Kate Taylor (born August 15, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, originally from
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, Massachusetts. She is the younger (and only) sister of singer-songwriter
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.
Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the single "Fi ...
.
Biography
Taylor was born in Boston and grew up with her four brothers in
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where her father
Isaac Taylor was dean of the medical school at the
University of North Carolina
The University of North Carolina is the Public university, public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referre ...
. Her mother, Trudy, grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and received training as a lyric soprano in Boston.
Taylor formed her first band at age 15 and had her first record deal with
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recor ...
four years later. Produced by her manager at the time,
Peter Asher, she released her debut album ''
Sister Kate'' in 1971. Her second album, the 1978 self-titled ''
Kate Taylor'',
was produced by her brother James and Lew Hahn on
.
The following year Taylor released ''
It's in There'', produced by
Barry Beckett
Barry Edward Beckett (February 4, 1943 – June 10, 2009) was an American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder. He is best known for his work with David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, and Roger Hawkins, his bandmates in the ...
at the famed
Muscle Shoals studios.
Discography
*''
Sister Kate'' (1971)
*''
Kate Taylor'' (1978)
*''
It's in There'' (1979)
*''
Beautiful Road'' (2003)
*''
Kate Taylor Live at The Cutting Room'' (2005)
*''
Fair Time!'' (2009)
*''Why Wait!'' (2021)
Participations on compilation albums
*''
Strong Hand of Love'', tribute to
Mark Heard, 1994
*''
Orphans of God'', tribute to Mark Heard, 1994
*''
Follow That Road'', 1994
*''
In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record'', 1980
References
External links
Kate Taylor official website
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1949 births
Living people
American women singers
Songwriters from Massachusetts
Musicians from Boston
James Taylor
Taylor family (show business)