The American singer, songwriter and musician Chip Taylor has had an
extraordinary career during which he has written some rock, pop and country
classics which have etched themselves into modern contemporary music. He was
born James Wesley Voight in Yonkers, New York in 1940 and is the brother of
actor Jon Voight. As a young man his chosen career was that of a professional
golfer but when his sporting career didn't work out he turned to songwriting.
A measure of the appeal of Taylor's songs can be gauged by the wide range of
artists who have recorded his compositions and also b...