Brian "Dolphin" Taylor is a British drummer, born c1955 A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ...

Tom Robinson Band

His career started when he gave a friend a lift to audition as bass guitarist, for the Tom Robinson Band in 1976. As the band had no drummer at that point, Dolphin (who was already a drummer) filled in. By the end of the evening, the band was still looking for a bass guitarist, but had found their drummer. He stayed for two years, eventually resigning in 1978. Tom Robinson began gigging in London in 1976 with a constantly shuffling lineup of musician friends backing him and by the end of the year, he had decided to put together a permanent band. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Stiff Little Fingers

In 1982 he joined Stiff Little Fingers, playing on the £1.10 or less EP (the title coming from the fact that records were going up in price at the time, and SLF deciding that if they called the record £1.10 or less, a retailer couldn't very well charge more than that for it!), and the Now Then... album, before the band split in 1983. Between 1983 and 1987 when SLF reformed, Dolphin did some session work, and also drummed for Spear of Destiny. 1987 saw him in the reformed SLF, with whom he stayed until 1996, playing on 1991s Flags and Emblems and 1994s Get a Life. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band, originally based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. ... Now Then. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Spear of Destiny is a British rock band established in 1983 by singer and songwriter Kirk Brandon, with a changing line-up through the years. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flags and Emblems is a punk rock album by the band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Get a Life is an album and Compact Disc recorded by Stiff Little Fingers (Jake Burns, Bruce Foxton and Dolphin Taylor in 1984. ...

Post SLF

In 1997 he and one time SLF manager Russell Emanuel set up Extreme Music, a company that composes and sells production music. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Production music is background music used for many media sources such as television commercials and radio advertisements. ...