Chip taylor biography
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Chip Taylor
American songwriter
Musical artist
Chip Taylor (born James Wesley Voight; March 21, ) is an American songwriter and singer noted for writing "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing".[1] He is the paternal uncle of actress Angelina Jolie and former actor James Haven. He is the younger brother of actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight.
Early life
[edit]Taylor was born on March 21, , in Yonkers, New York. He is the brother of actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight and the uncle of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.[2] Taylor and his brothers attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York.[3] In , Taylor attended the University of Hartford in Hartford, Connecticut, for one year.[citation needed]
After an unsuccessful attempt to become a professional golfer like his father, Elmer Voight, Taylor entered the music business.[4]
Career
[edit]As songwriter
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Chip Taylor
Chip Taylor is responsible for one of the most famous songs to come out of the s—The Troggs’ hit “Wild Thing,” which was famously covered in by Jimi Hendrix. His other big hits include Merrilee Rush’s “Angel InThe Morning” (also covered by Juice Newton), The Hollies “I Can’t Let Go” (, also notably covered by Evie Sands and Linda Ronstadt) and Janis Joplin’s “Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)” (). His songs have also been recorded by such luminaries as Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and Frank Sinatra, with Norway’s premier folk singer Paal Flaata recording an entire album of Taylor songs, Wait by the Fire, and taking it to his country’s Top 10 and a Norwegian Grammy nomination.
Taylor was born James Wesley Voight in Yonkers, N.Y., on March 21, His older brother is the Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight (Voight’s Oscar-winning daughter Angelina Jolie is Taylor’s niece)
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Chip Taylor Vinyl Records & Discography
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