Vic Taylor
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Vic Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae, Pop |
| Instrument | Vocals, |
| Years active | 1961–2003 |
Vic Taylor (1947 – June 25, 2003) was a Jamaican singer who was in well-known Jamaican groups, Skatalites and Byron Lee & the Dragonaires. He died in 2003.
Taylor was once a member of The Skatalites[1] and later, in the 1970s and 1980s, the front man of Byron Lee & the Dragonaires.[2]
During his career, Taylor had hits including "For Your Precious Love" and "Heartaches".
He moved to the US in the early nineties, where he regularly sang on the cabaret and club scene, switching from reggae and R&B to gospel and completing a religious-themed album shortly before his death.[3]