Willy Tea Taylor is a father, brother, and son from Oakdale, CA. His remarkable ability to sing about profound subjects in a simple way makes his songs a great place to lose yourself.
Just saw you at the Argyll in Ullapool with my kids Loved the lyrics and the heartfelt stories contextualising them. Please come back to Scotland when you get a chance and enjoy the rest of your tour.
Trippin' and feller got dem wiggers on lock. Samwise be rollin' down mount'n. Bucks make doe. Does bucks. Hittin' dem slots. Payphoning warriors. Out of order bang for the buck. Kick in the machine. Knock knock.
My husband and I's first date was seeing you perform in Portland at the Alberta St Pub in January 2012. 4 Strings is still one of my favorite albums, and we love listening to new music you put out while reminiscing about the past. Thanks for another wonderful song.
This song brings back memories. I grew up in Sonora. I've driven that road between Jamestown and Oakdale more times than I can count but I only went to Knights Ferry maybe 3 times. I'm a little homesick now :)
Saw you at the Mercury Lounge in Tulsa last year. You gave my son a shirt and played every request. Great musician and an even better man! Thanks Mr. Taylor.
Woulda been nice to sync the audio with video. The band sounds cool. The audio is about 10 or 15 seconds behind the video.... STILL, its worth the getting to know Willie Tea Taylor,The more I watch tho, the more I'm irritated with the makers of the video cuz I'm not in the same beat as Willire
My 4th great grandfather Jacob king bussard 98TH IL,mounted and rode with john Wilder in the lightening brigade,they fought at chickamauga,he was captured trying to save in brother inlaw who was shot in the leg. My grandpa ended up a p.o.w for a year and died at Andersonville at 32.left behind 4 kids one a infant. His 7 year old son wrote a letter years later, remembering watching his dad my 4th great grandfather walk down the dirt road completely outta sight never to see him again. His brother inlaw joel rider survived his wound and lost a leg,lived till 1907. This song really hits close to home. My family was separated and ended up all over the country after the civil war. Im going to the 160th anniversary this weekend and next week. I will show this song to the park rangers at chickamauga battlefield. Then after the tours,ill walk down to chickamauga river and play this song on the exact spot my grandfather was fighting. Amazing song willy thank you.
Willy, I listen to your song often. I read a lot about the civil war and this song is up there with 2 soldiers - the Garcia version. I listen to this often- I’d be honored if you listened to a song I wrote about an older person dying during the early days of COVID here in NY ( it’s not at all political) but about an older women I read about. Thanks - would love to see you if you play in nyc area ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i95DBXtZ1Zc.html
Reminds me of the show in the barn in Friendship, IN. Fire. Magic. Badass. All those words fit. Nothing like being that close on that night. Casey Campbell played drums, someone needed a knife(mine) to fix a shoulder strap, and they were on fire. Fantastic show.
Just saw you play this at Songbirds in Chattanooga. You kicked ass sir and this song took me by surprise. Your introduction of "she's flashing Keith Richards one day then doing brain surgery the next" got me: yeah that's about half of us nurses Much love from the crazy nurse Rachel that shook your hand after the meet & greet. I wish you the best in your career. You have a beautiful voice and the heart of a poet
Willy Tea, the first time I heard your music, you were playing at River Ranch with my friend's band, The Hot Dark. I think it was 6 or 7 years ago. My partner and I were in awe of your talent and you easily became one of our favorite singers. To this day, we talk about what a perfect and beautiful night that was and how lucky we were to experience your greatness. 11 months ago, my brother was killed. Since then, my life long friend over dosed, then my client over dosed, then a family friend died suddenly. In April, another lifelong friend took his life, two days after that, my boss, who, for the past 13 years has been a surrogate mother and mentor to me, was hospitalized and died two weeks later. My partner and I were at your show in Oakdale a few weeks ago. We hadn't seen you since River Ranch. That night at Dying Breed, it was one of the perfect early summer nights in the valley, where it's warm but not uncomfortable and the sunset was beautiful. Everyone was in a great mood, drinking great beer, at a great venue, listening to one of the greatest singer/song writers to exist. Growing up, we had a house on the Delta and that night at Dying Breed felt like one of nights. My brother and I both went to Stanislaus for college and had countless awesome summer nights and that night at Dying Breed felt just as awesome. Listening to you perform was so incredibly helpful; it healed my soul. It reminded me of SO many amazing moments with my brother and how grateful I am for those moments. And of all the moments that have been taken from us and how heartbroken I am. I was sitting there, listening to you sing, with tears of gratitude and sadness, streaming down my face. And I am so so thankful. How lucky I am to have such intense sadness. It reminds me of what a beautiful life I've had This last Friday, I learned that our community, here in the foothills, lost another loved one suddenly. It nearly broke me. Then this song popped up on RU-vid. For hours, I sat alone in my house, listened to the song on repeat and cried. I have no idea what it's like to grow up elsewhere, but growing here is magical, for so so many reasons. And this song, its music and its lyrics, capture that in a way that I have never heard before and will probably never hear again. You, SO perfectly and beautifully, express what it is like to grow up and settle down in areas like ours. Listening to this song over and over these last two days has so helped me stay in my gratitude and not get lost in my grief. It has helped me let go of so much that I have struggled with all my life and it has helped me appreciate my life in a way that I have always wanted but never thought was possible. You really are one of the most gifted artists I have ever experienced and the world is so very lucky you exist. The Young When I Left Home video with your kids: that could easily be a video of my brother and I, growing up on our ranch. The lyrics sound like you're describing my childhood as I am sure many have told you. Everywhere Now: I know I don't need to tell you why. Thank you for your artistry. Thank you for sharing with the world. Thank you for your raw vulnerability. I imagine it's not easy. The ending scene of The Avett Brother's, May It Last, where they finish recording No Hard Feelings, I imagine it feels like that. If so...then we are so so very lucky you give us that part of you. I cannot thank you enough for all that your music has done for me the last 11 months...and the part it will play in the rest of my life
