#rdeantaylor
remembering

R. Dean Taylor

who we lost 4 years ago today

#northernsoul
#OTD
#RDeanTaylor
#keepthefaith
#vinyl
January 7, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Indiana Wants Me 🙏
#RDeanTaylor
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September 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Indiana Wants Me
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January 24, 2026 at 8:10 AM
#OneHitHistory The week ending September 19, 1970, Toronto, Ontario 🇨🇦 singer/songwriter R. Dean Taylor earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his self-penned “Indiana Wants Me” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. It spent 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #RDeanTaylor #OneHitWondered
1970 HITS ARCHIVE: Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor (a #1 record--longer, slower mono 45 version)
YouTube video by AnotherProf
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September 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Indiana Wants Me 🙋
#RDeanTaylor
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August 21, 2026 at 7:02 PM
February 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
MusicChallenge
#MusicPlaces
#rdeantaylor
#Indianawantsme

D-21

a Mo-town studio record classic, and yes it is

one of a very very few Canadians ever signed by Mo-town (he was a ghost writer for many a stars songs)

Indiana Wants Me
R Dean Taylor

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YuS...
Indiana Wants Me R DEAN TAYLOR (with lyrics)
YouTube video by tryton111
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May 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
In 1970, R. Dean Taylor, the recording artist, was assigned to Motown's new subsidiary, Rare Earth Records… which was going to be dedicated to white artists. “Indiana Wants Me” was his first single on the record label. #RDeanTaylor #Motown #RareEarthRecords #OneHitWondered
September 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
#BrianHyland, #RDeanTaylor, #100ProofAgedInSoul, #TheNewSeekers, and more: A playlist of 15 songs that were popular on September 5th, 1970. #70sMusic #1970sMusic

open.spotify.com/playlist/574...
September 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Indiana Wants Me" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter #RDeanTaylor. It was released on the #RareEarth label, a subsidiary of #Motown Records, in 1970, and was a top ten hit in both the US and UK. In #Cashbox magazine, the single hit #1.
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July 25, 2026 at 8:57 PM
R. Dean Taylor arrived at Hitsville U.S.A. in the mid ‘60s, pulling double duty as staff writer/producer, learning the craft under the tutelage of Holland-Dozier-Holland. He co-wrote The Temptations’ “All I Need,” which peaked at #8 on the #Top40 in 1967. #RDeanTaylor #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
1967 HITS ARCHIVE: All I Need - Temptations (mono)
YouTube video by AnotherProf
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September 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
"Indiana Wants Me" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter #RDeanTaylor. It was released on the #RareEarth label, a subsidiary of #Motown Records, in 1970, and was a top ten hit in both the US and UK. In #Cashbox magazine, the single hit #1.
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
#Interestingly In 1970, Taylor (as a recording artist) was assigned to Motown's new subsidiary Rare Earth… which was dedicated to white artists. “Indiana Wants Me” was his first single on the record label. #RDeanTaylor #OneHitWondered
September 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
💙📀#CanadaDays
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Started 18 May
Post 1 song a day by a Cdn artist/ band from May 18-Jul 1
(44 songs)
You don’t have to know 44 bands, just 44 songs. Go with who you know. Repeating is cool🇨🇦👍 #18 4 Jun
#RDeanTaylor (1967)
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R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House (with lyrics)
YouTube video by MusicLightShow
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June 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Indiana Wants Me 🉑
#RDeanTaylor
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March 11, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Indiana Wants Me 🫣
#RDeanTaylor
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August 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
After Holland-Dozier-Holland left Motown, R. Dean Taylor found new success with ‘the Clan,’ the Motown in-house writing/production team with Frank Wilson, Pam Sawyer, & Deke Richards. Taylor co-wrote Diana Ross & the Supremes' US #1 hit "Love Child." #RDeanTaylor #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
1968 HITS ARCHIVE: Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes (a #1 record--mono)
YouTube video by AnotherProf
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September 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Indiana Wants Me
open.spotify.com
March 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
"Indiana Wants Me" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter #RDeanTaylor. It was released on the #RareEarth label, a subsidiary of #Motown Records, in 1970, and was a top ten hit in both the US and UK. In #Cashbox magazine, the single hit #1.
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:19 PM
#Interestingly R. Dean Taylor arrived at Hitsville U.S.A. in the mid ‘60s, pulling double duty as staff writer/producer, learning the craft under the tutelage of Holland-Dozier-Holland. He co-wrote The Temptations’ “All I Need,” which peaked at #8 on the #Top40 in 1967. #RDeanTaylor #OneHitWondered
1967 HITS ARCHIVE: All I Need - Temptations (mono)
YouTube video by AnotherProf
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September 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"Indiana Wants Me" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter #RDeanTaylor. It was released on the #RareEarth label, a subsidiary of #Motown Records, in 1970, and was a top ten hit in both the US and UK. In #Cashbox magazine, the single hit #1.
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM