Betty Loo Taylor

Betty Loo Taylor (February 27, 1929 – December 21, 2016) was an American jazz pianist and musician, known as Hawaii's "First Lady of Jazz." She was the subject of the 2003 documentary, They Call Her Lady Fingers: The Betty Loo Taylor Story, by husband-and-wife filmmakers, Patricia Gillespie and Sam Polson.

Taylor was born on February 27, 1929, and showed a natural musical ability as a child. She continued to perform at the Kahala Hotel & Resort on Oahu throughout the 1990s and 2000s. In 2012, she was also awarded Na Hoku Hanohano's lifetime achievement award.

Betty Loo Taylor died at Palolo Chinese Home in Honolulu on December 21, 2016, at age 87. Taylor, who was being treated for pneumonia at the time, had suffered a stroke approximately six months before her death.