Sarah Maria Taylor (born January 7, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter. Taylor is the daughter of

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include " Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Th ...

and

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-sell ...

, and the sister of musician Ben Taylor. In addition to her solo career, Taylor is a former member of the indie band The Slip. Taylor is also a

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, who works towards addressing the problem of

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Touring band

From 1999 to 2002, Taylor's touring band consisted of a core group of musicians, most of whom also contributed to the recordings. The key members were: *Kenny Castro – bass *Kyle Comerford – drums/smiles (2000–2001) *Brian McRae – drums (1999–2000) *Dean Oldencott – drums (2001–2002) *Chris Soucy – guitars, vocals

Activism

In addition to her musical career, Taylor is an advocate for the victims of

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s. To this end, she founded "The Tranquility Project" with her husband Dean Bragonier. The charity endeavors to remove landmines from Southeast Asia, raise awareness of the issues, and to assist victims to regain their lives and provide hope. She appears on a CD, ''Too Many Years'', to benefit Clear Path International's work with land mine survivors. In 2007, Taylor hosted a charity concert in her home of

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with singer-songwriter

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and the band Something Underground, made up of brothers Seth and Josh Larson. Taylor has joined the band in the last few years, traveling through the

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and all the way to Southeast Asia twice, performing charity concerts. Taylor, who is

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, converted a

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van, called "Sally in the Raw", into a food cart featuring vegan and raw foods.

Personal life

Taylor is married to Dean Bragonier. On October 4, 2007 she gave birth to a son, Bodhi Taylor Bragonier. Both she and her husband have been diagnosed with dyslexia. As the daughter of singer-songwriters

and

, her birth was mentioned in the song "Sarah Maria", on James Taylor's 1975 album ''

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''. Carly Simon's '' Hotcakes'' album, released in January 1974, contains a song called "Think I'm Gonna Have a Baby", and the cover photo is a study of a pregnant Simon. Taylor graduated from Tabor Academy, a college-preparatory boarding school in Marion, Massachusetts. She attended

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, studying medical anthropology.

Discography

* ''Tomboy Bride'' (1999) Produced by Sally Taylor and Wendy Woo * ''Apt. #6S'' (2000), What Are Records? * ''Shotgun'' (2001)

References

External links

Official web site

The Tranquility Project
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