Upcoming Dates
Monday, February 25th, 2019
Chicago, Il 60608
USA
Celebrate Black History Month with BLUES, everybody's favorite American roots music, born in the South and raised in Chicago!
Brought to you by Larry Taylor, a certified, heritage West Side Chicago Bluesman.
Past Dates
Monday, February 18th, 2019
Chicago, Il 60608
Monday, February 11th, 2019
Chicago, Il 60608
VIDEO: Larry sings "jody"
Monday, February 4th, 2019
Chicago, Il 60608
People might spend their last $2 but they got some real blues.
https://www.facebook.com/587348023/videos/10157045996393024/
Thursday, January 24th, 2019
Chicago, IL
Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Chicago, IL 60644
Saturday, September 15th, 2018
Chicago, IL 60644
Bringing peace and fun to a park in a neighborhood trouble spot
Friday, September 7th, 2018
Chicago, IL 60644
Larry returns for an encore helping make a safer park. More HERE about BUILD's program
Friday, August 31st, 2018
Chicago, IL 60644
Rain busted in on Larry's show but did not stop it! Thanks to Ike Carothers for hosting this great annual event. I'd like to thank my opening act Tina Marie and her band "Marie Levon" featuring their special guest vocalist Sharon Monique and Rocky.
Ronnie G, a band leader in his own right, was Larry's featured saxman. He played on both Larry's CDs.
Saturday, July 28th, 2018
Kankakee, IL
Platform Stage will start a series of blues acts at 6 p.m.: first, Lil Daddy, keyboard showman; followed by OScar Wilson and Joel Paterson, Delta blues duo; and LARRY TAYLOR at 8:55. Let's rock this cool little city, south of Chicago!
Friday, July 27th, 2018
Chicago, IL 60644
Since 1969, BUILD has aimed to reduce the violence in Chicago’s challenged neighborhoods, through violence prevention/intervention, youth development, and coalition building. Music on the street is one way to show peaceful and fun ways of interacting in public spaces. Larry Taylor and the Soul Blues Healers are proud to be part of this.
Thursday, July 26th, 2018
Chicago, IL 60644
Friday, July 13th, 2018
Chicago, IL 60644
Thursday, July 12th, 2018
Chicago, IL 60621
Sponsored by the Old Town School of Folk Music at Englewood's Kusanya Cafe--this "Sing your own blues" music lesson with Barrelhouse Bonni was arranged by E'a the holistic dance teacher. Cafe owner Phil accompanied us on guitar. Uday Sharad Joshi, right attended along with some neighborhood ladies who already knew the history of the blues. It was fun!
Friday, July 6th, 2018
Chicago, IL 60644
Saturday, June 30th, 2018
Chicago, IL 60644
Since 1969, BUILD has aimed to reduce the violence in Chicago’s challenged neighborhoods, through violence prevention/intervention, youth development, and coalition building. Music on the street is one way to show peaceful and fun ways of interacting in public spaces. Larry Taylor and the Soul Blues Healers are proud to be part of this. We got the kids up to rap some positive rhymes at the end of the show.
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
Chicago, IL 60643
Two days before the Chicago Blues Festival, hear some Chicago history and true traditional tunes from Larry, accompanied by Barrelhouse Bonni on piano.
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018
Chicago, IL 60644
Everyone enjoyed the show! Taildragger (in white cowboy hat) stopped by and sang a couple of songs with Larry's band.
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
SPAIN
Larry Taylor performed in Madrid, Alicante, Valencia, Tarragona with guitarist/promoter Jay Be Rodriguez and other musicians in Spain. He was, like the Eddie Taylor song says, a Bad Boy a long way from home!
SEE VIDEOS
Friday, September 1st, 2017
Chicago, Il 60644
Larry sang a couple of blues favorites as guest with the R&B band West End 40 at the 3rd annual West Side Blues fest sponsored by Ike Carothers and Ald. Chris Taliaferro.
Friday, August 25th, 2017
Chicago, IL 60644
USA
Sponsored by the Chicago West Community Music Center. Details at Austin Weekly News "West Side Blues" HERE
It was an honor to play this show in tribute to West Side blues, from traditional Chicago blues to our neighborhood soul blues favorites by Howlin' Wolf, Magic Sam, ZZ Hill, Joe Simon, Bobby Rush...
Special thanks to Howard Sandifer for sponsoring the concert, and our MC, Doris Davenport.
