Music Deaths: Larry Taylor Session Musician Played With Canned Heat and the Monkees

LARRY TAYLOR, 77

Died 19 August 2019

Samuel Lawrence Taylor  was an American bass guitarist who was in Canned Heat and worked with the Monkees, John Mayall and Tom Waits.  he was the younger brother of Mel Taylor, long-time drummer with the Ventures.

Played with Canned Heat from 1967 to 1970 and was with them at various festivals, including Woodstock.  He also played as a session musician on the first two Monkees albums.