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Robert Taylor, who was the lead guitarist for the popular New Zealand rock band Dragon, has died at the age of 74.<\/p>\n
Taylor\u2019s death was confirmed on social media<\/a> by Kerry Jacobson, who was the drummer for Dragon. No cause of death has been reported.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m 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 \u2026 the irreplaceable Robert Taylor,\u201c Jacobson says in the post.<\/p>\n \u201cMany 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,\u201d Jacobson says. \u201cI 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.<\/p>\n According to Billboard<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n Dragon\u2019s late 1970s hits include \u201cAre You Old Enough?\u201d \u201cApril Sun In Cuba\u201d and \u201cStill In Love With You,\u201d Billboard reports.<\/p>\n \u201cI will miss him terribly,\u201d Jacobson says in the post.<\/p>\n Read the original article on cleveland.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n