Country and rockabilly pioneer Vernon Taylor dies at 88 — ‘Rock on friend ... rock on’
Vernon Taylor, who rose to fame in the 1950s, has died at 88.
Vernon Taylor, a country and rockabilly artist who rose to fame in the 1950s, has died.
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