Derek Taylor
The late Derek Taylor made his name as publicist for The Beatles in the '60s. He subsequently lived in Los Angeles and did publicity for the Byrds, the Mamas & the Papas and others. He was among the organisers of the Monterey Pop Festival. Derek's books included As Time Goes By and It Was Twenty Years Ago Today. At the time of his death in 1997 he was still working for Apple.
Chris Welch's Independent obituary
36 articles
List of articles in the library
The Beatles: Beatles Praise L.A.! Hull, Taylor Visiting Scene Of Beatle Movie
Report by Dave Hull, Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 10 March 1965
KRLA's Dave Hull and Derek Taylor are on Nassau, guests of the Beatles during filming of their second movie. Their reports and interviews are being ...
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Paul Revere & Raiders Carry Fight to British
Profile by Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 10 March 1965
WATCH FOR the world-wide ride of Paul Revere! ...
The Beatles: Hullabalooer and Ringo
Interview by Dave Hull, Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 31 March 1965
THE REPORT that the Beatles planned to name their second movie "Eight Days a Week" proved to be about 25 per cent correct. The first ...
The Beatles: George Harrison: Beatle Plans Revealed
Interview by Dave Hull, Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 7 April 1965
More of Hull-Taylor Interview Tells About Beatles' Life ...
The Beatles, John Lennon: John Lennon: Beatle Rumors Ended!
Interview by Dave Hull, Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 14 April 1965
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a series of Beatle interviews by Dave Hull and Derek Taylor, who talked to John, Paul, George and ...
The Beatles: Let's Talk With Paul
Interview by Dave Hull, Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 21 April 1965
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of Beatle interviews by Dave Hull and Derek Taylor, who talked to John, Paul, George and ...
The Beatles: Making A Gold Record
Report by Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 5 May 1965
ST. JOHN'S WOOD is very much London. Solid and a little old. But nice and comfortable, and not yet shabby. The buildings have dignity and ...
The Beatles: Here Come The Beatles!
Memoir by Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 12 May 1965
Liverpool 4 Here In August ...
The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Roy Orbison: Derek Taylor's Life With The Beatles
Memoir by Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 9 June 1965
Recalls First Meeting When He Marveled At Their Magnetism ...
The Beatles: Derek Taylor Recalls Early Beatle Appeal
Memoir by Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 16 June 1965
(Editor's note: Last week Derek Taylor began the story of his association with the Beatles. He told of attending a concert in which he first ...
The Byrds: Derek Taylor Reports: The Byrds Fly High And It's Time To Crow
Report by Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 23 June 1965
FOR THE BYRDS, the time has come. ...
The Beatles: Derek Taylor: My Life With The Beatles — Beatlemania Grips England
Memoir by Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 23 June 1965
(Editor's Note: This is the third and concluding installment of Derek Taylor's life with the Beatles, first as a newspaperman covering their exciting rise to ...
The Byrds: Strictly for The Byrds!
Report by Derek Taylor, Melody Maker, 17 July 1965
THE BYRDS happened. Suddenly, with little enough warning for any of us. For me, it started a couple of days after I arrived in Hollywood ...
Marianne Faithfull Like A Breath Of Fresh Air
Profile by Derek Taylor, KRLA Beat, 24 July 1965
MARIANNE FAITHFULL flew out of Los Angeles and somehow the city didn't seem quite as bright. ...
Percy Sledge: The Incredible Hit Story of Percy Sledge
Profile and Interview by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 28 May 1966
Hollywood, Tuesday ...
Profile by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 23 July 1966
DEREK TAYLOR reporting: Hollywood, Tuesday ...
Memoir by Derek Taylor, World Countdown News, 1967
When Beatles press officer Derek Taylor swapped Swinging Britain for LA's Sunset Strip in 1965, he played a pivotal part in bringing the worlds of ...
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, The Monkees: The Story Of Tommy Boyce And Bobby Hart
Report by Derek Taylor, World Countdown News, 1967
THE HOTEL CHESTERFIELD is not one of New York’s most majestic hotels, but it has a virtue prized by lyricists and tunesmiths for it is ...
The Monkees — They're What's Happening Baby!
Profile by Derek Taylor, Rave, January 1967
An exclusive story by Derek Taylor ...
The Byrds: How to set a Byrd on fire!
Report by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 18 February 1967
Hollywood, Tuesday ...
Jonathan King: Our Man in America: They're Even Knocking Jonathan King Here!
Column by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 8 April 1967
AS IT IS still the Beatles towards whom pop-America leans for leadership, there is profound regret here (among those who are aware of the British ...
Report by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 22 April 1967
DEREK TAYLOR reporting from Hollywood on a meeting of the giants ...
Report by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 6 May 1967
DEREK TAYLOR reporting from Hollywood as the Big Tour hits Britain ...
The Bloodless Battle Of The Badge: The Press at Monterey Pop
Report by Derek Taylor, World Countdown News, July 1967
THE CLEAN YOUNG man at the window said he was from the Los Angeles Times and there was nothing in his face to say he ...
The Rolling Stones: The fearful treatment and unfair torture of the Rolling Stones
Comment by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 15 July 1967
Our man in America Derek Taylor, Hollywood, Tuesday ...
Report by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 19 August 1967
DEREK TAYLOR reporting on George Harrison's American visit. GEORGE talks of the "magic of his beads". ...
The Beatles: Brian Epstein: In Memoriam
Memoir by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 9 September 1967
Derek Taylor — Disc Hollywood writer, was Beatles press officer before leaving for America to work with the Beach Boys, Byrds and other top groups. ...
Herb Alpert: More Than Meets The Eye Or Ear
Interview by Derek Taylor, Hit Parader, February 1968
EVERY WEDNESDAY morning, at about ten o'clock, I make my way down the narrow lanes winding out of the Hollywood Hills, past the ivy-covered cottages ...
The Byrds In Words But The Real Story Is In Your Own Head
Profile by Derek Taylor, Hit Parader, March 1968
THE BYRDS are back in the record charts and on national TV where they began so long ago, so long ago, so long ago; so ...
John Lennon: Fighting The Good Fight With All Of His Might
Comment by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 30 November 1968
THIS IS addressed to those who love Lennon, who call him John and who give thanks for his being alive, hard by, at hand, dear ...
The Beatles: Apple: 1988 — A Year For Nostalgia
Memoir by Derek Taylor, Hit Parader, March 1969
IT WAS GOOD then, good when we were young then, when we were new and The Apple was fresh and the other apples, wrinkling and ...
Report by Derek Taylor, Record Mirror, 18 April 1970
DEREK TAYLOR, THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE McCARTNEY AFFAIR (AND WHAT BETTER PLACE TO BE?) TELLS THE INSIDE STORY ...
Memoir by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 15 May 1971
They're back! The American group who soared to success her in 1965 with 'Mr. Tambourine Man', then quickly 'disappeared'. Here Disc traces the Byrds' flight ...
The Rolling Stones: Gypsy Band
Press Release by Derek Taylor, Creem, October 1971
Press Release Issued in England with Sticky Fingers ...
Harry Nilsson: Singer, Songwriter, Fab-Across-The-Water 1941-1994
Obituary by Derek Taylor, MOJO, 1994
John and Paul were asked to name their favourite artist. "Nilsson." And band? "Nilsson." ...
Jimi Hendrix: He Shall Grow Not Old As Some Who Are Left Grow Old
Sleeve notes by Derek Taylor, Sony Music, 2010
These are the sleevenotes to the 2010 reissue of Electric Ladyland ...
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