Hound Dog Taylor

Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)

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Born: April 12, 1912
Died: December 17, 1975
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1912

About Hound Dog Taylor

Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer. In 1971, having no success in getting Delmark to sign Taylor, Iglauer used a $2,500 inheritance to form Alligator Records, which recorded Taylor's debut album, Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers. It was the first release for Alligator, which eventually became a major blues label.

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The world when Hound Dog Taylor was born

Hound Dog Taylor was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hound Dog Taylor's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1912	2026
Population	94.6M	341 million

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