Montana Taylor
Arthur "Montana" Taylor (1903 – c.1958) was an American boogie-woogie and piano blues pianist, best known for his recordings in the 1940s, and regarded as the leading exponent of the "barrelhouse" style of playing. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1903 (Butte), Died 1954
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | C3350 | 10-in. | 4/22/1929 | Whoop and holler stomp | The Jazoo Boys ; Arthur "Montana" Taylor | Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Brunswick | C3351 | 10-in. | 4/22/1929 | Hayride stomp | The Jazoo Boys ; Arthur "Montana" Taylor | Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3353 | 10-in. | 4/23/1929 | Minor blues | Lil Johnson ; Arthur "Montana" Taylor | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3354 | 10-in. | 4/23/1929 | Montana blues | Lil Johnson ; Arthur "Montana" Taylor | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | C3357 | 10-in. | 4/23/1929 | Indiana Avenue stomp | Arthur "Montana" Taylor | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Brunswick | C3358 | 10-in. | 4/23/1929 | Detroit rocks | Arthur "Montana" Taylor | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Taylor, Montana," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105567.
Taylor, Montana. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105567.
"Taylor, Montana." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Taylor, Montana, 1903-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87134724
Wikidata: Montana Taylor - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1945585
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/32190526
MusicBrainz: Montana Taylor - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cbeff3de-1a88-41c5-8ab0-f5a10dcd42a6
ISNI: 0000 0000 7824 6247 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000078246247
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