Artist description Paula Jo Taylor and Legacy is the Midwest's freshest approach to country entertainment. They can satisfy any audience, playing modern and traditional country mixed with a high energy blue grass flare. They also add some oldies, southern rock and Texas swing to the pot for a super and unique sound. The band's demand and popularity is enhanced by the frequent appearance of Paula Jo's 15 year old daughter, Amanda, who is featured on the song, The Beat of The American Heart. This song was written by Paula Jo as a tribute to our great country after the September 11th crisis. Amanda does a beautiful job of singing this song with her Mom, Paula Jo singing the back-up harmonies.

Music Style Modern country with a tiny bit of bluegrass flair

Musical Influences

Artist History Paula Jo is the daughter of country music legend, Joe Taylor. Her dad entertained throughout the Midwest with his popular band, The Red Birds, for more than 50 years, leaving her a LEGACY to continue his respected tradition in the music scene. Along with her brother Dan, she and the Legacy band have become a favorite throughout the area. The group features the 5 string banjo picking and vocals of Dean Crum; Dale Dodson on bass guitar and vocals; Arnie Gambrel on steel guitar and vocals; Dan Taylor on drums and vocals; and the Midwest's best female lead guitarist Paula Jo Taylor, whose vocals and high energy fiddle playing, add spirited versatility to the group. Dean Crum is an excellent banjo player and adds to the band with his vocals and guitar picking as well. Dean moved to Nashville shortly after college and found himself playing top sessions there. He was employed by the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville for many years and performed with a number of well-known acts such as Riders in the Sky, David Ball, Sam Bush, The Nashville Jug Band and too many more to mention. At age 13 Dean and his little brother Don, were a popular duo known as the Crum Brothers. They were exceptional musicians for their age. So much so, that they appeared on the Jimmy Dean Show which aired weekly on the ABC Network. Dean spent a summer as a staff musician at Kings Island Amusement Park and traveled the Midwest with a group called Iron Horse. Dale Dodson started playing bass guitar in his early teens with his father, Horace Dodson and brother in middle Tennessee. In the family band Dale developed his bass playing and a special close harmony vocal style. As their skills matured, the brothers branched out as the Dodson Brother band. Dale later decided to further his artistry and popularity by joining Paula Jo Taylor and Legacy. Dale has a strong, modern country vocal style that is flavored with a traditional country ballad sound. This, coupled with his excellent bass playing provide a good foundation for the band. Arnie is a veteran country musician Growing up in southeastern Kentucky, he had strong influences from blue grass, gospel, and country music. His smooth steel guitar sounds and sweet southern sounding vocals add another dimension to this versatile band. Dan Taylor, Paula Jo's brother also has the deep country music roots passed on in the legacy that their dad, Joe Taylor - the Nashville Country Music Hall of Fame recognition award recipient started so many years ago. Dan started performing at age five on stage with his dad and Aunt Patty Corbett as well as making appearances on his dad's weekly radio show. He then went on to become a regular member and drummer of his dad's well known band, Joe Taylor and the Red Birds as a teen. After the retirement of the Red Birds, Dan joined his sister Paula Jo and formed this unique and popular band,Legacy. Legacy writes their own music which has become very popular and is in great demand. Paula Jo Taylor is a writer with ASCAP, Nashville and has had some of her songs recorded by Nashville recording artists with such major labels as Sony.

Press Reviews Paula Jo Taylor and the Legacy band have a new CD entitled The Ties That Bind, which includes Paula Jo and Dan's Dad, Joe Taylor and their Aunt Patty Corbett. The group Legacy features the 5 string banjo picking and vocals of Dean Crum; Dale Dodson on bass guitar and vocals; Arnie Gambrel on steel guitar and vocals; Dan Taylor on drums and vocals; and the Midwest's best female lead guitarist Paula Jo Taylor, whose vocals and high energy fiddle playing, add spirited versatility to the group. Legacy can satisfy any audience, playing modern and traditional country creating an entirely new sound. Paula Jo is an excellent songwriter who has written songs for major Nashville artists. Her most recent major artist release is her song, Willie's Got A Big Deck which is to be the title cut on Cledus T. Judd's album due out February 2002 entitled Cledus T. Judd - The Big Deck. She has several other songs being considered for release by major artists and has written three of the songs on this album, along with the single, The Beat of The American Heart and co-wrote Heaven's Grocery Store with her Aunt Patty Corbett. Dale Dodson and Dean Crum are also writers who have written songs included in this album.

Location Fort Wayne, Indiana - USA

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