Can we get minute of silence?

[user362432]

Canned Heat's Larry 'The Mole' Taylor has died aged 77 - Noise11.com
I've got a news yesterday. But, I could not confirm it until this article came out.

 

[msb]

Legend .

 

[ajkula66]

A cornerstone of a great band Mr. Taylor was. RIP.

 

[mellowgerman]

RIP Larry! Here's my favorite trip down the mole hole (from the Texas International Pop Festival 1969)

 

[DirtDog]

Wow, what a resume. Can't believe he never registered in my radar before. Legend, indeed!

RIP Mr Taylor.

 

[msb]

The Hollywood Fats Band to this day is one of he best blueprints for a nice swinging little blues band . Larry Taylor might well be the reason I play upright bass .

 

[kesslari]

RIP, and groove with the angels.

 

[Clarence Walker]

The Mole had Soul

 

[Beersurgeon]

RIP

 

[Michedelic]

That's devestating; as I fumbled my way through learning bass by picking up stuff from albums, his work with Canned Heat and Mayall was go-to material. Rarely do you see someone have such a good time playing bass on stage...

Some time back, I had the privilege of meeting him through a CL transaction; he had long since given up electric, and was playing upright exclusively with Tom Waits. He had been given a bunch of combo bass amps in the UK(as a potential endorsement deal), and was selling them off in an anonymous ad. I went out to his place out in the Valley, and as I was trying the amps out, through random conversation, it finally struck me who this guy was. It was all I could do to keep from being a gibbering fan boy. He was telling me about a joint Dylan/Waits tour, invited me into the house to see some memorabilia, and so on, a magical afternoon.

 

[jerry]

Another of the bassist who's playing help show me the way when I was first playing, Canned Heat, John Mayall, awesome grooves and solos in a song context.
Fly on Larry.........................


A overlooked film that is worth fans checking out:

 

[zon6c-f]

Canned Heat's Larry 'The Mole' Taylor has died aged 77 - Noise11.com
I've got a news yesterday. But, I could not confirm it until this article came out.

I loved his work with Canned Heat!

RIP Larry and thanks fir the great bass lines we enjoyed!

Thanks Tvrtko for porting this!

 

[Ross W. Lovell]

Canned Heat's Larry 'The Mole' Taylor has died aged 77 - Noise11.com
I've got a news yesterday. But, I could not confirm it until this article came out.

I think I'm willing to give him a few moments.

One of the first I thought was just understated and an amazing player.

Now I feel bad not checking them out last Saturday in Willimantic, which is not far from home.

CRAP!

A player to the end.

Thank you Sir and Prayers to your Family, R.I.P.

 

[jmlee]

Oh, man! That's a drag! I adored him with Canned Heat and he was an intensely interesting upright player with Tom Waits and so on after he gave up the "slab" bass. I'm genuinely saddened. Just watched him spanking his P-bass in the Woodstock movie...

 

[JTE]

I was able to see Canned Heat live in the spring of '74. It was wonderful (even though I had an Organic Chem final at 8 the next morning). Besides the wonderful playing, Larry broke a string on his solo and tossed it out into the audience. The next day a friend of mine who should have been studying for that Chemistry final also showed me the string... I didn't play bass at the time so I don't recall anything about it, but think it was a big LaBella flat

 

[TNCreature]

I always loved that band.
Rest well Mole!

 

[CryingBass]

Oh, man! That's a drag! I adored him with Canned Heat and he was an intensely interesting upright player with Tom Waits and so on after he gave up the "slab" bass. I'm genuinely saddened. Just watched him spanking his P-bass in the Woodstock movie...

Listening to that makes me think ZZ Top must have learned a few things from these boys . Thanks for that post.

RIP Moleman.

 

[Border]

I admit I am not too familiar with his name, but have enjoyed his music for a long time. I have an old two CD set titled Hooker n Heat. Being a serious John Lee Hooker fan, I love his sound with Canned Heat joining him.
Sincere condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Relsom]

RIP Mole.....and Bear....and Sunflower....and Blind Owl. You guys were one of my earliest musical influences.

 

[Ewo]

RIP. I learned a lot about tasteful bass lines from listening to Canned Heat.