Wayne Taylor
Best known for
Bass
Wayne Taylor is a Virginia-born bassist, lead singer, and songwriter whose founding seat in Blue Highway and decades of cuts — including the IBMA-nominated "Seven Sundays in a Row" — have placed him among the defining lead voices of traditional contemporary bluegrass.
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- Founding member of Blue Highway, formed 1994 with Tim Stafford, Shawn Lane, Jason Burleson, and Rob Ickes.
- One of three lead vocalists in Blue Highway; widely credited with giving the band its distinctive vocal sound.
- Drove a coal truck in the mountains of southwest Virginia for 18 years before turning to music full-time; that working background informs much of his songwriting.
- Songwriter on Blue Highway records since the 1995 debut, with originals including "Riding the Danville Pike," "Lonesome Pine," "Keen Mountain Prison," and "Don't Come Out of the Hole."
- Co-wrote "Seven Sundays in a Row" with Kim Williams and Larry Shell, nominated for IBMA Song of the Year in 2004.
- Named SPBGMA Bass Performer of the Year in 2001.
- Inducted into the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
- Leads the side project Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa, formed in 2008.
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Blue HighwayPlayed on recordings with Blue Highway
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Wayne Taylor and AppaloosaPlayed on recordings with Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa
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Dailey and VincentPlayed on recording with Dailey and Vincent
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Rob IckesPlayed on recording with Rob Ickes
