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Jeff Taylor

Can any old Bees give me any details about Jeff Taylor, who played for us in the mid-50s?
Very little about him in the 100 years book.
 

Jeff Taylor

I had forgotton our Jeff :( a good tidy inside forward not a great goalscorer but made many, would never be in my all time best but a good professional.
No doubt there is a reference to him singing, which the papers always went on about and he either made a record or was always going to, someone with a better memory might remind me. or was he in a trio wouldnt suit today he was what is/was known as a crooner
ah those were the days
 

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TOMOGP said:
I had forgotton our Jeff :( a good tidy inside forward not a great goalscorer but made many, would never be in my all time best but a good professional.
No doubt there is a reference to him singing, which the papers always went on about and he either made a record or was always going to, someone with a better memory might remind me. or was he in a trio wouldnt suit today he was what is/was known as a crooner
ah those were the days
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Cheers. Any more for any more?

I have been given a signed photo of Jeff from 1955 and wanted to find out his career details.

All I can find out about him in the 100 Years book is that after a few years with the Bees he left to become an opera singer! Anyone remember this?
 

Jeff Taylor

I certainly remember that he retired to pursue his singing career but do not think it was Opera
 

Jeff Taylor

He quit football to become a full-time singer with the Black and White Minstrels, which was a regular show on BBC in those days. He went into opera when the show ended.
A good forward who regularly hit the net.
 

Jeff Taylor

signed from Fulham, if memory proves correct, and about the same time as Bernie Newcombe.

class inside forward but not a prolific goalscorer.

a sad day when he retired but it opened the door for the Johnny Rainford, George Francis, Jim Towers trio to come to prominence.
 

Jeff Taylor

A female Newcastle United supportette having her " monthlies"is a Black and White Menstruel.
 

Jeff Taylor

Remember Jeff well, centre forward as I recall, and was at one time our leading goal scorer, popular with the fans. Recall one home game when I was standing at the Ealing Road end and J :wave: eff had a chance to score, but kicked it over the bar, one wag in the crowd shouted 'whats the matter Taylor do you want to score them all' Jeff just smiled and turned away.
 

Jeff Taylor

Baffled said:
He quit football to become a full-time singer with the Black and White Minstrels, which was a regular show on BBC in those days. He went into opera when the show ended.
A good forward who regularly hit the net.
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Just done a google search and looked at some Black and White Minstrel websites, seems it was quite a controversial show!

Unfortunately no mentions of Jeff though :(

According to the signed photo he wrote a regular column for the Daily Star. Anyone remember this?
 

Jeff Taylor

Without any doubt, he was a member of the B and WM show - I used to make a point of spotting him under all the make-up! I'll do some digging myself and let you know if I get anything.
 

Jeff Taylor

Jeff Taylor

Streetboy said:
Just done a google search and looked at some Black and White Minstrel websites, seems it was quite a controversial show!

Unfortunately no mentions of Jeff though :(

According to the signed photo he wrote a regular column
for the Daily Star. Anyone remember this?
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Mate,

As a very young kid it was the most boring but very popular Saturday night prime time viewing like Strictly is now.
Not a whiff of controversy at the time, only now has it become an issue. Only reason for banning is because it was such dross and ghastly song and dance of awful decades of music.
 

Jeff Taylor

sonofabee said:
Mate,

As a very young kid it was the most boring but very popular Saturday night prime time viewing like Strictly is now.
Not a whiff of controversy at the time, only now has it become an issue. Only reason for banning is because it was such dross and ghastly song and dance of awful decades of music.
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a good show mate....get a life ok...
 

Jeff Taylor

sonofabee said:
Mate,

As a very young kid it was the most boring but very popular Saturday night prime time viewing like Strictly is now.
Not a whiff of controversy at the time, only now has it become an issue. Only reason for banning is because it was such dross and ghastly song and dance of awful decades of music.
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Sunday night I think. Probably after Songs of Praise and before Dr Finlay's Casebook. You youngsters don't know what a quality prime time lineup looks like !
 

Jeff Taylor

You'll be up the Suwannee if you're not careful!
 

Jeff Taylor

sonofabee said:
As a 6 or 7 year old the music and dancing just wasn't my cup of tea but nothing wrong with format and my parents loved it.
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An awful, awful programme. Banal, boring and as weird as feck. My parents had no interest in it, but you're right, it was very popular and prime time Saturday evening slot.

I know I was young, but even then I couldn't understand the appeal of white men blacking up. Weird, weird weird!
 

Jeff Taylor

Kettering Bee said:
An awful, awful programme. Banal, boring and as weird as feck. My parents had no interest in it, but you're right, it was very popular and prime time Saturday evening slot.

I know I was young, but even then I couldn't understand the appeal of white men blacking up. Weird, weird weird!
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I agree.
I am more than 10 years younger than KB, though appearances don't tell this tale.
The Black and White Minstrel show was dull.
 
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