 John Charles James Taylor, was born in 1951 and began performing in Sydney bands including Soap (1968–1969), Llama (1970–1971), Hot Rocket (1972–1973) and Uncle Bob's Band (1973–1976).As a member of Uncle Bob's Band he produced the original artwork for many of the band's promotional posters, that placed him among street artists of the day including Chips MacInolty from the Sydney University who gave technical assistance in the Tin Sheds (Sydney University).Uncle Bob's Band moved to Melbourne and Taylor established himself as a musician and artist when the band broke up in 1976.