Johnnie Taylor died in 2000 at the age of 66. Each passing year erodes the legacy of this one-time soul, R&B and gospel stalwart. His illegitimate daughter continues to believe her father belongs ...

A bible thumper, a blues belter, an R&B shouter, a smooth lounge-lizard crooner, Johnnie Taylor played his many roles with gusto. He served up his sanctified soul from his mid-fifties gospel ...

Stax Records and Craft Recordings have announced Johnnie Taylor, One Step From the Blues, a new collection featuring a dozen heart-breaking songs of passion and betrayal from the gospel-soul-R&B ...

Spencer Taylor Jr. always knew he could sing with the best. So when members of the gospel quintet the Highway QC's asked the then-26-year-old Chicago postal clerk to join the group -- which ...

Johnnie Taylor’s big break came with the ever-fabulous September 1968 single “Who's Making Love.” His ninth 45 for the Stax label, it went Top Ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Up to this point, the ...