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Ted Taylor

The Glory Bound Travellers (Among It's One Time Members Ted Taylor,)

The Mighty Clouds Of Joy (among it's one time members Ted Taylor, ......................)

The Santa Monica Soul Seekers (among it's one time members Lou Rawls, Ted Taylor, Aaron Collins, Willie Davis, Will "Dub" Jones, Glendon Kingsby, Lloyd McCraw, .......................................)

The Jacks (members Aaron Collins (lead and second tenor), Will "Dub" Jones (lead and bass), Willie Davis (first tenor), Lloyd McCraw (baritone and group manager) and Ted Taylor (first tenor)

The Cadets (Members Aaron Collins (Lead And Second Tenor), Will "Dub" Jones (Lead And Bass), Willie Davis (First Tenor), Lloyd Mccraw (Baritone And Group Manager) And Ted Taylor (First Tenor) When Group Signed To Modern Records In 1955 Joe Bihari Changed Their Name Because Upon Hearing The Group's Potential And Adaptability He Conceived The Idea Of Creating Two Groups Out Of One, Giving The Jacks A New Additional Name The Cadets.

Modern 956 - I Cried / Don't Be Angry* - 1955 *Cover Of 1955 Record By Nappy Brown On Savoy 1155.

The Jacks (Members Aaron Collins (Lead And Second Tenor), Will "Dub" Jones (Lead And Bass), Willie Davis (First Tenor), Lloyd Mccraw (Baritone And Group Manager) And Ted Taylor (First Tenor)

RPM 428 - Smack Dab In The Middle / Why Don't You Write Me - 1955
RPM 428 - My Darling / Why Don't You Write Me – 1955

Donna Hightower

RPM 432 - Love Me Again / Dog Gone It - 1955 (Backed By The Jacks)

The Jacks

RPM 433 - I'm Confessin' / Since My Baby's Been Gone – 1955

The Cadets

Modern 960 - Rollin' Stone* / Fine Lookin' Baby - 1955 *cover of 1955 record by The Marigolds on Excello 2057. 

Young Jesse

Modern 961 - Mary Lou / Don't Think I Will - 1955 (Backed By The Cadets)

The Cadets

Modern 963 - I Cried / Fine Lookin' Baby – 1955

Donna Hightower

RPM 439 - Bob-O-Link / Since You - 1955 (Backed By The Jacks)

Dolly Cooper

Modern 965 - Ay La Ba / My Man - 1955 (Backed By The Cadets)

The Jacks

RPM 444 - This Empty Heart / My Clumsy Heart – 1955

The Cadets

Modern 969 - So Will I / Annie Met Henry - 1955
Modern 971 - Do You Wanna Rock* / If It Is Wrong - 1956 *a reworked version of  The Drifters song from 1955 "What'chs Gonna Do" on Atlantic 1055

The Jacks

RPM 454 - So Wrong / How Soon – 1956

The Cadets

Modern 985 - Church Bells May Ring* / Heartbreak Hotel - 1956 *cover of 1956 record by The Willows on Melba 102. **cover of 1956 record by Elvis Presley on  RCA 6420. (after this recording Prentice Moreland replaced Ted Taylor)

Ted Taylor (born Theodore Austin Taylor on 16-February-1937 at Okmulgee, near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Died 22-October-1987 in Louisiana, cause: automobile accident)

Ebb 113 - Everywhere I Go / Days Are Dark - 1957

Bob Reed & His Band, Vocal By "Ivory Lucky" (Ted Taylor)

Melatone 1003 - I'm Leaving You / I'm Gonna Change My Way Of Living - 1957
Melatone 1004 - Malibu / Barrel House - 1957
Melatone 1021 - I'm Leaving You / I'm Going To Change My Way Of Living – 1957

Ted Taylor

Ebb 132 - If I Don't See You Again / Keep Walking On - 1958
Ebb 151 - Wrapped Up In A Dream / Very Truly Yours - 1958
Duke 304 - Be Ever Wonderful / Since You're Home - 1959
Duke 308 - Count The Starts / Hold Me Tight - 1959
Top Rank International 2010 - Fallin' In Love / ? - 1959
Top Rank International 2011 - I'm Saving My Love / Chanta-Lula - 1959
Top Rank International 2048 - Has My Love Grown Cold / I Need You So - 1960
Top Rank International 2076 - Darling Take Me Back / Look Out - 1960
Top Rank International 3001 - Someday (I Know, I Know) / You Know I Do - 1961

Austin Taylor

Laurie 3067 - A Heart That's True / Push Push - 1961

Ted Taylor

Laurie 3076 - You've Been Crying / Little Boy How Old Are You – 1961

Austin Taylor

Laurie 3082 - I Don't Want To Love You / Lovin' Hands - 1961
Laurie 3095 - I Love Being Loved By You / Together Forever - 1961

Ted Taylor

Warwick 628 - Someday / You Know I Do - 1961

Bob Reed And His Band (Members Ted Taylor .....)

