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Bobby Taylor

The Columbus Pharoahs (members Morris Wade, Bobby Taylor, Ron Wilson and Bernard Wilson)

Esta 290 - Give Me Your Love / China Doll - 1958

The Four Pharaohs (members Morris Wade, Bobby Taylor, Ron Wilson, Bernard Wilson and Tommy Willis)

Ranson 100 - Pray For Me / Move Around - 1958 (also found information stating Ranson 100 was The Pharaohs and group members were Manchester Brooks, Reginald Smith, Paul Brown, Frank Jones and John James) Does anyone out there know whether this is a Bobby Taylor related group or not.

The Four Pharaohs (members Morris Wade, Bobby Taylor, Ron Wilson, Bernard Wilson and Tommy Willis)

Ransom 101 - Give Me Your Love / China Doll - 1958

Morris Wade

Ransom 102 - It Was A Nite Like This / Is It Too Late - 1958

The Four Pharoahs

Paradise 109 - Give Me Your Love / China Doll - 1958

The Egyptian Kings (members Morris Wade, Leo Blakely, Pete Oden, Paul Moore and Sylvester Moore) 

Nanc 1120 - Give Me Your Love / I Need Your Love - 1961 (has company address under label name - scarcer copies)
Nanc 1120 - Give Me Your Love / I Need Your Love - 1961 (has "Dist. By Swingin' Records" under name - common copies)

King Pharoah & The Egyptians (members Harold "King Pharoah" Smith, Morris Wade, Bernard Wilson and Pee Wee Lowrey)

Federal 12413 - By The Candlelight / Shimmy Sham - 1961

The Shades (members Tommy Chong, ...............................) Canadian multi racial group (hence the name)

Little Daddy & The Bachelors (members Bobby Taylor, Wes Henderson, Ted Lewis, Eddie Patterson, Robbie King and Tommy Chong)

? - Too Much Monkey Business / Come On Home - ? Canadian released 45  (the group was known to have recorded at least two tracks - unsure but suspect that they are on the same 45 - does anyone know?) 

Four Niggers and a Chink (members Bobby Taylor, Wes Henderson, Ted Lewis, Eddie Patterson, Robbie King and Tommy Chong)

Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers (members Bobby Taylor, Wes Henderson, Ted Lewis, Eddie Patterson, Robbie King and Tommy Chong (later to have fame as one half of the well documented comedy / recording duo Cheech & Chong)) an interracial sextet based in Vancouver, Canada. Jimi Hendrix working as an R & B sideman joined the group in December-1962 until he met up with and left with Little Richard. Bobby Taylor "discovered" The Jackson Five.

Gordy 7069 - Does Your Mama Know About Me / Fading Away - 1968 (some copies released in red vinyl)  
Gordy 7073 - I Am Your Man / If You Love Her - 1968 
Gordy 7079 - Malinda / It's Growing - 1968 
Integra 103 - This Is My Woman / ? - 1968

Bobby Taylor

Gordy 7088 - Oh I've Been Bless'd / It Should Have Been Me Loving Her - 1969 (Unissued)
V. I. P. 25053 - Oh I've Been Bless'd / Blackmail - 1969
V. I. P. 25053 - Blackmail / Blackmail - 1969 (Promo Issue Only)
Gordy 7092 - My Girl Has Gone / It Should Have Been Me Loving Her - 1969

Wes Henderson

Rare Earth 5007 - In Bed / Reality - 1969

Bobby Taylor

Mowest 5006 - Hey Lordy / Just A Little Bit Closer - 1971
Sunflower 126 - There Are Roses Somewhere In The World / It Was A Good Time - 1972
Tommy Zs7 1751 - I Can't Quit Your Love (Mono) / I Can't Quit Your Love (Stereo) - 1973 (promo issue only)
Tommy Zs7 1751 - I Can't Quit Your Love / Queen Of The Ghetto - 1973
Hour - ?
Playboy 6046 - Why Play Games / Don't Wonder Why - 1975

Bt & Tb (unsure of this but suspect that this is Bobby Taylor and Thom Bell --- does anyone know for sure?) 

Philadelphia International 3571 - I Can't Quit Your Love / Queen Of The Ghetto - 1973 (same tracks as the TOMMY ZS7 1751 release)

Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers

Motown Yesteryear 540 - Doe's Your Mama Know About Me / I Am Your Man - ?

Evil Twang (members Robbie King , Chris Houston, Brian Goble, Adam Drake, Luke Doucet, Jerry Doucette and Steven Drake) - unsure of any group recordings.

Lp's

GORDY 930 - BOBBY TAYLOR & THE VANCOUVERS - 1968 Tracks: Does Your Mama Know About Me / So This Is Love / I Am Your Man / I Heard It Through The Grapevine / Malinda / Fading Away /// You Gave Me Something (And Everything's Alright) / It's Growing / One Girl / Try A little Tenderness / Day By Day Or Never / If You Love Her.

GORDY 942 - TAYLOR MADE SOUL - 1969 Tracks: Out In The Country / Oh I've Been Bless'd / How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone / Eleanor Rigby /// I Just Can't Carry On / I Need To Belong To Someone / Don't Be Afraid / One Too Many Heartaches / It Should Have Been Me Loving Her / Little Miss Sweetness. 

Trivia.

Bobby Taylor auditioned for the vacant lead singer spot in The Temptations when David Ruffin left the group. Apparently he was turned down because he was too short and his feet were flat!

Robbie King besides playing keyboards on numerous Motown recordings from 1967 ~ 1970 also arranged and played on the world-wide smash hit in 1974 by Terry Jacks "Seasons In The Sun / Put The Bone In" on BELL 45432. He has also played with Alice Cooper and Aerosmith.