SEE THE VIDEO: Leak in My Drain
Monday, July 17th, 2017
Chicago, IL 60655
Saturday, June 24th, 2017
Chicago, IL 60643
USA
Monday, June 19th, 2017
Saturday, June 10th, 2017
Chicago, IL 60602
USA
Larry Taylor sang two songs as his brother Eddie Jr. hosted the tribute to Eddie Sr., the father of this great Chicago blues family. Larry was the oldest and the first to play with Eddie Sr. Tim Taylor played drums, making 3 Taylor Blues Brothers on stage together on the Front Porch Stage. Sister Demetria Taylor held own show Friday June 9 at the Budweiser Crossroads Stage.
Wednesday, June 7th, 2017
Chicago, IL 60651
USA
Chicago’s West Side has a deeply-rooted history of blues and soul music. What if we could promote it to help develop a local tourism industry? Featuring Rep. LaShawn Ford, vice chair of IL Legislature Tourism committee; Crystal Dyer, travel agent; Larry Taylor, blues band leader; Dr. Janice Monti, leader of tours and seminars at Dominican University; Bonni McKeown, writer of Chicago's Austin Weekly News West Side Blues Blog. MORE INFO AT THE BLOG
Sunday, April 23rd, 2017
Glencoe, IL 60022
USA
847) 786-4267
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
Chicago, IL 60643
USA
One of the Horse Thief's very special Third Tuesday acoustic shows. Old fashioned piano and heartfelt blues singing.
Saturday, April 15th, 2017
Chicago, IL 60651
USA
Sakofa is raising funds to support up to five families with residential housing by rehabbing and
renovating two additional resident properties for grandparents who are raising grandchildren.i
Information and tickets, contact Rosie at
773-542-9900, or Email: wsafechild@sbcglobal.net
Sankofa Safe Child Initiative,
4041 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60624
Sunday, March 5th, 2017
Chicago, IL 60643
USA
Pick up one of Larry's new mini-CDs, "New Chicago Sounds of Larry Taylor" --four original tunes with his West and South Side band, full of grooves, songs in the key of life, great musicians, even horns. Your donations will go to complete his upcoming CD, featuring his Taylor brothers and sisters, as well as the short feature film about his life, "The Rhythm and the Blues."
Saturday, January 21st, 2017
Chicago, IL 60643
USA
Thursday, December 8th, 2016
Chicago, IL
Friday, November 18th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60608
USA
Sunday, November 13th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60636
USA
Thursday, November 10th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60608
Properietor Tony "piece of cake", a veteran himself, invites all veterans and friends to celebrate with the blues of the Larry Taylor band--the Soul Blues Healers.
Saturday, October 1st, 2016
Chicago, IL 60643
Thursday, September 8th, 2016
Chicago, Il
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
Chicago, IL 60644
It was a BLAST yall!
Killer Ray
and Larry!
Ike Carothers
and Hawk
on horns with Larry
Saturday, August 20th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60643
Saturday, August 13th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60651
Saturday, August 13th, 2016
Chicago, Il 60643
Saturday, August 6th, 2016
Chicago, Il
Monday, July 11th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60643
Thursday, June 30th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60616
(The Original Willie Dixon Chicago Blues Allstars)
Freddie Dixon, Dr.Jimmy Lee Tillman, John Watkins & Steve Bell....
Along with Honorary Family & Artist Allstars ...
Keshia Nelson Dixon ,Keith Nelson Dixon, Tomiko Dixon, Alex Dixon ,Johnnie T Dixon , Tanya Luckett, Daniel Luckett, Patricia Mohamed, Bobby Dixon, BB Dixon, Jacqueline Dixon & Marie Dixon..
with Special Invited Allstar Performers & Guests
Marshall Thompson ( Chilites) Larry Taylor, Jay B Ross (The Rappin Lawyer)
Larry Mud Morganfield , Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues, Sugar Blue, Goffe Briggs, Johnny Nader , Keith Hudson ,Walkin Cane Mark & Ken Tuckers Band & many more.
Sponsored by the following....
The Wiilie Dixon Blues Heaven Foundation (The Old Chess Records Building) , The Chicago Blues Allstars Inc. & Tomiko Dixon's Grand Blues Music Presents , Chicago Recording Academy (Grammys) & The Blues Foundation Membership Referrals ,Holiday Inn Suites
506 West Harrison discount Referrals (Downtown Chicago)
& BMI ,Ascap & Seasac Artist Referrals
Friday, June 17th, 2016
Join King George 10am to 1pm Fridays on WHPK 88.5 FM chicago, www.whpk.org , and tune in radio for Riding with The King" Summer Blues ,"REAL BLUES" Live Interviews with Legendary Chicago Blues Men "MISSISSIPPI WOLF" & LARRY Taylor (plus a Few Surprises) plus all your favorite Blues old & new..Call 773 702 8424 for comments and requests
Saturday, June 11th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60624
USA
Friday, May 27th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60629
USA
Rain messed up the show but hopefully will grow more vegetables for vendors to sell at future markets!
