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Bobby Taylor

The Columbus Pharaohs with Tommy Wills Orch. (members Morris Wade, Bobby Taylor, Ronald Wilson and Bernard Wilson)

Esta 290 - Give Me Your Love / China Girl - 1958

4 Pharaohs (members Morris Wade, Bobby Taylor, Ronald Wilson and Bernard Wilson)   

Ransom 101 - Give Me Your Love / China Doll - 1958

The Four Pharoahs (members Morris Wade, George Smith, Ronald Wilson and Robert Lowery)

Ranson 100 - Pray For Me / The Move Around - 1958

Introducing Morris Wade With Music By The Manhattans 

Ransom 102 - It Was A Nite Like This / Is It To Late - 1958
 
Ransom 103 - Is It Too Late / It Was A Night Like This - 1958 (Backed By Sonny Til)

The Four Pharoahs (members Morris Wade,
Bobby Taylor, Ronald Wilson and Bernard Wilson)

Paradise 109 - Give Me Your Love / China Doll – 1958

The Four Pharoahs (members Morris Wade,
Bobby Taylor and Ronald Wilson) 1959 

King Pharoah & The Egyptians (members Harold "King Pharoah" Smith, Morris Wade, Ronald Wilson and Robert Lowrey

Federal 12413 - By The Candlelight / Shimmy Sham - 1961 

King Pharoah & The Egyptians (members Harold Smith, Morris Wade, Ronald Wilson, Leo Blakely and Paul Moore) 

King Pharoah & The Egyptians (members Morris Wade, Pete Oden, Leo Blakely, Paul Moore and Sylvester Moore) 1963

The Egyptian Kings (members Morris Wade, Pete Oden, Leo Blakely, Paul Moore and Sylvester Moore)

Nanc 1120 - Give Me Your Love / I Need Your Love - 1963 (has company address under label name - scarcer copies)
Nanc 1120 - Give Me Your Love / I Need Your Love - 1963 (has "Dist. By Swingin' Records" under name - common copies)

The Egyptian Kings (members Harold Smith, Morris Wade, Pete Oden, Leo Blakely, Paul Moore and Sylvester Moore) 1963 

The Egyptian Kings (members Harold Smith, Morris Wade, Forest Porter, Leo Blakely, Paul Moore and Sylvester Moore) 1963

The Egyptian Kings (members Harold Smith, Morris Wade, William Suber, Leo Blakely, Paul Moore and Sylvester Moore) 1965  

The Shades
(members
Tommy Melton (vocals), Tommy Chong (guitar), Wes Henderson (bass) and Floyd Sneed (drums)) Canadian multi racial group (hence the name)

Little Daddy & The Bachelors (members
Bobby Taylor, Wes Henderson, Ted Lewis, Eddie Patterson, Robbie King and Tommy Chong)

? - Too Much Monkey Business / Come On Home - ? Canadian released 45  (the group was known to have recorded at least two tracks - unsure but suspect that they are on the same 45 - does anyone know?) 

Four Niggers and a Chink (members
Bobby Taylor, Wes Henderson, Ted Lewis, Eddie Patterson, Robbie King and Tommy Chong)

Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers (members Bobby Taylor, Wes Henderson, Ted Lewis, Eddie Patterson, Robbie King (born ? - died 17-September-2003 in Vancouver, Canada - cause throat cancer) and Tommy Chong (later to have fame as one half of the well documented comedy / recording duo Cheech & Chong)) an interracial sextet based in Vancouver, Canada. Jimi Hendrix working as an R & B sideman joined the group in December-1962 until he met up with and left with Little Richard. Bobby Taylor "discovered" The Jackson Five. 

Gordy 7069 - Does Your Mama Know About Me* / Fading Away** - 1968 (Some copies released in red vinyl) *covered in 1973 by Jermaine Jackson on Motown 1244. **cover of the 1966 release by The Temptations on Gordy 7049.
Gordy 7073 - I Am Your Man / If You Love Her – 1968
Gordy 7079 - Malinda / It's Growing* - 1968 *cover of the 1965 release by The Temptations on Gordy 7040.
Integra 103 - This Is My Woman / A Stop Along The Way – 1968

Bobby Taylor

Gordy 7088 - Oh I've Been Bless'd / It Should Have Been Me Loving Her - 1969 (Unissued)
V. I. P. 25053 - Oh I've Been Bless'd / Blackmail – 1969
V. I. P. 25053 - Blackmail / Blackmail - 1969 (Promo Issue Only)
Gordy 7092 - My Girl Has Gone* / It Should Have Been Me Loving Her - 1969 *cover of the 1965 release by The Miracles on Tamla 54123.

Wes Henderson

Rare Earth 5007 - In Bed / Reality – 1969

Bobby Taylor

Mowest 5006 - Hey Lordy / Just A Little Bit Closer – 1971
Sunflower 126 - There Are Roses Somewhere In The World / It Was A Good Time (Rosy's Theme) - 1972  
Tommy Zs7 1751 - I Can't Quit Your Love (Mono) / I Can't Quit Your Love (Stereo) - 1973 (promo issue only)
Tommy Zs7 1751 - I Can't Quit Your Love / Queen Of The Ghetto – 1973
Playboy 6046 - Why Play Games / Don't Wonder Why – 1975

Bt & Tb (
Bobby Taylor and Thom Bell)

Philadelphia International 3571 - I Can't Quit Your Love / Queen Of The Ghetto - 1973 (same instrumental tracks as the
Tommy ZS7 1751 release)

Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers  (members Bobby Taylor, Wes Henderson, Ted Lewis, Eddie Patterson, Robbie King and Tommy Chong)

Motown Yesteryear 540 - Does Your Mama Know About Me / I Am Your Man - ?

Evil Twang (members Robbie King, Chris Houston, Brian Goble, Adam Drake, Luke Doucet, Jerry Doucette and Steven Drake) - unsure of any group recordings.

Lp's

Gordy 930 -
Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers - 1968
Tracks: Does Your Mama Know About Me / So This Is Love / I Am Your Man / I Heard It Through The Grapevine / Malinda / Fading Away /// You Gave Me Something (And Everything's Alright) / It's Growing / One Girl / Try A little Tenderness / Day By Day Or Never / If You Love Her.

Gordy 942 - Taylor Made Soul - 1969
Tracks: Out In The Country / Oh I've Been Bless'd / How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone / Eleanor Rigby /// I Just Can't Carry On / I Need To Belong To Someone / Don't Be Afraid / One Too Many Heartaches / It Should Have Been Me Loving Her / Little Miss Sweetness. 

Trivia.

Bobby Taylor auditioned for the vacant lead singer spot in The Temptations when David Ruffin left the group. Apparently he was turned down because he was too short and his feet were flat!

Robbie King besides playing keyboards on numerous Motown recordings from 1967 ~ 1970 also arranged and played on the world-wide smash hit in 1974 by Terry Jacks "Seasons In The Sun / Put The Bone In" on Bell 45432. He has also played with Alice Cooper and Aerosmith.