Robert Taylor (Australian guitarist)
Robert Taylor | |
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Taylor in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Robert MacLean Taylor 16 April 1951 Waipukurau, North Island, New Zealand |
| Died | 4 November 2025 (aged 74) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Rock, country rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1970–1985, 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.