Taylor, Vernon

Born 1937 in Sandy Spring, Md. Star of a television program in Washington, DC.

References:

Trade paper article: "Sun Signs Vernon Taylor", Cash Box, 1958/Nov. 15.
Trade paper captioned photo, Cash Box, 1958/Nov. 22.
Fan magazine article: "New Talent You Should Watch For", Cowboy Songs, 1958/June.
Fan magazine article: "Sun Shines On Vernon Taylor, D.C.'s Own", Country Song Roundup, 1959/Mar.
Feature article and discography in issue 15 (1977) of New Kommotion.
Article in issue 146 (1995) of Now Dig This.
Feature article and sessionography in issue 59 (1996) of Rockin' Fifties.
Feature article and discography in issue 71 (1997) of American Music Magazine.

Original Releases

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Date & Source	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1957/Sept. 9 Bb pop rev.	Dot (Calif.) 45-15632 [45]	I've Got The Blues Vernon Taylor (from Lonely LP 2218)	MW-9922	Beaver LP 3315 (#16) Eagle CD 90120 (#8) Fantastic Voyage CD 098 (#68) Lonely LP 2218 (#2) One Day Music CD 174 (#38)
		Losing Game Vernon Taylor (from 45)	MW-9921	Eagle CD 90120 (#7)
1958/Feb. 10 Bb pop rev.	Dot (Calif.) 45-15697 [45]	Why Must You Leave Me Vernon Taylor (from 45)	MW-9923	Eagle CD 90120 (#10)
		Satisfaction Guaranteed Vernon Taylor (from 45)	MW-9924	Charly LP 30253 (#14) Eagle CD 90120 (#9)
1958/Nov. 24 Bb pop rev.	Sun (Tenn.) 310 [78]	Today Is A Blue Day Vernon Taylor
		Breeze Vernon Taylor
1958/Nov. 24 Bb pop rev.	Sun (Tenn.) 310 [45]	Today Is A Blue Day Vernon Taylor (from 45)	U-333	Eagle CD 90120 (#3) Pan American CD 56040 (#24) Star-Club CD 5060102 (#16) Sun (England) CD 16 (#8)
		Breeze Vernon Taylor (from 45)	U-332	Eagle CD 90120 (#2) Pan American CD 56039 (#17) Sun (England) CD 16 (#7)
1959/Aug. 17 Bb pop rev.	Sun (Tenn.) 325 [45]	Mystery Train Vernon Taylor (from 45)	U-367	Buffalo Bop CD 55012 (#6) Charly CD 8352 (#21) Classics CD 733 (#14) Club LP 009 (#14) Eagle CD 90120 (#17) Hobo Bop LP 1181 (#2) Not Now Music CD 122 (#35) Presto CD 12 (#29) Sun (England) CD 17 (#18) Sun (England) LP 1031 (#14)
		Sweet And Easy Love Vernon Taylor (from 45)	U-366	Eagle CD 90120 (#16) Sun 10 804 (#10) Sun (England) CD 17 (#17)
	[radio performance] [ ]	Don Owens Radio Show Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#28)
1958 (Sun Rec.)	Sun (Tenn.) [unissued]	Blue Day Tomorrow Vernon Taylor		Charly CD 8236 (#11)
		This Kind Of Love Vernon Taylor		Charly CD 8118 (#19) Eagle CD 90120 (#11) Sun (England) LP 1031 (#2)
		Today Is A Blue Day [alt. vers.] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#15)
		Your Lovin' Man [vers. 1] Vernon Taylor (from Pulse CD 336)		Charly CD 36 (#19) Charly CD 336 (#36) Charly CD 8099 (#22) Charly LP 30147 (#6) Disky CD 05 (#47) Disky CD 5203 (#47) Dressed To Kill/BMG CD 66 (#28) Eagle CD 90120 (#1) J!mco CD 89194 (#22) Pulse CD 336 (#36) Select CD 586 (#7) Sun (England) LP 1010 [1st] (#6) Sun (England) LP 1031 (#1)
		Your Lovin' Man [vers. 2] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#18)
1959 (Sun Rec.)	Sun (Tenn.) [unissued]	Breeze Vernon Taylor
		Hey Little Girl Vernon Taylor
		Mystery Train [alt. vers.] Vernon Taylor
		Sweet And Easy To Love [vers. 1] Vernon Taylor		Fantastic Voyage CD 119 (#55)
		Sweet And Easy To Love [vers. 2] Vernon Taylor
		What Would I Do Without You [vers. 1] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#12)
	[unissued] [unissued]	All They Wanna Do Is Stroll [vers. 1] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#13)
		All They Wanna Do Is Stroll [vers. 3] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#19)
		All They Wanna Do Is Stroll [vers. 8] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#25)
		Dinah Lee [vers. 1] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#14)
		Dinah Lee [vers. 11] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#20)
		Dinah Lee [vers. 12] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#21)
		Dinah Lee [vers. 13] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#23)
		I've Got The Blues [alt. vers.] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#6)
		Losing Game [alt. vers.] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#5)
		Today Is A Blue Day [alt. vers. 4] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#26)
		Today Is A Blue Day [alt. vers. 11] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#29)
		What Would I Do Without You [vers. 8] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#22)
		What Would I Do Without You [vers. 17] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#24)
		What Would I Do Without You [vers. 18] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#27)
		Why Must You Leave Me [alt. vers.] Vernon Taylor		Eagle CD 90120 (#4)

