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Do you remember Gene Taylor? He was the crushing, boogie-woogie piano player who played with Canned Heat, The Blasters, John Hammond, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Chris Ruest and many others. Gene was the real deal. I was honored to get to meet and play with him at a house party here in Vermont. He came up here from Texas with Chris Ruest.
Gene Taylor was found dead in his bed in Texas five days after the power had gone out and his house had become freezing cold. According to his roommate, it was too cold in their house to get out of bed. His roommate made it out alive. Gene was not so lucky.