Taylor also supported other musicians including Moore, Little Arthur Duncan, Willie Kent and Hubert Sumlin,[2] plus Buddy Guy, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Billy Gibbons.
His two older brothers, Larry and Tim, became blues drummers; while his mother, Vera, maintained an intermittent career as a singer until her death in 1999.
Although the young Eddie heard the Chicago blues, the family initially bought him some DJ equipment and a set of drums.
[5] By the age of 18, Taylor started to associate with other blues performers such as Hubert Sumlin, Sam Lay, and Eddie Shaw.
Taylor still required regular dialysis, with a benefit concert held to help pay his medical expenses, as he had no insurance to cover the costs.
[7] Taylor's reputation as one of the few guitarists who could still play in the original Chicago blues style,[8] was further enhanced by his next two releases, I Got to Make This Money, Baby (2009) and From the Country to the City (2010).
Taylor also supplied his own songs such as "Red Hot Mama", "Groovin' With Eddie", "Worried About My Baby", "Can’t Take It No More" and "Trying To Play A Mind Game".
Utilising guitar effects not employed by Taylor on record before, the album's tracks began with a cover of Slim Harpo's "I'm a King Bee," followed by a version of Brook Benton's "Kiddio."
"Baby What You Want Me to Do," a song his father played regularly behind Jimmy Reed, was also included, plus a take on Elmore James' "The Sky Is Crying".