Memphis Colorways plays tribute to Black American music
The son of Memphis music legend Pat Taylor and the stepson of Zuider Zee’s Richard Orange, Paul Taylor grew up in a household filled with instruments and musicians and was mentored by the celebrated producer Jim Dickinson. (Submitted)
Ezra Wheeler
Ezra Wheeler is the host of the Memphis Musicology podcast and the radio show Dead Wax on WYXR. He’s also a contributor to We Are Memphis and Choose901.
For his album ‘It Is What It Isn’t,’ Memphis musician Paul Taylor plays every note himself — on guitar, bass, drums, synth and more.
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