Melvin Taylor (born March 13, 1959)[1] is an American electric blues guitarist, based in Chicago.

He found work playing in clubs on the West Side of Chicago,[1] often at Rosa's Lounge.

[3] During the 1980s he joined Pinetop Perkins and the Legendary Blues Band in a year-long European tour.

Recordings in the United States include Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band (1995), with John Snyder, released by Evidence Music, and Dirty Pool (1997).

He also recorded a cover of the Skylar Grey–Eminem song "Love the Way You Lie", with the rapper, Matt Christian, at Misty Creek Studios.