Download or Listen To Gloria Taylor – Grounded Part 1 from the Silver Fox 45

Ahh the Holidays. Time off from work, a little rest and relaxation, and well, time to get back to the business of some writing. December left me a bit slack, so before the end of the year, I hope to throw a few more gems your way. I’ve got a stockpile of 45’s in my queue to review, and decided to get cracking once again tonight. Once again, before I get into this record, I just want to say a huge THANKS to all of the FMF extended family for checking out my ramblings for diggin’ what I have been doing for the last almost, gulp, three years. So without any further delay, here’s Gloria Taylor with “Grounded” from 1969 on Silver Fox Records.

There isn’t a lot to dig up on Gloria Taylor, and it seems like my random record pick has been written about by the likes of Oliver Wang and DJ Matthew Africa as of late (by late I mean 2009). Although they are talking about a record she did, “The World That’s Not Real” on Selector Sound ( which coincidentally KILLS it )from sometimes in the 70’s, I am talking particularly this time on an upbeat Soul 45. Apparently Taylor went by Gloria Ann Taylor as well, and floated around the music business, recording for such labels as Silver Fox, King Soul, Glowhiz, Whizenglo, Mercury, Columbia, Houseguests, and more. A common thread on her records was husband/ producer Walt Whisenhunt. Apparently his ventures with her into Disco and Disco Soul turn up in the later 70’s as well. I have had some good luck playing this tune out and about, and believe a bought it off the Old Man in a pile of 7″s a good while ago. What I did dig up was that Gloria Taylor is somebody’s aunt (via a YouTube) video comment, so if you’re reading me, get in touch, I’d love to know more about the life of Gloria Taylor. Keep Diggin’!