Kate Taylor
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Kate Taylor (born August 15, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She is the younger (and only) sister of renowned singer-songwriter James Taylor, a six-time Grammy winner.
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. 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 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,[1] was produced by her brother James and Lew Hahn on Columbia Records.
The following year Taylor released It's in There, produced by Barry Beckett 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
- ^ White, Timothy (October 1, 2005). Long Ago and Far Away: James Taylor: His Life and Music. Omnibus. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-84449-864-2. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
External links
- Kate Taylor official website
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- James Taylor
- Sweet Baby James
- Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
- One Man Dog
- Walking Man
- Gorilla
- In the Pocket
- JT
- Flag
- Dad Loves His Work
- That's Why I'm Here
- Never Die Young
- New Moon Shine
- Hourglass
- October Road
- Covers
- Before This World
- American Standard
- Live/Best Live
- One Man Band
- Amchitka
- Live at the Troubadour
- Live at the Beacon Theatre (DVD video)
- A Christmas Album
- James Taylor at Christmas
- Greatest Hits
- Classic Songs
- Greatest Hits Volume 2
- The Best of James Taylor
- The Essential James Taylor
- "Carolina in My Mind"
- "Knocking 'Round the Zoo"
- "Sweet Baby James"
- "Fire and Rain"
- "Country Road"
- "You've Got a Friend"
- "Long Ago and Far Away"
- "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
- "One Man Parade"
- "Hymn"
- "Mockingbird" (with Carly Simon)
- "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
- "Mexico"
- "Shower the People"
- "Woman's Gotta Have It"
- "Handy Man"
- "Your Smiling Face"
- "Honey Don't Leave L.A."
- "Devoted to You" (with Carly Simon)
- "Up on the Roof"
- "Her Town Too"
- "Hard Times"
- "Everyday"
- "It's Growing"
- "Change"
- "Night Owl"
- "Something in the Way She Moves"
- "Sunny Skies"
- "Steamroller Blues"
- "You Can Close Your Eyes"
- "Highway Song"
- "I Was a Fool to Care"
- "Bartender's Blues"
- "Secret O' Life"
- "Millworker"
- "Summer's Here"
- Discography
- James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine
- Working
- Vote for Change Tour
- Troubadour Reunion Tour
- Carly Simon
- Sally Taylor
- Kate Taylor
- Livingston Taylor
- Alex Taylor
- Isaac M. Taylor
- Two-Lane Blacktop