Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted March 15, 2019 Listening to "There's a ghost in my house" looked him up on google. Eighty years old in May. Nothing health wise known (yet). Thought I'd start a thread for him, he'll definitely get a QO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,226 Posted March 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said: Listening to "There's a ghost in my house" looked him up on google. Eighty years old in May. Nothing health wise known (yet). Thought I'd start a thread for him, he'll definitely get a QO. Strangely I just had that track on as I drove home tonight. Was he not the first white artiste to be signed up by those Motown folk? A Northern soul legend! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted March 15, 2019 There are only 12 results on Google News for the last 12 months and not one is about his personal circumstances. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q="R+Dean+Taylor"&tbs=qdr:y&tbm=nws&ei=qiaMXLGPIZSJ1fAP29O3iA4&start=0&sa=N&ved=0ahUKEwixjP_HmIXhAhWURBUIHdvpDeE4ChDy0wMIMg&biw=1093&bih=500&dpr=1.25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted March 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Strangely I just had that track on as I drove home tonight. Was he not the first white artiste to be signed up by those Motown folk? A Northern soul legend! I believe he was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heef 166 Posted March 15, 2019 A Ghost in my house Indiana Wants Me Gotta See Jane Classics one and all. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted March 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, Heef said: A Ghost in my house Indiana Wants Me Gotta See Jane Classics one and all. Window shopping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 288 Posted March 16, 2019 13 hours ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Strangely I just had that track on as I drove home tonight. Was he not the first white artiste to be signed up by those Motown folk? A Northern soul legend! In the US he was signed to Motown's rock subsidiary label, Rare Earth, and which also had the US rights to some UK acts such as Pretty Things. Due to delays in getting that imprint set up in the UK, his releases here initially appeared on Tamla Motown until these trademark issues could be sorted. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted March 16, 2019 14 hours ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Strangely I just had that track on as I drove home tonight. Was he not the first white artiste to be signed up by those Motown folk? A Northern soul legend! I think he was the first white artist to be signed by Motown but that Neil Young - yeah, seriously - beat him to being the first white guy contracted to Motown because Neil Young was briefly in Rick James' backing band 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,630 Posted March 21, 2019 The first white record "released" on Motown was Nick & The Jaguars “Ich-i-bon #1”, although they never signed a full deal with Gordy. It really doesn't sound like a Motown track: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,630 Posted May 7, 2021 Started singing the hook to "WAP" in an R Dean Taylor voice, googled and then found out "there's some hoes in this house" is a direct reference to "there's a ghost in my house". So that's something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,704 Posted May 7, 2021 On 16/03/2019 at 13:28, maryportfuncity said: I think he was the first white artist to be signed by Motown but that Neil Young - yeah, seriously - beat him to being the first white guy contracted to Motown because Neil Young was briefly in Rick James' backing band I always liked their cover of Boys Don't Cry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,208 Posted January 8, 2022 Twitterers are reporting him dead. Likely he is as an unlikely target for a hoax. Highest position was Indiana Wants Me, which reached #2 in June 1971 (Ghost In My House reached #3): 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,043 Posted January 8, 2022 Classic tune, Indiana Wants Me. Though first time I heard it was while driving, so the police closing in on him scared me shitless at first! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted January 8, 2022 Looks official now. Dead tag added. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted January 8, 2022 One of the few threads I've started here opens with Indiana Wants Me. There's an accolade. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles De Gaulle 487 Posted January 8, 2022 Tweeters have been reporting him dead for at least 6 hours but there is not a single news article reporting it. Seems like a death hoax. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,137 Posted January 8, 2022 There's no formal obit around. A bit too early for a "dead" tag, though I don't doubt it's true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted January 8, 2022 I wonder if there's a ghost in his house now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,845 Posted January 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Charles De Gaulle said: Tweeters have been reporting him dead for at least 6 hours but there is not a single news article reporting it. Seems like a death hoax. You're aware that when news of his death broke on Twitter, it was the middle of the night in the U.S? He's hardly breaking news territory worthy of journos jumping on their keyboards at 4am for. Give the media time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathtreat23 198 Posted January 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: You're aware that when news of his death broke on Twitter, it was the middle of the night in the U.S? He's hardly breaking news territory worthy of journos jumping on their keyboards at 4am for. Give the media time. Then surely it should be all over US news networks by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,845 Posted January 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, Deathtreat23 said: Then surely it should be all over US news networks by now. He had one "big" hit in the States, that got to #5 way back in 1970. He's NY Times obit within 24-48 hours territory, but not breaking news material. I mean, could be worse. Mitchell Torok had a #1 US Country hit and a UK #6 and his death went completely unnoticed in November 2017 bar a few comments here and there. To this date, no obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,137 Posted January 8, 2022 Come on, this guy is no Sidney Potter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,043 Posted January 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: He had one "big" hit in the States, that got to #5 way back in 1970. He's NY Times obit within 24-48 hours territory, but not breaking news material. I mean, could be worse. Mitchell Torok had a #1 US Country hit and a UK #6 and his death went completely unnoticed in November 2017 bar a few comments here and there. To this date, no obit. Bobby Lewis also comes to mind, having hit big in the US with "Tossin' and Turnin'", which wasn't only a No. 1 but even topped Billboard's year-end chart. No UK success, but you'd think the above would still translate to a reasonably quick US acknowledgment of his death. Instead, he waited a month and a half for acknowledgement from any major sources. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,845 Posted January 8, 2022 The original source of the news of his death is Facebook, a post from Chuck Brucato, his close friend and one of his colleagues at Rare Earth Records (a subsidiary of Motown). If any of the above users want to claim "hoax", I suggest you DM him saying that and see what kind of response you get. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
