Demetria Taylor | |
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| Birth name | Demetria M. Taylor |
| Born | February 28, 1973 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Chicago blues, electric blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Labels | Delmark |
Demetria M. Taylor (born February 28, 1973) is an American Chicago blues singer and songwriter.[1][2][3] Her father was Eddie Taylor, a fellow Chicago blues musician. Her step-brother Larry Taylor is a blues drummer and vocalist, and her brother Eddie Taylor Jr. was also a Chicago blues musician prior to his death in 2019, at the age of 46. Taylor's mother, Vera (Leevera), was the niece of the bluesmen Eddie "Guitar" Burns and Jimmy Burns, and maintained an intermittent career as a singer until her death in 1999.[3]
Taylor has released two albums on Delmark Records, albeit over 11 years apart.