Dallas Taylor (drummer)

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Dallas Taylor is a session drummer who has played on several rock records of the 1960's and 1970's. Best known as the drummer on Crosby, Stills and Nash's debut album, Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) and their follow-up with Neil Young, Déjà Vu (1970) and was given a front-sleeve credit along with Motown bassist Greg Reeves. As well as appearing on Stills' eponymous first solo album in 1970, Taylor was also the drummer for Stills' group Manassas in 1972 and 1973. He also played with Van Morrison at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival in a quartet along with keyboardist Pete Wingfield and bassist Jerome Rimson, a performance issued on the 2006 DVD, Live at Montreux 1980/1974. He briefly surfaced in the mid-70's drumming for Paul Butterfield's touring band.

After overcoming his own addictions, Dallas Taylor now works as a substance abuse interventionist with recovering drug addicts and families. He specializes in helping addicted musicians, addicted performers and entertainers with drug and alcoholism chemical dependencies.