What is Larry Taylor?
[[File:Larry Taylor with bass 1971.jpg|right|200px]] '''Samuel Lawrence Taylor''' (June 26, 1942 – August 19, 2019) was an American [[bass guitarist]]. He was born in [[New York City]]. He was best known for his work as a member of [[Canned Heat]]. He also played for [[The Monkees]] and [[Jerry Lee Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p36555/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Larry Taylor|last=Kurutz|first=Steve|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=21 May 2010}}</ref> He was the younger [[sibling|brother]] of [[Mel Taylor]], long-time [[drummer]] for [[The Ventures]]. Taylor died after a twelve-year struggle with [[lung cancer]] at his home in [[Lake Balboa, California]] at the age of 77.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8527836/larry-taylor-canned-heat-bassist-dies-77-obituary Canned Heat Bassist Larry Taylor Dies at 77]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Larry}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles]] [[Category:American bass guitarists]] [[Category:American blues musicians]] [[Category:American rock guitarists]] [[Category:Musicians from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}