I want to dedicate this page to my sweet daddy whom I love very much. I will have to update it as I get pictures from my mom but I hope you enjoy seeing my dad and his life in music as I try to tell a story with pictures........

CARMOL TAYLOR & THE COUNTRY PALS

This pic is early on in dad's career but soon I will have some that date back much earlier. Shown from left is Clyde Hill, Mack Smith, Carmol Taylor (in window), Joe Carter, Earl Bass and Rick Hall. All are now deceased except Earl Bass and Rick Hall. Rick is now over Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL and has been responsible for some great works. He has worked with many great artists. One that comes to mind is Percy Sledge.

Jack Jackson, Mack Smith, Earl Bass, Rick Hall, Clyde Hill and Carmol Taylor

This pic is of Carmol Taylor. Carmol and my dad started their own band when they were very young. Around the ages of 13 or 14. They continued to work together for 47 yrs. CT held a very dear place in my heart and will be missed greatly by my family and I. Carmol teamed up with people such as Norro Wilson, George Ritchey, Earl Bass and others to write many famous songs. CT rose to prominence in the late 1960's. As a songwriter for Gallico/Algee he was responsible for country classics such as Jones' The Grand Tour and Wynette's My Man and He Loves Me All The Way. Among the dozens of other Taylor written hits were Joe Stampley's top-10 records Red Wine and Blue Memories, If You Touch Me (You've Got To Love Me) and Bring It On Home (To Your Woman). Barbara Mandrell's Holdin' On To The Love I Got and the Jones/Wynette duets We Loved It Away and Lets Build A World Together also came from Tayor's pen. Charlie Rich, Loretta Lynn, Patti Page, Tom Jones (What a Night), David Wills, John Anderson (Shoot Low Sheriff), David Houston and Pat Boone are among the other stars who have recorded his work. Between 1975 and 1978 Taylor recorded for Elektra Records on Music Row. He made the charts eight times during that era with such singles as Play The Saddest Song On The JukeBox, Back In The USA (Chuck Berry re-make), That Little Difference and Good Cheatin' Songs He was Stella Parton's duet partner on 1977's Neon Woman. His biggest hit as an artist was I Really Had A Ball Last Night in 1976. In recent years Carmol was an artist for Country International label. He had also been operating his own music publishing company, Taylor & WattsMusic (BMI). The firm published the hits Size Seven Round (Lacy J. Dalton & George Jones), Drinking and Driving (Johnny Paycheck) and 1959 (John Anderson). Carmol and my dad spent many years on the road together. I can still hear him rushing my dad on Friday nights (my dad was always slow getting ready) telling him that they had to hurry before the drummer got loaded! Seems like yesterday I was looking at him as he said, "Tina, Tina......you are growing up so fast. He was sick then but always greeted me with a smile. I can close my eyes and hear the sweet harmonizing as my dads voice blended with his. A sound I will never forget and a face that will be in my memory forever. I love you CT........till we meet again............keep singing in heaven.

THIS PIC WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST.....HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED!

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