Chip Taylor: 'Coolest Writer In The World' Grew Up A 'Wild Thing'

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Chip Taylor has had his songs sung by Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix and Willie Nelson. Little Steven recently called him one of the "coolest writers in the world." The evidence is on his new album 'Yonkers, NY' (Train Wreck Records), which chronicles his growing up with brothers Barry and Jon Voight. One song from 'Yonkers, NY' that showcases Taylor's continued evolution as a writer is "No Dice" - a cool blues and country groove that invokes a French rendezvous and swaggers to the rhythm of a convertible's fuzzy dice swaying in the wind. The track features fiddle sensation Kendel Carson. Listen to "No Dice" here: https://bit.ly/CTaylor_NoDice_MP3

In the album's liner notes, Taylor explains: "["No Dice"] focuses on a French girl I briefly dated in high school. In the song I say, 'You're so mean, string bean.' Truthfully, she was neither of those."

The family's many adventures and misadventures shaped the man who would grow up to write "Wild Thing," "Angel of the Morning" and many other oft-covered songs.

Stream 25 of those hits, from Ace Records' 'Wild Thing -The Songs Of Chip Taylor' as performed by artists including the Troggs, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Peggy Lee, Barbara Lewis, The Hollies and Merrilee Rush here: https://www.playlist.com/playlist/17928388875/standalone
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