Samuel Lawrence "Larry" Taylor (born June 26, 1942) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Lewis. He is the younger brother of Mel Taylor, long-time drummer for The Ventures.
Taylor was born in New York, New York. His mother was Jewish and his father was a "WASP" from Tennessee. Taylor played bass guitar in The Gamblers, one of the first rock groups to play instrumental surf music. Its personnel also included Elliot Ingber, a future member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man and Captain Beefheart's The Magic Band; Bruce Johnston, half of the Bruce and Terry duo with Terry Melcher from 1962–66 and longtime "sixth" member of The Beach Boys, for a time brother Mel Taylor, and guitarist-songwriter-bandleader Derry Weaver, who would record and perform in several capacities during the early 1960s. The Gamblers had a local hit in the Los Angeles area with "Moon Dawg" and Taylor played on the recording.
Larry Taylor is a Republican member of the Texas Senate. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 24 in Galveston County from 2003 to 2012.
In 2011, Taylor caused a controversy when he told the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to be fair to policy holders and not "nitpick or Jew them down". He subsequently apologized for the slur, but was criticized by Democratic state representative Lon Burnam.
Taylor became chairman of the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute in February 2015.
Larry Taylor (born 1942) is an American bass guitarist.
Larry Taylor may also refer to:
Larry Taylor (born May 30, 1985 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a gridiron football wide receiver and kick returner who is currently a free agent. He originally signed with the Alouettes as a free agent in 2008. He played college football for the Connecticut Huskies (UConn), where he returned punts for touchdowns in each of the Huskies' first two bowl games—the 2004 Motor City Bowl and the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl.
Larry Taylor grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Raised by his grandmother since he was 2, Taylor was taken under wing by David Lucca and Ross Teider, fathers of football teammates, who helped him to escape from the streets and eventually transfer to Glades Day School for his junior year of high school. At Glades Day, Taylor played running back and rushed for 1,774 yards and 28 touchdowns. He averaged 11 yards per running attempt, and 42.3 yards per kickoff return. In his senior season, Taylor was the Palm Beach County offensive player of the year, Class A (small school) player of the year, and a finalist for the Mr. Football award in Florida.
Larry James Taylor Junior (born October 3, 1980), is a Brazilian American professional basketball player. He became a naturalized Brazilian citizen in 2012.
In his pro career, Taylor has played with Mogi of the Brazilian League.
Taylor played with the senior men's Brazilian National Basketball Team at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games, the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Larry Taylor (1918-2003) was an English actor.