Artist Biography For Hound Dog Taylor & The House Rockers
Theodore Roosevelt “Hound Dog” Taylor April 12 1915 - December 17 1975 Was An American Blues Guitarist And Singer. Taylor Was Best Known For His Raw Vocal Style And Searing Slide Guitar Using A Cheap Teisco Guitar To Great Advantage. Named After President Theodore Roosevelt Mississippi-Native Taylor Took Up The Guitar When He Was 20 Years Old. He Made A Few Appearances On Sonny Boy Williamson's Fabled KFFA King Biscuit Time Radio Broadcasts Out Of Helena AR Before Coming To Chicago In 1942. Read More On Last.Fm