Chip Taylor, the singer/songwriter known for hits like ‘Wild Thing’ and ‘Angel of the Morning’, has died. He was 86.
The Grammy-nominated artist’s children Kris and Kelly announced their father’s death in a statement after Taylor (born James Wesley Voight), who was the brother of Jon Voight and uncle of Angelina Jolie, reportedly died Monday night in hospice.
“Hi all – we are sad to tell you that Chip passed away last night,” Kris and Kelly said in a statement on his Facebook. “His last days were peaceful. Chip loved the amazing blessing it was to connect with people through music and truly appreciated this community. He considered you all friends. We will miss him greatly.”
Born March 21, 1940 in Yonkers, New York, Taylor initially followed in his father Elmer Voight’s professional golfing footsteps before dropping out of college and moving back to NYC to pursue
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