Taylor Blues; Rawhide; Love Martin And Taylor Made; Real Chicken; Amazing Grace; Orange Blossom Special; Tennessee Waltz; Martin And Taylor In The Newground; I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes; Martin And Taylor Eagle Eye Bird - 78
Old Homestead OHS-90152 Just Kickin' It Around: Just Kickin' It Around; Uncle Pen; Sweet Bunch Of Daisies; Goodbye Old Pal; Danny Boy; Rawhide; Katy Hill; East Tennessee Blues; Fiddler's Waltz; Leather Britches; John Henry; Maiden's Prayer - 82
Old Homestead OHS-90159 Living Legends (Dobro and Fiddle Instrumentals): Citico; Red Wagon; Gloryland; Sally Ann; Deep Water; Driving Nails; Help Me Make It; Carter's Blues; Soldiers Joy; That's The Way It Started – 83 w. Josh Graves
Rutabaga RR-3003 Country Fiddle Soft And Sweet: Making Believe; Dance Fiddle Dance; Blues Fiddle; Pass Me By; Closer Walk With Thee; Burning Bridges; There Goes My Everything; I'm So Lonesome; Last Date; Whispering Hope; Fiddle Breakdown; She Thinks  I Still Care; Lovin' Everybody; Mississippi Rag; Taylor Made Waltz; Red Head Rag  – ca 12-84

SINGLES
Decca
9-28496 The Most Of All / You Can't Be A Bride Without A Groom - 12-52
9-28741 Gimme A Little Sugar / Suppose We Try - 04-53
Meteor
5028 Don't Worry 'bout Nuthin' / I'll Never Fall Out Of Love With You – 02-56 Mason Dixon and The Redskins