Daryl Taylor’s family owned a night cafe outside of Houston Texas, which introduced him to Blues, Jazz, and the R&B styles of the day. His first performances were singing and playing tambourine in church. Early years saw him, „mess around“ on drums and banjo. At 15, he started bass guitar, infected by the bass grooves of James Jamerson, (Motown), and Bernard Odum, (James Brown). By 20 he was playing jazz standards on the Contrabass.
After studying at school, privately, and in clubs, Taylor toured extensively with Archie Bell & the Drells, (Philly International Records). Numerous jazz performance highlights followed with Arnett Cobb, Kenny Burrell, Sonny Stitt and many more. „Big Jay“ McNeely’s Sax-O-Mania II, brought Taylor touring through Germany in 1989, playing at Quasimodo-Berlin to witness the falling of the Berlin Wall. Currently, Taylor continues to compose, perform and record music while involved in various touring and recording projects.