Friday, September 19, 2008

Mick Taylor

Mick Taylor
Welwyn Garden City, England
Rock, blues, jazz

Michael Kevin "Mick" Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English musician, best known as a former member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1966–69) and The Rolling Stones (1969–74). He has appeared on some of the Stones' classic albums including Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St.. Since resigning from The Rolling Stones in December 1974, Taylor has worked with numerous other artists and released several solo albums. From November 2012 onwards he has participated in the Stones' "Reunion shows" in London and Newark and in the band's 50 & Counting World Tour, which included North America, Glastonbury Festival and Hyde Park in 2013. The band decided to continue in 2014 with concerts in the UAE, Far East & Australia and Europe for the 14 on Fire tour. He was ranked 37th in Rolling Stone magazine's 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Guns n' Roses guitarist Slash states that Taylor had the biggest influence on him.


Mick Taylor (1979)
Return of The Bluesbreakers (1982) with John Mayall
Stranger in This Town (1990)
Coastin Home (1995)
A Stone's Throw (2000)
Shadowman (2003)
Too Hot for Snakes plus (2008) with Carla Olson