Saturday, May 14th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60608
USA
Featuring Killer Ray Allison and the Bottom Dollar Blues Band, Ms. Rodeo and the Night Riders. With other guest singers: Little Johnny from the Southside, and Special guest Natdog from Memphis.
Sunday, May 8th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60623
USA
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60609
Sunday, April 3rd, 2016
Chicago, IL 60623
Featuring the Larry Taylor Blues and Soul Band! To raise money to finish the short movie about Larry's life growing up in the Eddie and Vera Taylor blues family: http://www.therhythmandtheblues.com
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
Chicago, IL 60643
Thursday, December 31st, 2015
Chicago, IL
Saturday, December 12th, 2015
Chicago, IL 60655
People from all walks of life came to help Larry celebrate his 60th birthday at a vintage West Side industrial bar, the Water Hole, which has been offering occasional blues shows for years. He says he wants to make the most of the years he has left, and to pass on his music to new generations.
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
Grown Mann and Larry used to play together on the road with A.C. Reed, back in the 1990s.
Monday, July 27th, 2015
Larry coaches actor Sheridan Bates on how to be a drummer for a club scene in "The Rhythm and the Blues." Then he describes to actor Leon, playing Eddie Taylor Sr., on how Eddie used to stand and play his red guitar. Film Session at Uptown Underground club.
Thursday, March 12th, 2015
Sunday, November 9th, 2014
Chicago, Il 60605
USA
Sunday, March 30th, 2014
Larry rocked the house with Jon McDonald and Joe B on guitars.
Saturday, July 27th, 2013
Two soulful West Side singers held court at the BBF youth center at 15th and Pulaski, West Side Chicago. Joe B, Curtis LaBon, Bootsie Lee, Barrelhouse Bonni and Jon McDonald played in the band. (see "Just a Little Bit" of the show) The event was one of a series of concerts Larry and Bonni donated to West Side community groups in the summer of 2013.
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
Larry Taylor helps Eddie Shaw lead the finale after a day of outstanding artists. He celebrates with Howlin' Wolf daughter Bettye Kelly.
Monday, April 4th, 2011
Stepson of the Blues book tour of Chicago libraries, Feb.-April 2011 including UIC on April 4.
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Larry and Killer Ray Allison wowed the evening crowd of all ages at W.Va. State U. They played daytime educational and community shows while in the Charleston WV area. Killer and Larry go way back; they used to each play drums for Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, back in the 1980s. Great WV horn players Bob Redd, trumpet, and Dugan Carter, sax, joined in.
Thursday, January 1st, 2009
Chicago Blues Festival, 2005(with Taylor Family), 2007 (on history panel and as guest singing with fellow New Blues Legends Vernon and Joe Harringon); 2008 (producer of three Crossroads Stage acts—his own West Side band, the Taylor Family, and a West Side blues act with Joe B and Al Harris.)
Chi Fest June 2008: Larry sings with sisters Brenda, Edna, Demetria; brother Eddie guitar, Tim on drums.
PREVIOUS DATES:
West Virginia Tours; Blues Brews BBQ Fest Charleston WV, June 2005;
Snowshoe Resort Blues Brews BBQ, Morgan County Arts Council, Romney Bottling Works 2008;
Blues & Spirit Symposium May 2008: panel and band leader, Dominican U, River Forest IL
Harrah Horseshoe Casino, New Years Eve 2007-08: Hammond IN
Dublin Ireland, Blue Note Club, Aug. 2007, special guest of Bobby Dixon, Dublin, Ireland
Bay fest train, Duluth, MN Aug. 2007 w/ Maurice John Vaughn
Master Musicians Festival, Somerset KY concert and Q&A with Honeyboy Edwards,
SummerFest, Camp Spring and Upper Marlboro, MD, with Maurice John Vaughn, June 2007
DC Blues Society 20th Anniversary panel & acoustic show Washington DC, April 14, 2007
W.Dixon Wang Dang Doodle Fest, Vicksburg, MS, Oct, 2006:
Chicago Harold Washington Library, “Speaking of Blues,” concert and interview July 14, 2006:
Downtown Octoberfest, Oak Park, IL Sept, 2005:
Navy Pier Beer Garden; House of Blues; Buddy Guys Legends; Rosa's; Kingston Mines Chicago 2005
Zazu Club, Owensboro KY July 2004