This article deals with Kate Taylor, the singer-songwriter.
Background
Kate was born in Boston and grew up with her four brothers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where her father was Dean of the medical school at the University of North Carolina. Her mother, Trudy, was a New England native and had received training as a lyric soprano in Boston.
Career
Foreign other people of the same name, see Kate Taylor (disambiguation). Kate Taylor (born August 15, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. Kate, Livingston and James are still recording and have active touring careers.
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Alex is deceased. James Taylor"s career has been particularly successful. Taylor formed her first band at age 15 and had her first record deal with Atlantic Records four years later.
Produced by her manager at the time, Peter Asher, she released her debut album Sister Kate in 1971. lieutenant was well received, and produced another charting hit, "lieutenant"s in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)", done as a duet with James.
lieutenant peaked at 49 on the Billboard charts.
The following year Taylor released lieutenant"s in There, produced by Barry Beckett at the famed Muscle Shoals studios. After this release Taylor took a break from the music industry to raise her two young daughters, Elizabeth and Aretha.