Robert Taylor (Australian guitarist)

Robert Taylor
Taylor in 2008
Background information
Born
Robert MacLean Taylor

(1951-04-16)16 April 1951
Waipukurau, North Island, New Zealand
Died4 November 2025(2025-11-04) (aged 74)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresRock, country rock
OccupationMusician
Instrumentselectric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, vocals
Years active1970–1985, 1995

Robert MacLean Taylor (16 April 1951 – 4 November 2025) was a New Zealand-born Australian guitarist who was best known as a member of the band Dragon during 1974–1984. Their top ten albums during his tenure are Running Free (1977), O Zambezi (1978) and Body and the Beat (1984). Dragon were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2008 and the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame in 2011.