Jesse Taylor

Best remembered as the ferocious lead guitarist behind country maverick Joe Ely, Jesse Taylor was born in Lubbock, TX, in 1950. Inspired by local boy made good Buddy Holly, he began playing guitar as an adolescent and by age 15 was serving in Jimmie Dale Gilmore's first group, the T. Nickel House Band. After pursuing a career as a Golden Gloves boxer, Taylor channeled all of his energies into music, becoming the first white act to earn a residency at Lubbock's renowned Stubbs Bar-B-Q. He joined Ely in time for the singer/songwriter's self-titled 1977 debut LP, a cult classic b...