Robert Taylor, who was the lead guitarist for the popular New Zealand rock band Dragon, has died at the age of 74.
Taylor’s death was confirmed on social media by Kerry Jacobson, who was the drummer for Dragon. No cause of death has been reported.
“I’m writing to share the unexpected and devastating news of the passing of my mentor, my partner in crime for some of the best times, my musical comrade through the hardest of times and my dear friend of decades … the irreplaceable Robert Taylor,“ Jacobson says in the post.
“Many admired his songwriting and his musical talent and after all these years people would still speak to me with great reverence of his talent and contribution to Australian music,” Jacobson says. “I admired his loyalty, I treasured his mateship, I valued his consistency and I absolutely loved it when often the phone would ring and he was up for a chat. He had a dry wit, was a keen observer and had a memory like a razor, but mostly he was just one of the good ones.
According to Billboard, Taylor was born in Waipukarau, New Zealand, and was highly influential in the music scene in Australia. He performed with Dragon from 1974 to 1979, then again from 1982 to 1985.
Dragon’s late 1970s hits include “Are You Old Enough?” “April Sun In Cuba” and “Still In Love With You,” Billboard reports.
“I will miss him terribly,” Jacobson says in the post.
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