Floyd Taylor

Yes, close your eyes, listen. He sounds so much like Johnnie Taylor you'd think he'd been resurrected. That same smoky, sexy voice and expert phrasing is back on brand new recordings. How is that possible? The Prince is now King. Johnnie Taylor's son Floyd Taylor is reigning over the Southern Soul world. Of course all props and respect be to the late JT and in fairness, Floyd Taylor is no mere clone of the great one but you just can't help notice. "Baby I've Changed" was the jam of the year in 2005 and the album "No Doubt" is filled to the brim with silky slow jams and steppin' R & B that makes ladies swoon and the fellas nod their head.

Floyd Singletary (Taylor) was born in Chicago and sang with a band at Dusable High School in Chicago, where he graduated. His first shows were at the Regal Theater in Chicago but Floyd held day jobs working at Children's Memorial Hospital and Mercy Hospital while waiting for his chance to follow in his father's footsteps.

During Johnnie's "Disco Lady" days (the 70s) Floyd joined his father on several concert tours and also performed with other big names like Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Bobby Womack, & more. Floyd was even voted the 1998 Entertainer of the Year by the Chicago Blues Society. This helped propel Floyd closer to that coveted recording contract. In 2002 the appropriately-titled "Legacy" was released on Malaco Records.

 "Legacy" (Malaco 2002)

"You Still Got It" (Malaco 2007) LISTEN

"All Of Me" (CDS 2010)