The funeral of Soul Music Legend Johnnie Taylor - SUNRISE: May 5, 1938 - SUNSET: May 31st, 2000
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Thousands of friends, family and fans - including Aretha Franklin and Al Green - flocked to Dallas to celebrate the legacy of Johnnie Taylor.
The hometown R&B star, known best for his 1968 hit "Who's Making Love" and his 1976 hit "Disco Lady," died of a heart attack.
A viewing Tuesday at Good Street Baptist Church attracted 7,000 mourners, said Barbara Kennedy, Mr. Taylor's niece. On Wednesday, nearly as many paid final respects at the funeral of the "Philosopher of Soul."
The funeral was a mixture of church ceremony and house party. At 1 p.m., when the service started, more than 1,000 mourners who couldn't fit in the church milled about outside, either standing by the velvet-roped front walk or under a large tent next door, where two TV monitors broadcast the service. Cars lined the streets for blocks.
At least 3,500 people crowded into the church, including a star-studded guest list that included Ms. Franklin, Mr. Green, Bobby Womack and Millie Jackson, Ms. Kennedy said. In the adjoining chapel, another 1,000 watched on television.
Timothy Garner, who had sung and played with Mr. Taylor in the early '90s, remembered his former boss. "He always had a smile and a kind word, especially for the young, upcoming artist," Mr. Garner recalled. "He was a God-fearing man. He never worried that friends like B.B. King or Aretha [Franklin] were more successful than him; as far as he was concerned, they had theirs and he had his, and that was enough."
Sometimes, a party vibe threatened the solemnity of the occasion. The tent televisions were occasionally obscured, and the cadences of the service were barely audible over conversation.
"I got here at nine o'clock," Millie Brown complained from a sidewalk across the street. "We couldn't even get in. They should've organized things better; this is such a mess."
"When we opened the doors, between 8:15 and 8:30 [a.m.], there was already a mile of people," Ms. Kennedy said. "...We did everything we could to get everybody seated."
Good Street had been Mr. Taylor's church since 1971, she added. "It was the place where he'd have wanted this to be."
After the service, people filed past the casket for hours. The funeral procession didn't leave until 4:20.
"He was a very honest, loving, down-to-earth person, to me," Ms. Kennedy said. "You always think of celebrities as special, but he drove himself around every day. He helped the hungry like a normal person. The city of Dallas lost someone who not only loved the city but the people in it."
Thank you for sharing.
He had such a sweet spirit. Every time i ran into him he was smiling and greeted me with Hey Baby. Started enjoying his music through my elders and continues to this day. R.I.P PETE.
He's gone but surely not forgotten. I'm 68 years old been listening to him since I was much younger grew up listening to him iny home bye my mom.
Omg thanks for sharing this I was 9 years old when he passed I think I know at least 96 sounds of his word for word. He is truly missed
I love you lady & let's get back on track by Johnnie Taylor 🔥🔥🔥 I'm still listening too he's music in 2024 they should do a movie about he's life 💯💯
Rest in heaven mr Johnny Taylor i loved his music so much i still listen to it soul heaven
Thank you for sharing this. It still doesn’t seem real to me 😢.
Me either Carmen, even after all this time. Thank you...
@@TAYLORIZED PLEASE,WHAT A Fraud
It's amazing how people have this footage
Johnnie
Was a good man. I will miss him
😢wow after 24 years it still hurts
Thanks for sharing this. Now my heart hurts but i can finally say my goodbye to JT😭😭😭
I love his singing 😭 😩, still listening to his songs 🎵 😍
thank you for sharing
He remind me so much of my daddy. Johnnie passed on the last day of May. My daddy passed on the last day of September. They were last in life but first in faith.
You better sing 🎶 👏 ♥️ that song
Such a legend
I die daily preach it Dr. Clark
Still can't believe it 😢
Who was doing the emotional breakdown?. Was that one of his daughters because Tasha seemed to hold up pretty well.
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There lays a Bad Boy! JT Jody
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I thought they was going to show him 😢
They did at the end of the video.
Did I just see bishop lw Bolton??? From.the Bolton brothers
@jameswillis4780, yes it was him
Floyd Taylor sound just like his dad
Who is he
A famous blues singer
the first musician to ever go platinum in the history of the recording industry.
They filmed everything but him that's a shame
They did at the end of the video.
18:42
43:47
I'm ok just 😂thinking about his son Floyd Taylor?
He passed away
Who is that with all that loud screaming and crying
His eldest daughter Sabrina