{"artistName":"Larry Taylor","artistId":128522,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/616/616ceaf6ed31e012686ba5b637469682_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/616/616ceaf6ed31e012686ba5b637469682_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/616/616ceaf6ed31e012686ba5b637469682_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/616/616ceaf6ed31e012686ba5b637469682_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/616/616ceaf6ed31e012686ba5b637469682_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eLarry Taylor (born Samuel Taylor; June 26, 1942 is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Lewis. He is the younger brother of Mel Taylor, long-time drummer for The Ventures. \n Life and career\nTaylor was born in New York, New York. His mother was Jewish and his father was a \"WASP\" from Tennessee. Taylor played with Canned Heat from 1967 to 1970, and appeared with them at various festivals including the Monterey International Pop Festival and Woodstock. His band nickname was \"The Mole.\" In addition to playing bass, he also played lead guitar on occasion. An example can be heard on the track \"Down In the Gutter, But Free,\" on the album Hallelujah. In 1969, due to a dispute with Taylor, Henry Vestine left the band. Guitarist Harvey Mandel filled the void as the band's lead guitarist. In 1970, when John Mayall moved to Los Angeles, Taylor and Mandel quit Canned Heat to join him in the Bluesbreakers. After the Bluesbreakers tours, Taylor played briefly with the Sugarcane Harris Band (later called Pure Food and Drug Act). \nIn 1974, Taylor became part of The Hollywood Fats Band led by Mike \"Hollywood Fats\" Mann. The two of them joined Canned Heat for a King Biscuit Flower Hour concert in 1979. Taylor recorded Reheated in 1988, again with Canned Heat. He toured and recorded with his former band a few more times until 1999. In 2007, Taylor and Harvey Mandel reunited with Fito de la Parra and the rest of the current Canned Heat line-up to perform certain shows. Taylor, Mandel, and Fito were all in the line-up that played Woodstock. \nRecently, Larry Taylor has become a leading exponent and practitioner of the acoustic upright bass in the contemporary blues scene. He is quite prominently seen with his upright bass in the live blues film, Lightning in a Bottle. \nTaylor has played on numerous Tom Waits albums and is the bass player in his touring band.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Larry+Taylor","playStationPath":"/stations/285482851/play","stationId":285482851,"bioPath":"/music/Larry+Taylor/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Tab+Benoit+Debbie+Davies+Kenny+Neal","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/738/738a167c07e7bcb2e324527d81ab308c_md.jpg","artistName":"Tab Benoit, Debbie Davies \u0026 Kenny Neal","artistId":108068,"station_id":283944676},{"musicPath":"/music/Maxwell+Street+Jimmy+Davis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3fa/3fa2be34dab0da23abc19b4591781ecd_md.jpg","artistName":"Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis","artistId":135016,"station_id":286143489},{"musicPath":"/music/Ronnie+Earl+Duke+Robillard","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0ad/0ada8bdce338fdeb15c73151f171ba5c_md.jpg","artistName":"Ronnie Earl \u0026 Duke Robillard","artistId":101595,"station_id":280763800},{"musicPath":"/music/Paul+Filipowicz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a08/a084f9356eadfa12763e22826c8b798d_md.jpg","artistName":"Paul Filipowicz","artistId":101600,"station_id":280763803},{"musicPath":"/music/John+Littlejohn","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3c3/3c334c1c7331724e1da04ac12c32489f_md.jpg","artistName":"John Littlejohn","artistId":128561,"station_id":284905443},{"musicPath":"/music/E+G+Kight","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c3e/c3ee3f40b711c5f54cb2f8c5c98c2759_md.jpg","artistName":"E.G. 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