TORONTO - Standing in the shadows of Motown legends, late Canadian singer-songwriter R. Dean Taylor was the outlier. And despite lending his pen as co-writer on Motown hits and soaring to the top of the U.S. charts with his own single “Indiana Wants Me,” the Toronto-raised musician’s legacy has largely been forgotten. “I could always write songs, but I couldn’t always write good songs. “He was a good songwriter, capable of producing rather unusual songs with good storylines that caught people’s attention,” said White. It was the first time such a feat had been accomplished by a white Motown artist and for a moment Taylor was the label’s prized asset.

Source: CBC News January 20, 2022 20:30 UTC