Johnnie Taylor: Difference between revisions

In 1966, Taylor moved to [[Stax Records]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], where he was dubbed "The Philosopher of Soul". He recorded with the label's [[house band]], which included [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]]. His hits included "I Had a Dream", "I've Got to Love Somebody's Baby" (both [[songwriter|written]] by the team of [[Isaac Hayes]] and [[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]]) and most notably "[[Who's Making Love]]",<ref name="Larkin"/> which reached No. 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]] and No. 1 on the [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] chart in 1968. "Who's Making Love" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]]. In 1970, Taylor married Gerlean Rocket, with their divorce finalized on May 10th, 2000, 21 days before his passing.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|year=1978|title=The Book of Golden Discs|edition=2nd|publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd|location=London|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/249 249 and 338]|isbn=0-214-20512-6|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/249}}</ref> His children from that marriage are Jon Harrison Taylor, and Tasha Taylor, both musicians.