T.J.
Hooker-Taylor
T J Hooker Taylor comes from a
sangin' family. His mother, Mary Ann Hooker, and father The Late
Great Johnnie Taylor, raised him in the church. Along with is family
and at the age ten he joined his first group, The Young Golden
Voices, who performed at all the churches in the Kansas City area.
At the age of 16 TJ stared a R & B band, called The Grand Jury
Band, who opened for many top acts that came to the city like The
Bar-Kays , Cameo Slave And Many More.
Some of the members of the band went
on to become the group LOW-KEY, which got signed by top R & B
producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. .
At The age of 21 TJ's young voice
started to change. "I could hear that (Taylor Sound) I had never
tried to sound like my dad I didn't even like the Blues . But on my
25th Birthday I was given a chance to open for my Dad and get paid,
" says Hooker-Taylor . "That's when the Blues hit me".
Unapologetically proud of his lineage, Hooker-Taylor has released
CDs independently with that Johnnie Taylor sound, albeit with mostly
new, original songs. His most recent,
"The Total Package",
featured the hit song "Player Haters".
CDS Records signed JT Hooker-Taylor and dropped a an album on him
2009
Album
Discography
"2nd Generation" (Hooked Up 2005)
1. Mama Didn't Raise No Fool
2. Bring It Home
3. Heavens Baby
4. 2nd Generation
5. Taylor Made
6. Jody - Could Be a Woman or a Man
7. Ride This Pony
8. I'm Your Pupet
9. Remember My Dady
"The
Total Package" (Hooked Up
2007) LISTEN
1. Take My Blues to the Dance Floor
2. Keep On Rockin Johnnie Taylor
3. Player Haters
4. Made a Wrong Turn (Tell Me Why)
5. 10 Ways to Keep a Good Woman (Radio Version)
6. Heavens Baby (Remix)
7. Taylor Made (Remix)
8. Players Call
9. Love Is the Answer
10. I Can't Stand to Be Away from You
11. Here's a Flower (For the Lonely Woman)
12. Step into My Heart
"Your Babies Need A Daddy" (CDS
2009)
LISTEN
1. You're Like Sugar
2. Your Babies Need A Daddy
3. In Them Jeans
4. Gonna Give You Good Lovin'
5. The Greatest Song I Ever Sang
6. I Stopped Drinking (When I Met My Baby)
7. Got To Get My Money Right
8. I Won't Start A New Relationship (Until I Get Over You)
9. You Can Call Me TJ
10. MOMA
11. In the Vibe Room/Let Jesus Fix It
"Taylorized" (Aviara
Music 2012)
1.Blues Festival
2.Don't Treat Me Like A Stepchild
3.I Promise
4.Jody Be Hittin' It
5.Ready For The Rain
6.I Don't Wanna Prove Nothin'
7.Missing Johnnie Taylor
8.Ladies Night
9.Just Because
10.You Can Love Anything
11.Player Haters
12.Take My Blues To The Dancefloor
13.Ride My Pony
14.You're Like Sugar
15.Bring It Home
