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Hound Dog Taylor

Born on April 12, 1915 in Natchez, Mississippi, the legendary Chicago blues guitarist Theodore Roosevelt Taylor is better known by his stage name Hound Dog Taylor. He was born with a condition called polydactyly, which means that had six fingers on both hands although the sixth finger was not functional and did not move. While drunk one evening, he sliced off the extra digit on his right hand with a straight razor. Initially a pianist, Taylor switched to guitar at the age of 20. In 1942, he moved to Chicago. However, he didn’t become a full-time musician until 1957, but worked ou...