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1978	Charly (England) CR 30147	LP	Raunchy Rockabilly
	Sun (England) (England) SUN 1010 [1st]	LP	Sun Rockabillies; Vol. 1
1979	Lonely (France) 2218	LP	Bop Boy
1981	Hobo Bop 1181	LP	Hobo Bop
1986	Charly (England) 36	CD	The Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2
	Charly (England) CR 30253	LP	Let's Flat Get It
	Sun (England) (England) SUN 1031	LP	Country Rock Sides
1990	Sun (England) (England) 16	CD	Rock 'N' Roll Originals, Vol. 7
1991	Disky (Netherlands) DCD 5203	CD	Ultimate Sun Rock & Roll Collection
1993	Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55012	CD	Hobo Bop
	Club (Spain) 009	LP	Grab This And Dance, Vol. 9
	Disky (Netherlands) Memphis 05	CD	The Ultimate Memphis Rock 'N' Roll Collection, Vol. 1
	Sun (England) (England) 17	CD	Rock 'N' Roll Originals, Vol. 8
1994	J!mco (Japan) JICK 89194	CD	Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2
1995	Beaver (Belgium) BLP 3315	LP	That's Rock & Roll, Vol. 15
	Charly (England) MID 8099	CD	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 1
	Eagle (Germany) EA-R 90120	CD	There's Only One ... Your Lovin' Man / Vernon Taylor
1996	Charly (England) MID 8118	CD	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 2
1997	Charly (England) CPCD 8236	CD	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 4
1999	Charly (England) CPCD 8352	CD	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 6
	Dressed To Kill/BMG (England) DTKBOX 66	CD	The Sun Gods
2000	Pulse (England) PBX CD 336	CD	The Legendary Sun Records Story
2001	Select CD 586	CD	Red Hot: The Best Of Sun Rockabilly
2002	Star-Club (Sweden) 5060102	CD	Teen-Age Bop!
2009	Pan American (Switzerland) 56039	CD	Like Wow
	Pan American (Switzerland) 56040	CD	Steady Date
2011	Classics (Sweden) CD 733	CD	The Elvis Sound
	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVTD 098	CD	Sassy Sugar: The Pure Essence Of Nashville Rock & Roll
	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVTD 119	CD	Raunchy Sugar: The Pure Essence Of Memphis Rock & Roll
	Not Now Music NOT2CD 122	CD	Rockabilly Riot
2012	One Day Music (England) DAY2CD 174	CD	Essential Rockabilly: The Dot Story
year?	Charly (England) PBX CD 336	CD	The Legendary Sun Records Story
	Presto Vol. 12	CD	Big Bad Rockabilly Boppers, Vol. 12
	Sun LP- 804	10	Sun Country Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 4

Acknowledgments: CMF Library, Scott Cheesebrew, Marc Coulavin, Udo Frank, Pasi Koskela, Mike Lynam, Gerd Miller, Lasse Olander, Rockabilly Ranch, eBay

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