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Dallas Woodrow Taylor, Jr. was born in Denver Colorado in 1948 and grew up in San Antonio, Texas. At the age of ten Dallas's Mom took him to see the Gene Krupa story. Dallas knew then that he wanted to be a drummer. As a youth, Dallas played around many small Texas towns playing with the local bands and developing his famous style. In 1967, Dallas moved to Los Angeles with his band Clear Light. There he found himself among Rock's Royalty. John Sebastian introduced Dallas to Stephen Stills. The Buffalo Springfield had just dissolved and Stills was at a lost for musical direction. As Crosby, Stills, and Nash started to evolve, they asked Dallas to round out their recordings by joining in on drums. It was a match made in heaven and they recorded their first record. After many more albums, Dallas and Stills conceptualized a big band sound and thus was born Manassas. After many gold records and many tours, Dallas and Stills went their separate ways. There were many years of pain and struggle ahead, as well as more than a few life and death moments. Somehow through it at all, Dallas and his music have survived. 35 years after arriving in Los Angeles the former “Prisoner of Woodstock” has now begun a new life and another journey. Through his Intervention work with recovering addicts both inside and outside of the music business, Dallas has helped give back to the community which has given him so much.