Myra Taylor (1917-2001)

Myra Taylor began her career in 1932 as a dancer in clubs around the Eighteenth and Vine district. She performed with Clarence Love, Jay McShannn, and Nat “King” Cole. Ms. Taylor traveled extensively to Germany, Australia, China, Vietnam, Norway and Belgium to name a few. Ms. Taylor recorded The Spider and the Fly which hit the top of the charts in the 1940s. It is hard to describe Myra Taylor because she was a jazz entertainer, singer, dancer, actress, comedienne, composer, recording artist, and U.S.O. Entertainer during WWII, and in Korea and Vietnam. Myra Taylor was one of the last links to Kansas City jazz heyday.