Mick Taylor

Mick Taylor
Mick Taylor
	Taylor performing in 2012
Background information
Also known as	Little Mick
Born	17 January 1949 (age 75); Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Genres	Rock music; blues;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter;
Instruments	Guitar; vocals;
Years active	1964–present
Labels	Columbia; Decca; Rolling Stones; Atlantic; EMI; Virgin; CBS; Maze;
Formerly of	John Mayall's Bluesbreakers; The Rolling Stones; The Jack Bruce Band; The Gods;

Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, he appeared on Let It Bleed (1969), Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert (1970), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile on Main St. (1972), Goats Head Soup (1973) It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), and Tattoo You (1981).

Since leaving the Rolling Stones in December 1974, Taylor has worked with numerous other artists and released several solo albums. From November 2012 onwards, he participated in the Stones' 50th-Anniversary shows in London and Newark, and in the band's 50 & Counting tour, which included North America, Glastonbury Festival and Hyde Park in 2013. He was ranked 37th in Rolling Stone magazine's 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.^[1] Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash states that Taylor had the biggest influence on him.^[2]

^ "100 Greatest Guitarists". Rolling Stone. 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Thirty Great Guitarists – Including Steve Vai, David Gilmour and Eddie Van Halen – Pick the Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Guitar World. 14 April 2014. p. 6. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

[RS_magazine_100_greatest_37-1] "100 Greatest Guitarists". Rolling Stone. 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[2] "Thirty Great Guitarists – Including Steve Vai, David Gilmour and Eddie Van Halen – Pick the Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Guitar World. 14 April 2014. p. 6. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

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