Debbie Taylor

Maydie Myles (born Maddie Bell Galvin, June 23, 1947) is an American soul and jazz singer who is highly acclaimed for her recordings in the 1960s and 1970s when she was known professionally as Debbie Taylor. Her most successful record, "Never Gonna Let Him Know", reached the Billboard pop chart in 1969.

Early life She was born Maddie Bell Galvin in Norfolk, Virginia. Her first name was pronounced "Maydie", a spelling she later adopted. As a young child she sang gospel in her father's church, and while a teenager toured nationally as a gospel singer. She began performing with a jazz trio led by her high school music teacher, Reginald Walker, and also toured with a gospel group who performed at the 1965 World Fair. Because of her family's religious views, she adopted the stage name Debbie Taylor when singing in clubs in Norfolk with R&B musicians, and in 1967 she was seen there by Joe Medlin, a regional talent scout for Decca Records.

Recording career After her mother signed a contract with Decca allowing her to record as Debbie Taylor, she began recording at the Royal Studio owned by Willie Mitchell in Memphis, Tennessee. Her first session in 1968 produced the tracks “I Get the Blues" and "The Last Laugh Is on The Blues” (Decca 32090), followed by "Check Yourself" / "Wait Until I'm Gone" (Decca 32259). Written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, who produced an unreleased version of the song by Ruby Johnson, The song, "a haunting blues-flavoured ballad", featured an "emotive performance" by Taylor. which ran its affairs from 150 East 52nd Street. Her first record, "Never Gonna Let Him Know" (GWP 501), launched the label and reached #18 on the national R&B chart and #86 on the pop chart. However, later releases on GWP were less commercially successful. In 1972, she left the label. Purcell teamed her with Terry Phillips and Boo Frazier at Perception Records, and they recorded her first album, Comin' Down On You, produced by David Jordan, arranged by Patrick Adams, and issued by the Today label. Jordan also produced sessions with her backed by MFSB in Philadelphia, which included the single "I Have Learned To Do Without You", co-written by Jordan with J. J. Barnes and Don Davis, which was issued by Polydor Records in late 1973. "Just Don't Pay (Long version)" / "Just Don't Pay" was reissued on the Shotgun records label (Cat no: 110) on November 7, 2011.

Compilations "I Have Learned to do Without You" appears on the compilation album Urban Classics III released by Urban Records / Polydor (UK). Vinyl format only. Released 1989. "Too Sad to Tell" appears on the Doors of Perception compilation album. CD format released by Castle. Release date September 24, 2001. "Too Sad to Tell" also appears on the compilation album Sisters of Soul. CD format released by Castle. Release date 2004 Cat No: CMQCD903. The tracks "Let's Prove Them Wrong", "Don't Let it End", "Don't Nobody Mess With my Baby" and "All That I Have" (with the Hesitations) appear on the GWP NYC TCB compilation CD issued by Kent in the UK. Release date 2006. Cat No: Kent (CDKEND 249).