William Edward “B. E.” Taylor (March 18, 1951 – August 7, 2016)[1] was the lead singer of the pop rock band B. E. Taylor Group and a solo artist. The group’s 1983 single, “Vitamin L”, reached No. 66 on the Billboard 100 singles chart.
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Life and profession[edit]
Hailing from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, he was the eldest of three sons of Invoice and Betty Taylor. Born William Edward, he was known as ‘Billy Eddie’ by his mom, which he ultimately shortened to B. E.[2] Whereas in highschool, he shaped B.E. Taylor and The Institution.
Within the early Nineteen Eighties, Taylor joined with three former members of the progressive rock band Crack the Sky – Rick Witkowski (guitar), Joe Macre (bass), and Joey D’Amico (drums) – together with keyboardist Nat Kerr to kind the B.E. Taylor Group. The group generated some noise in the course of the first half of the Nineteen Eighties, notably in 1984, once they scored MTV video rotation and a Billboard regional No. 1 hit with the track “Vitamin L.”[2] Though the band ceased recording collectively after their 1986 album Our World, Taylor did proceed to collaborate with Witkowski all through his profession.
Taylor moved to Wheeling, West Virginia within the mid-Nineteen Eighties.[3]
In 1991, Taylor, a devoted Christian, contributed a transforming of “Silent Night” to an area radio station’s Christmas compilation, launching his second profession as a vacation performer.
Taylor went on to report 5 solo albums and developed a following within the grownup modern market together with his annual Christmas excursions. He had additionally carried out for a lot of well-liked tv packages within the Nineteen Nineties, together with the award-winning LightMusic,[4] for which he was the music director, Nickelodeon, and its night-time programming block, Nick At Nite.[5]
In 2008, Taylor was awarded the Duquesne College Lifetime Achievement Award.[2]
Later years and dying[edit]
In March 2007, Taylor was recognized with an inoperable mind tumor. Throughout the years of remedy, he launched the album B. E. Taylor Christmas 3 and a live performance DVD, accomplished eight Christmas excursions, took half in Valentine and summer time concert events.[6]
He died on August 7, 2016, aged 65 from issues of the tumor.[7] He was survived by his spouse Veronica (née DeBlasis) Taylor and two youngsters, B.C. and Tahnee.[7]
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With B. E. Taylor Group[edit]
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