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LeBaron Taylor

Producer of R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Bill Sharpley

Detroit soul producer, songwriter and deejay, co-owner of the production company Solid Hitbound Productions with Don Davis (2). Also founded the Detroit soul labels Revilot Records and Solid Hit. His Solid Hitbound Productions also distributed Groovesville records. Worked at Golden World Record's studio, which later became Motown's "Studio B". As a Detroit deejay, he introduced Edwin Starr to Eddie Wingate, who signed him to Golden World and later created Ric-Tic Records (which were both later purchased by Motown). LeBaron received a writing credit for Edwin Starr's first single Agent Double-O-Soul, which was credited to his real name Bill Sharpley. He became assistant general manager of WDAS radio in Philadelphia. Later he was made director of A&R for Atlantic Records. Taylor joined CBS Records in 1974 as vice president of special markets. As the 21st century began, he was both the Senior V.P of Corporate Affairs for Sony Music Entertainment and V.P. of Corporate Affairs for Sony Software Corporation. LeBaron died July 19, 2000 in New York.

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