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Taylor, Merle "Red", 1927-1987

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016050961

Variants

Taylor, Red, 1927-1987
Taylor, Merle

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2016050961

Birth Date
Death Date
Birth Place
Associated Language
Field of Activity
Fiddle tunes

Occupation
Bluegrass musicians
Fiddlers

Additional Related Forms

Dixon, Mason, 1927-1987

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cno2016050961#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Merle Taylor Label from public data source Wikidata
Taylor, Merle \Red\, 1927-1987

Earlier Established Forms

Taylor, Merle

Sources

found: His Country fiddle soft and sweet [SR] p1984:label (Merle "Red" Taylor) container (Red Taylor, fiddle & electric mandolin)

found: Wikipedia, viewed April 14, 2016:(Taylor was born in Saltillo, Mississippi ... later on moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Merle was also one of Bill Monroe's fiddlers and helped contribute to the start of bluegrass music. Merle "Red" Taylor played with Paul Howard, Cowboy Copas, and Hank Williams. Merle "Red" Taylor (May 19, 1927 - May 3, 1987))

found: LCCN 94-752046: Taylor made, p1975

found: The complete Meteor rockabilly & hillbilly recordings [SR] 2003:container (Mason Dixon with the Redskins) insert (real name Merle Taylor; b. May 1927, Tupelo, Miss.; d. May 3, 1978, Tupelo, Miss.)

found: Social security death index, via Ancestry.com, Apr. 27, 2018(Merle Taylor; born 19 May 1927, died May 1987; last residence: Saltillo, Miss.)

found: Bopping WWW site, June 6, 2018(Merle "Red" Taylor; sometimes performed under the name Mason Dixon; not to be confused with Walter "Tex" Dixon, who also used the name Mason Dixon) - http://www.bopping.org/hillbilly-bopping-and-fiddling-the-merle-red-taylor-story-2/

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Change Notes

2016-04-14: new
2018-06-13: revised

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