Toronto-born singer-songwriter R. Dean Taylor became a surprise Motown star
Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 21 January 2022
HE WAS AN unlikely pop star of the post-Woodstock era. Clean-shaven and pipe-smoking, with short, clipped hair and a preference for cardigans and safari jackets, he looked more advertising executive than hip musician. But Canada's R. Dean Taylor was always determined to make it in the entertainment world.
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