Louisiana native Curley Taylor has been around music all his life. Born into a musical family, drums were Curley's first instrument. Curley began his professional career at age 16 by playing drums in his father's band, Jude Taylor and the Burning Flames, a band deep in Louisiana Blues, Soul, and Zydeco.
By the age of 25, Curley had played drums with some of Louisiana's musical legends, including CC Adcock, Steve Riley, John Hart, "L'il" Bob, and the Lollipops, and his uncles, "L'il" Buck Senegal and Wayne "Blue" Burns. He toured with CJ Chenier, son of the "King of Zydeco" Clifton Chenier, and a Zydeco legend in his own right.
While traveling with CJ Chenier's band, he became interested in playing the accordion and found he enjoyed it. Curley purchased his first accordion and, within six months, had learned to play. He was told he "played the accordion and the drums with great emotion and natural feeling."
Since his debut CD, Curley has released six more CDs of original music, making him one of the most prolific composers in Zydeco. His latest project "Rise Up" was released in 2018. His new single, “Family Reunion” reminds us to get together and make some good times!
