Johnnie Harrison Taylor (5 mai 1934 à Crawfordsville, Arkansas - 31 mai 2000 à Dallas, Texas) était un chanteur américain qui possédait une grande variété de styles : gospel, blues, soul, doo-wop, disco, funk.
Jeune, il participe à des groupes de gospel.
Sa voix étant proche de celle de Sam Cooke, il remplace ce dernier dans le groupe The Soul Stirrers, en 1957. Il enregistre Rome Wasn't Built In A Day en 1962.
Taylor, tout comme Isaac Hayes et The Staple Singers fut l'un des artistes vedettes de Stax Records. Au milieu des années 1970, Taylor bascule chez Columbia Records, enregistrant son tube, Disco Lady, en 1976. Il passa ensuite chez Malaco Records. Père de quatre enfants, il fut surnommé le « Philosophe de la soul ».
En 1999, il reçut un Pioneer Award de la Rhythm and Blues Foundation.
Taylor décède d'une crise cardiaque à l’hôpital Charlton de Dallas au Texas le 31 mai 2000, à l'âge de 66 ans.
Wanted One Soul Singner - Stax 715 : I Got To Love Somebody's Baby / Just The One I've Been Looking For / Watermelon Man / Where Can A Man Go From Here / Toe-Hold / Outside Love / Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) / Blues In The Night / I Had A Dream / Sixteen Tons / Little Bluebird
Who's Making Love - Stax 2005 : Who's Making Love / I'm Not The Same Person / Hold On This Time / Woman Across The River / Can't Trust Your Neighor / Take Care Of Your Homework / I'm Trying / Poor Make Believer / Payback Hurts / Mr. Nobody Is Somebody / I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
Soul Explosion - Stax 2-2007 (part) : Save Your Love For Me / Twenty Years From Today / Boy Meets Girl
Raw Blue - Stax 2008 : Where There's Smoke There's Fire / Hello Sundown / Pardon Me, Lady / Where Can A Man Go From Here / That Bone / That's Where It's At / Part Time Love / If I Had It To Do All Over / You're Good For Me / You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / You Can't Win With A Losing Hand.
Rare Stamps -Stax 2012 : Who's Making Love / You Can't Get Away From It / Toe Hold / Just The One (I've Been Looking For) / I Ain't Particular / Take Care Of Your Homework / I've Got To Love Somebody's Baby / Little Blue Bird / I Had A Dream / Outside Love / Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed / If I Had To Do It All Over
Testify (I Wonna) the Johnnie Taylor Philosophiy Continious - Stax 2023 : Testify (I Wonna) / Separation Line / Love Bones / Love Is A Hurting Thing / I Had A Fight With Love / I Could Never Be President / It's Amazing / Who Can I Turn To / Games People Play / It's Your Thing
Boys Meet Girls - Stax 2-2024 (part)
One Step Beyon - Stax 2030 : Time After Time / Party Life / Will You Love Me Forever / I Am Somebody (pts. I & II) / I Don't Wanna Lose You (pts. I & II) / Don't Take My Sunshine / Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone / A Fool Like Me
Greatest Hits - Stax 2032 : Steal Away / Who Can I Turn To / I Ain't Particular / Mr Nobody Is Somebody / I Could Never Be President / Testify (I Wonna) / Who's Making Love / Love Bones / Hold On This Time / I'm Not The Same Person / Take Care Of Your Homework / Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed
Taylored in Silk - Stax 3014 : We're Getting Careless With Our Love / Starting All Over Again / Cheaper To Keep Her / Talk To Me / I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) / One Thing Wrong With My Baby / I Can Read Between The Lines / This Bitter Earth
Super Taylor - Stax 5509 : It's September / Darling I Love You / Try Me Tonight / Free / I've Been Born Again / At Night Time (My Pillow Tells A Tale On Me) / I Don't Pay To Get Up In The Morning / Just One Moment
Ace Various - Ace 074 : You Don't Know Like I Know ; Ace 102 : Sixty Minutes Of Your Love / Water