Unlike traditional music festivals where the audience is mostly passive, you are the rock star at the Trance Blues Jam Festival (TBJF). He was drafted by the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round (29th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft. She just about literally hasn't left her brother's side since. But there are important things for all of us to ask ourselves here, whether what you think football might do to you, or what you'd want done for you if you were incapacitated late in your life. A week later, in the AFL title game against the Raiders, Taylor again was pivotal in the crucible. From there a total of up to three players from that group of finalists will be selected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, giving Taylor his best chance at enshrinement. David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Otis Williams and Eddie Kendricks of the Temptations pose for a portrait in 1965. The equipment guys used a real one bar for the top and the lower of a two bar for his second bar. Otis Taylor - Nasty Letter Warpstr 1.93K subscribers 2.7M views 10 years ago Noticed that this song isn't actually anywhere to be found on YouTube so I decided to upload it myself, credit goes. Otis Taylor delves deeply into past stories and current concerns. According to Taylor his parents were both jazz fans. If you are viewing this in Apple News and would like to join the Discussion, [GO HERE. What clearly isn't subject to change, though, is another contention of the suit: that Taylor requires "constant medical care and supervision.". In a revealing interview with The Star a year later, he said people keep saying, You made us lose that game. It makes me sick.. Taylor was selected in the 1965 AFL draft (Chiefs) and the NFL draft, by the Philadelphia Eagles. Taylors decade-long career kept him at Arrowhead from 1965-75 and earned him three Pro Bowl (or the AFL equivalent) honors and two All-Pro nods. "If you got the pass to Otis, you knew he'd catch it. Returning to Music. That emphasis even accounted for some meaningful progress in race relations and social change in Kansas City, albeit haphazardly, as Bobby Bells endless house-hunting testified. Most visibly, Taylor became instrumental in the Chiefs surge to two of the first four Super Bowls as the AFL compelled a merger with the NFL, punctuated by the teams Super Bowl IV victory over Minnesota. He recorded 410 receptions for 7,306 averaging 17.8 yards per reception over the course of his career. Join Songkick to track Otis Taylor and get concert alerts when they play near you. Get Otis Taylor setlists - view them, share them, discuss them with other Otis Taylor fans for free on setlist.fm! I omitted this in the body of my article not out of lack of compassion or any disrespect, but rather to respect, acknowledge, and remember the man and player he was in his prime, first and foremost. We're doing a look back at the cast of The Andy Griffith Show, so get your fishing poles ready, we're heading down to Myers Lake. He is a multi-instrumentalist whose talents include the guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and vocals. There are two moments in Taylors career that best display and define the man, the player, the absolute baller he was. In my home, theres a big painting of a friend of mine made of all of the Temptations. Del Rio mistook Taylor for a replacement player and was told Taylor was actually a Chiefs legend and retired player by fans who had come upon the assault. Banjo was recorded in Boulder over a two-week period, with Otis Taylors band members flown in from all over the country for the occasion. Taylor was all set to sign with the Eagles before he escaped from his NFL scouts charged with babysitting duties and was signed by none other than legendary Chiefs scout Lloyd Wells. "Travel Guide" finds a world traveler wanting to bring his lover home to New Orleans." In "12 Feet Under," which showcases Taylor's acoustic guitar and banjo playing . Whenever I hear of one . Chicago-born bluesman Otis Taylor never skirted tough subject matter in a career that took him from the Folklore Center in Denver to a brief stay in London, England, to retirement from music in 1977 to operate as a successful antiques broker and since 1995 back again to the blues. Whereas some trusting fans believed the post while others were having some doubts about the reports, perhaps they may have learned their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. At his size, Taylors ability to stretch the field was second to none, giving the Chiefs an unstoppable force when targeted with the ball. ", The Professional Football Researchers Association named Taylor to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2006 [3], On November 1, 1970, the Chiefs led the Oakland Raiders 1714 late in the fourth quarter, and a long run for a first-down run by Dawson apparently sealed victory for the Chiefs in the final minute when Dawson, as he lay on the ground, was speared by Raiders' defensive end Ben Davidson, who dove into Dawson with his helmet, provoking Taylor to attack Davidson.[4][5]. Taylor, for instance, was reported in 1967 to have been the highest-paid receiver in the AFL, at $60,000 a year, and was offended by the report. She attended Creek Southeast Junior High School and graduated from Iowa City West High School in Iowa City, Iowa, in 2021. Im reading it and it said to give them a call the first chance I had, Williams remembers. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.. Befitting those credentials, he also would have been in the limelight every year as an enshrinee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, where he surely would have roamed resplendent in a coveted gold jacket and signed autographs embellished not with his jersey No. While he was still playing for the Chiefs, he worked for a local bank, where he converted a largely ceremonial title into real work, and opened a popular night club, the Flanker's Lounge. In addition, Williams was recently honored at the Apollo Theaters recent Spring Gala where he was bestowed a spot on the historic Harlem theaters Walk of Fame. As a marvelous defense with six future Hall of Famers was mounting a goalline stand for the ages in a divisional-round game against the defending Super Bowl champion New York Jets, Taylor was on the sideline drawing in the dirt a tweaked version of a play for Dawson to consider. The subject matter isnt easy, but the hypnotic style wont let you go. With the Chiefs facing third and 14 at their own 2-yard-line, Dawson retreated nine yards deep in the end zone before heaving a ball down the right sideline to Taylor who had Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown and star safety George Atkinson draped over him. The lawsuit states. Then there was the moment that basically put away Super Bowl IV: Dawsons third-quarter hitch pass to Taylor, who caught it about six yards downfield. I believe its part of a long term pattern stemming from an upstaged NFL starting in the early 1970s of a bias against the AFL. The Chiefs were obliged to punt, and the Raiders tied the game on a George Blanda field goal with eight seconds to play. Taylor was the first great wide receiver in franchise history for the Chiefs, a strong presence at the position even in stature at 63, 215 lbs. That was in an era when the regular season was 14 games and the passing game still was largely a subordinate of the running game, even for a forward-thinking team like Stram's Chiefs. It diminishes the reputation of the HOFer there, and is just plain bush league. Taylor is currently involved in a lawsuit against the NFL. You can see him peeling out or accelerating into a cut and see how many times it takes multiple tacklers to haul him down. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. So you cant tell the story of pro football without Taylors multifaceted and momentous role, starting with the eye test of a man who embodied the changing times in the nature of the game. When I saw Otis, I knew I had it.. Roots music visionary Otis Taylor's 13th album, My World Is Gone, set for release February 12, 2013 on Telarc, a division of Concord Music Group, is a lightning bolt of musical creativity and social commentary. which can be found on "Truth Is Not Fiction" (Telarc Records) releasing in 2003. But then everywhere we went, we heard My Girl. And even if I was on my A game, there was always that possibility of him beating anybody., The defensive backs wouldve had to double him to do something, and thats (often) what they did do. Everyone in the Hall of Fame deserves to be there. "But you don't know what he knows and doesn't know. He joins Ken Anderson, Maxie Baughan, Mark Clayton, Roger Craig, LaVern Dilweg, Randy Gradishar . Otis Taylors resume is textbook for induction into the NFL Hall of Fame. He had size and speed that would be considered prototypical for a receiver, even in todays NFL. As soon as she was done helping her mother through Alzheimer's, that is. In hindsight, its hard to understand why Taylor never was a finalist before he entered the senior pool. He is currently bedridden, cannot verbally communicate, is unable to walk, and relies on a feeding tube for all his sustenance.. Otis Williams, who owns the rights to the group's name and is still a member of the band, is the only member who remains. Answer (1 of 5): Ron Howard is the last regular from the show that is still alive unless you count Betty Lynn, who played Thelma Lou, as a regular. They changed the rule the next season. Features musical guests Jerry Douglas, Brandon Niederauer and Ron Miles, Otis Taylors new album opens with a bumpy rhythm section under a freewheeling solo cornet, stinging lap-steel guitar and a devastating representation of a black man who, in the Deep South in the 1930s, wouldnt dare look a white man in the eye: Im alive now, be dead soon, Taylor intones on Twelve String Mile. Taylor calls his style of music trance blues moody, repetitive grooves that create space for spare, evocative lyrics and urgent ideas. I plan to pen an article on this same subject sometime this offseason, but must first eliminate the expletives and the contumely tone of the article. He was big and strong, he was agile, mobile. And even enshrouded as hes been over these last decades, lets always remember his legacy is no less vital in the history of the Chiefs and pro football. Click to reveal Taylor, the imposing 6-foot-3, 215 wide receiver out of Prairie View A&M University was not only fleet-footed and sure-handed, he was a devastating downfield blocker, plowing a clear path of defenders for many Chiefs running backs over his career. July 1980. He is portrayed by Asa Butterfield. On 2013sMy World Is Gone, Taylor tackled the treatment of Native Americans by the U.S. government; now, onFantasizing About Being Black, he confronts the historical trauma of the African-American experience. While Taylors statistics were outstanding in the context of the times, though, The Star was more right than it could have known in its report on his four-catch, 57-yard performance at Houston as a rookie. Teammates and opponents alike recognized the greatness of Otis Taylor. The Chiefs had to punt. Advertisement. Track artist Similar artists with upcoming concerts Eric Bibb Thu 11 May 2023 Kings Place London, UK Jack Broadbent Sat 01 Apr 2023 Bitterzoet Amsterdam, Netherlands Bell has heard it said that when Taylor was taken for a doctor's visit a few years ago, the doctor called in other nurses and wanted them to behold the 200-pound plus bedridden man with no bed sores. And the cast of characters felt like family. Even as passing offenses have become much more prolific, Taylor is still the wide receiver with the most receiving yards in team history and he remains ahead of Tyreek Hill by a single touchdown to lead that category as well. When you can get it, What a rebuilding year looks like: On Chiefs 2022 season and what it portends, Why Super Bowl victory over Eagles was Andy Reids masterpiece and cements his legacy, On a through-line from Satchel Paige to Patrick Mahomes and a Super Bowl breakthrough, Why Patrick Mahomes second NFL MVP award is more revealing recognition than the first, Brothers keeper: On the poignant stuff beyond the hype surrounding the Kelce Bowl, Andy Reids year in Flagstaff, and its enduring impact on him and now 98-year-old boss. Ultimately, they are poignant points of contrast that render friends of Taylor marveling amid their anguish over his mournful existence over the last decade-plus a story conspicuous even among the many of hardships or premature deaths of the 1966 Chiefs. He would have retained a measure of his uncanny command over a frame that was 6-foot-3, 215 pounds in his prime when he was a revolutionary force in the influential glory days of the Chiefs and thus an essential figure in the rapid rise of the modern game itself. (As late as 1971, Taylor told The Star, Im a Black man. Instead, alas, Taylor has been invisible to the public and virtually unable to move or even be engaged for more than 15 years since the piercing descent of his health, which his family in a 2012 lawsuit against the NFL attributed to Parkinsons disease and associated dementia that initially was diagnosed in 1990. Please ignore rumors and hoaxes. 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