Kate Taylor

Kate Taylor (born August 15, 1949) is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where her father was a medical professor at the University of North Carolina.

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August 15 - 1949 - Folk singer - Singer-songwriter - Boston - Massachusetts - Chapel Hill - North Carolina - University of North Carolina

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Taylor's four brothers, Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James have also been musicians with recorded albums. (Both Livingston and James are still active musicians; James' career has been particularly successful.)

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Alex - Livingston - Hugh - James

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Taylor formed her first band at age 15 and signed a solo record deal with Atlantic Records four years later—her debut album Sister Kate was released in 1971. Her second album, the self-titled Kate Taylor, appeared in 1978, produced by her brother James and Barry Beckett. It was fairly well received, produced what was perhaps her biggest hit, a version of "It's in His Kiss (The Shoop, Shoop Song)", which peaked at 49 on the Billboard charts.

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Atlantic Records - Sister Kate - 1971 - Kate Taylor - 1978 - Barry Beckett - Billboard

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The following year Taylor released It's in There, which failed to reach its public. After this release Taylor took a break from the music industry for the next two decades, during which time she appeared sporadically as a performer and back-up singer for various other artists, not releasing another album herself until 2003, when she recorded Beautiful Road, a particularly personal album, dedicated to her manager and husband, Charlie Witham, who fell ill while she was recording the album and died shortly before its release.

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It's in There - 2003 - Beautiful Road - Charlie Witham

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