Larry Taylor

Larry Taylor brings the blues among neighbors in a concert Aug. 25, 2017 in a tribute to West Side blues in the beautiful  Columbus Park Refectory . Everyone smiles and shakes their shoulders to the ZZ Hill favorite "Shade…

Larry Taylor sang two songs in the Chicago Blues Fest Saturday June 10.  A late addition to his brother Eddie Taylor Jr.’s act in tribute to their dad, Eddie Taylor Sr., Larry also marked Howlin’ Wolf’s birthday by choosing to…

Larry served on a panel to open up some ideas on how blues can help develop a tourism industry for the benefit of the West Side. The same thing could work on the South Side.  To benefit the hard-hit neighborhoods…

Take bluesman Larry Taylor with several of his long simmering life stories, add a few of his closest buddies from the West and SouthSide. Put them in Joyride Studio with skilled recording engineer Brian Leach. Presto! Out comes a four-song…

Larry Taylor: New Generations of Chicago Blues;

The Rolling Stones Got it Here

Have you heard?  The Rolling Stones this month released an all-blues album, Blue and Lonesome,  covering tunes by masters of Chicago blues such as…

A peaceful and graceful evening in Columbus Park shows what the West Side CAN be!  Keep praying, keep working Chicago.   The area is going to leave behind the sorrow and conflict of gangs and drugs and gain back its historic…

Larry's band, featuring Joe B on guitar and Mzz Reese as female guest singer, headlined the first annual North Lawndale Arts & Culture Festival in Douglas Park on Aug. 6, 2016.   

The festival offered Larry and many other artists, fans…

Larry Taylor and friends are out performing in new venues.  Good thing for the hood!

Go see a live blues show!

Austin Weekly News article by Larry's publicist in blog "West Side Blues" explains Larry's challenge to Buddy Guy for a #BigBluesBattle 

"We have a lot of talent on this West Side," said Congressman Danny Davis.  "But it's been disconnected."  Can blues and soul music help put a troubled neighborhood back together ?  Austin Weekly News blog "West Side Blues"…

West Side showed up n showed out! Band leader Larry Taylor organized a West Side fundraiser for the Rhythm and the Blues movie ,sponsored by Congressman Danny K. Davis at Ashunti community center Sunday night. Also in the band you'll…

Larry welcomed in the new year joyously with his old buddy Killer Ray Allison at the Good Times Lounge, with Doug on bass, Chris on drums, and Barrelhouse Bonni on keys.   Singers  Mississippi Wolf, Little Johnny and Johnny Harper also…