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Mel Taylor

Mel Taylor is credited on 1,175 releases across 201 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,175

Credits

201

Albums

7

Decades active

135

In collections

Biography

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American drummer, born September 24, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York - died August 11, 1996.
He joined The Ventures in 1962, left the band in 1972, then returned in 1979 and stayed with them until his death from cancer in 1996.
He was the older brother of Canned Heat bassist Larry Taylor.

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Credited work

1,175 releases · 201 albums · active 1961–2024

  • Performance · 2,488
  • Other credits · 137
  • Production · 37
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Zero Return Studios · Amigo Studios · Independent Recorders · Front Page Studios

Discography

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