Brother Theotis Taylor, by Brother Theotis Taylor

Brother Theotis Taylor

by Brother Theotis Taylor

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Aidan Brother Theotis Taylor saved my soul in 2020 Favorite track: I Have A Friend.

sonicjbunker Everytime I look around
this album gets better Everytime I listen
mississippi records diy began before it began
note to self; don't quit
record everything
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somebody is gone
beautiful sentiment Favorite track: Somebody's Gone.

not much to say but what a voice.... beautiful Favorite track: Stand By Me.

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12" LP with gold foil cover and full size 8 page liner notes / oral history interview and family photos

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White cassette with gold ink imprint and 3-panel color cover. Includes 6 additional songs! 1 hour playing time.

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1.	Somebody's Gone 03:18		buy track
2.	I Have A Friend 03:15		buy track
3.	Thank You For The Sunshine 03:55		buy track
4.	Stand By Me 02:59		buy track
5.	Let Nothing Separate Me 02:23		buy track
6.	If I Could Just Hold Out 'Til Tomorrow 04:32		buy track
7.	Burden Away 06:55		buy track
8.	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 04:32		buy track
9.	Bonus Track - I Want To Live A Christian Life 03:54	info
10.	Bonus Track - The Lord Will Make A Way / Thank You For The Sunshine 06:20	info
11.	Bonus Track - The Prodigal Son 03:02	info
12.	Bonus Track - How Great Thou Art 04:10	info

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Brother Theotis Taylor is a 92-year-old spiritual singer and piano player known throughout South Georgia and beyond for his powerful voice and heavenly falsetto. His music took him from his home in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the stage with Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers, to Harlem’s Apollo, and even to Carnegie Hall.

Though his releases are limited to six stunning and rare singles on the Pitch label and a single small-press LP, his recorded archive is vast. For much of his life, Brother Taylor kept a reel-to-reel recorder atop his piano at home.

“The music just comes down on you,” Brother Taylor told us late last year. “You always have your machine where you can catch everything. ‘Cause what you can catch today you can’t remember tomorrow.”

Brother Taylor recorded himself on his DIY home setup only when he was inspired by a higher power, often fasting and praying for days before recording. These intimate home recordings were digitized in 2020 and are being heard for the first time with this release.

Revisiting these old songs brought Brother Taylor to tears. “[When I hear this music] I pick up the same spirit that I did it in. And you see me cryin’. It made me feel good ‘cause I know I did it and I did it well. And I want to see it get out, because if it made me feel good, it make somebody else feel good. Right? This is spiritual music.”

Download comes with three bonus tracks and 8-page large format liners with oral history interview and archival photos.

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released July 15, 2020

Music by Brother Theotis Taylor

Mastered by Tim Stollenwerk / Stereophonic Sound (tracks 1-8)

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