Melatone 1003 - I'm Leaving You / I'm Going To Change My Way Of Living - 1961
Melatone 1004 - Malibu / Barrel House - 1961

Ted Taylor

Gold Eagle 1805 - My Darling / She's A Winner - 1961
Gold Eagle 1810 - Tat Happy Day / I Don't Care - 1961
Gold Eagle 1812 - No Matter What You Do / Never In My Life – 1961

Ted Taylor's Combo Featuring Wiley Terry

Gold Eagle 1818 - Bandstand Drag / Rockin' Horse - 1961 (Instrumentals)

Ted Taylor

Soncraft 400 - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere / I Lost The Best Things I Ever Had - 1961
Dade 5000 - Darling If You Must Leave / I Lost The Best Things I Ever Had - 1962
Apt 25063 - Little Things Mean A Lot / My Days And Nights Are So Blue - 1962
United Artists 452 - Pretending Love / Can’t Take No More - 1962
Okeh 7154 - Pretending Love / Don't Lie - 1962
Okeh 7159 - You Must Have Been Meant For Me / Time Has A Way - 1962
Okeh 7165 - Can't Take No More / I'll Release You* - 1962 *an "answer record" to the 1962 release by Esther Phillips "Little Esther" on Lenox 5555.
Okeh 7171 - Be Ever Wonderful* / That's Life I Guess - 1962 *also recorded in 1968 by Joe Hinton on Back Beat 589.

Okeh 7176 - You Give Me Nothing To Go On / Him Instead Of Me - 1963
Okeh 7179 - I'll Make It Up To You / It Ain't Like That No More - 1963
Okeh 7190 - So Hard / Need You Home - 1964
Okeh 7198 - Somebody's Always Trying / Top Of The World - 1964 (some promo copies were issued in purple vinyl) 
Okeh 7206 - If It Wasn't For You / Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go) - 1964
Okeh 7214 - So Long, Bye Bye Baby / I Love You Yes I Do* - 1965 *also recorded in 1961 by James Brown on King 5547
Okeh 7222 - I'm So Satisfied / (Love Is Like A) Ramblin' Rose - 1965

Ted Taylor / The Artistics 

Okeh Jzsp 111745 / Jzsp 111809 - Stay Away From My Baby / This Heart Of Mine* - 1965 (demo copies issued in purple vinyl ) *flip by The Artistics.

Ted Taylor

Okeh 7231 - Stay Away From My Baby / Walking Out Of You Life – 1965
Okeh 7240 - Daddy's Baby / Mercy Have Pity – 1966
Okeh 7252 - Big Wheel / No One But You – 1966
Epic 2241 - Be So Wonderful / (Love Is Like A) Ramblin' Rose - ? (Re-Issue)
Epic 2249 - Stay Away From My Baby / Daddy's Baby - ? (Re-Issue)
Atco 6388 - Dancing Annie / Try Me Again – 1965
Jewel 135 - Strange Things Keep Happening / Little Boy (How Old Are You?) – 1965
Atco 6408 - River's Invitation / Long Distance Call – 1966
Atco 6434 - Thank You For Helpng Me See The Light / Help The Bear – 1966
Jewel 748 - Very Truly Yours / Days Are Dark – 1966
Jewel 759 - You've Been Crying / Close Your Eyes – 1966
Jewel 774 - Everywhere I Go / Keep Walking On – 1966
Atco 6481 - Feed The Flame* / Baby Come Back To Me - 1967 *Recorded 10-April-1967.
Ronn 15 - Miss You So / I'm Gonna Get Tough – 1968
Ronn 21 - I Need Your Love So Bad / Ollie-Mae – 1968
Ronn 25 - Without A Woman / Honey Lou – 1968
Ronn 29 - You Got To Feel It / Strangest Feeling – 1969
Ronn 33 - Long Ago / I'm Gonna Send You Back To Oklahoma – 1969
Ronn 34 - It's Too Late / The Road Of Love – 1969
Ronn 37 - I'm Lonely Tonight / If I Thought You Needed Me – 1969
Ronn 40 - I Feel A Chill / Loving Physician – 1970
Ronn 44 - Something Strange Is Goin' On In My House / Funky Thing - 1970 
Ronn 46 - It's A Funky Situation / I'm So Glad You're Home – 1970
Ronn 49 - Can't Take No More / Singing Man – 1971
Ronn 52 - How's Your Love Life Baby / This Is A Troubled World – 1971
Ronn 57 - How Do You Walk Away From Fear / Only The Lonely Knows – 1972
Ronn 63 - I'm Just A Crumb In Your Bread Box Of Love / Houston Town – 1972
Ronn 65 - I Want To Be Part Of You Girl / Going In The Hole – 1972
Ronn 72 - Make Up For Lost Time / What A Fool – 1973
Ronn 74 - Break Of Day / Fair Weather Woman – 1973

