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Taylor Rhodes

real name Taylor Laurence Rhodes

Taylor Rhodes is credited on 548 releases across 137 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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548

Credits

137

Albums

5

Decades active

259

In collections

Biography

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Taylor Rhodes is a songwriter, producer, publisher, and musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has had songs recorded on over 40 million albums worldwide. Taylor co-wrote Aerosmith’s Grammy nominated hit single Cryin’ and “Blind Man” with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. He also co-wrote Celine Dion's first hit song “Where Does My Heartbeat Now” that launched her career in the United States and around the world. He has also collaborated with or written songs for Ozzy Osbourne, Cheap Trick, Journey, Loverboy, Hillary Duff, The Jayhawks, Y&T, Kix, Peter Wolf, Meredith Brooks, Ratt, Nelson and many others. Taylor has also had numerous songs in movies, TV and commercials, including the Ralph Lauren Polo Blue campaign.
His late brother, Steven Smith, was a session violinist in Nashville, TN during the 1970s.
His sister married into the legendary Scruggs family. He was brother-in-law to Randy Scruggs. And his niece,, is currently a musician.

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Credited work

548 releases · 137 albums · active 1980–2025

  • Performance · 629
  • Production · 21
  • Other credits · 13
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Westside Studios · Chartmaker Studios · Studio 55, Los Angeles · John Barnes Studio

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