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Chip Taylor (1940-2026) Songwriter, singer. Chip Taylor was born in Yonkers, New York, and died in New York City.

Full Name

Chip Taylor (John Wesley Voight)

Locations

Westchester

Author's Timeline

1940

Birth

Westchester County
Chip Taylor was born James Wesley Voight in Yonkers, New York, on March 21, 1940.

1964

Literary Work

On My Word
Song.

1966

Literary Work

Wild Thing
Song.

1966

Literary Work

I Can’t Let Go
Song written with Al Gorgoni.

1966

Literary Work

Any Way That You Want Me
Song.

1967

Literary Work

Angel of the Morning
Song.

2026

Death

New York City
Chip Taylor died in a hospital in New York City on March 23, 2026.

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