B.E. Taylor, a musician whose annual Christmas concerts usually included a well-attended stop in Charleston, has died of complications from brain cancer. He was 65 years old.
Taylor lived in Wheeling, where a funeral home's general manager confirmed that he died Sunday. Funeral arrangements will be private.
A native of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Taylor's series of popular Christmas recordings began in 1991 and led to seasonal shows that drew thousands. His last show in Charleston was on Dec. 17 of last year.
He was a popular performer in Pittsburgh in the 1980s, partly on the strength of the song, "Vitamin L."
A family spokesman says he was working on "B.E. Taylor Christmas 4" at the time of his death.
Survivors include his wife and two children.