Little Johnny Taylor & Ted Taylor

Ronn 75 - Cry It Out Baby / Walking The Floor – 1973

Ted Taylor

Ronn 77 - She Loves To Do It As Well As You / Ready For The Heartbreak – 1974
Ronn 82 - I've Got To Find Somebody New / For All The Days In My Life – 1974
Ronn - Friendship Only Goes So Far - ? (although unissued on vinyl this was released in the U. K. on a 2001 Westside Cd "Soul Jewels Volume 2 - I Wake Up Crying" WESA 913)
Ronn - Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - ? (although unissued on vinyl this was released in the U. K. on a 2001 Westside Cd "Soul Jewels Volume 2 - I Wake Up Crying" WESA 913)

Ronn
- Fair Warning - unissued as a 45 but released in the U. K. on a 2003 Kent Cd "Masterpieces Of Modern Soul" CDKEND 222.
Alarm 110 - Everybody's Stealing / Caught Up In A Good Woman's Love – 1975
Alarm 2112 - Somebody's Getting It / Steal Away – 1975

Little Johnny Taylor & Ted Taylor

Ronn 89 - Pretending Love / Funky Ghetto – 1976

Ted Taylor 

Ronn 106 - Houston Town / Cummin's Prison - 1976
Ronn 112 - Be Ever Wonderful / I Love You Just The Same - 1976
Ronn 114 - Little Red Rooster / Stay Away From My Baby - 1976
Ronn 116 - Steal Away / My Key Jumped Back In My Hand - 1976
Alarm 110 -
Everybody's Stealin' / Caught Up - 1976
Alarm 112 - Somebody's Getting It / Steal Away - 1976

Alarm 2114 - Gonna Hate Myself / Stick By Me – 1976
Alarm 2117 - Ghetto Disco / You Can Make It If You Try – 1977
T. K. 31 - Ghetto Disco / ? - 1977 (12" Release)
Alarm 2119 - Two Minute Warning / Paying For My Love Mistakes – 1977
Alarm 2123 - You Make Loving You So Easy / Talk To Me - ?

The Taylors featuring Ted Taylor

Alarm 2124 - Paying For My Love Mistakes / Spanish Harlem - ?
Alarm
2125 - Spanish Harlem / ?

Ted Taylor

MCA 1985 - Keepin' My Head Above Water (6:58) / Keepin' My Head Above Water (3:17) - 1978 (12" promo issue)
MCA 40937 - Keepin' My Head Above Water / I Can't Fake It Anymore – 1978
MCA 40977 - Chase The World Away / Double My Money Bag –


Solpugits 101 - I Let You Hurt Me Too Long / Pleading For Love* - ? *also recorded in 1955 by Larry Birdsong with Louis Brooks & His Hi-Toppers on Excello 2076 and in 1959 by Roscoe Shelton on Excello 2167.

Bob Reed & His Band, Vocal by "Ivory Lucky" (Ted Taylor)

Watts City 1003 - I'm Leaving You / I'm Going To Change My Way Of Living - 1983 (Re-issue of Melatone 1003 disc)

Ted Taylor

Solpugits 102 - You're Tippin' She's Rippin' / Little Red Rooster - 1987 
Solpugits 2313 - Children Of The Light / Loving You Till The Break Of Day - 1987 

Additions by Jean-Marc Vos and Steve Howard

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