Chip Taylor (born James Wesley Voight; March 21, 1940) is an American songwriter and singer noted for writing "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing". [1] He is the paternal uncle of actress Angelina Jolie and former actor James Haven. He is the younger brother of actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight.

Jonathan Vincent Voight [6] was born on December 29, 1938, in Yonkers, New York, [7] to Barbara (née Kamp) and Elmer Voight (né Voytka), [8] a professional golfer. [9] He has two brothers, Barry Voight, a former volcanologist at Pennsylvania State University, [10] and James Wesley Voight, known as Chip Taylor, a singer-songwriter who wrote "Wild Thing" and "Angel of …

Aug 12, 2008 · Taylor — who was born James Wesley Voight and is the brother of Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight and renowned geologist Barry Voight (talk about DNA…) — also wrote scores of hits for rock ‘n’ roll acts like Janis Joplin, The Hollies and Jackie DeShannon as well as country legends Wille Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Emmylou Harris.

Taylor was born James Wesley Voight in Yonkers, N.Y., on March 21, 1940. His older brother is the Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight (Voight’s Oscar-winning daughter Angelina Jolie is Taylor’s niece), and a second older brother, Barry Voight, is an award-winning volcanologist and engineer in …

Aug 27, 2024 · And how did Voight get this front-row seat at the birth of history? The composer was his younger brother James, better known to songwriting aficionados as “Chip Taylor.” “It meant a lot to me...

Aug 27, 2024 · And how did Voight get this front-row seat at the birth of history? The composer was his younger brother James, better known to songwriting aficionados as “Chip Taylor.” “It meant a lot to me...

Jul 12, 2018 · Taylor, born James Wesley Voight (his brothers are actor Jon Voight and volcanologist Barry Voight), was raised Catholic. In a recent phone conversation, he spoke graciously and candidly about his acclaimed new album “Fix Your Words,” his songwriting process and the aspects of his Catholic experience that inform his life and music.

He was born James Wesley Voight. After unsuccessfully trying to become a pro golfer, he began a career in music. His album "Yonkers, NY" was a 2011 nominee for the Grammy Award for best recording package. He is the brother of famous actor Jon Voight. He …

Taylor, Chip (21st March 1940-Present) Singer-songwriter from Yonkers, New York whose given name was James Wesley Voight. His brothers are Barry Voight, a geologist, and Jon Voight, an actor, and his niece is actress Angelina Jolie.

Voight has two siblings: volcanologist Barry Voight (1937-) and singer-songwriter James Wesley Voight (pseudonym Chip Taylor, 1940-). Barry is most famous for first predicting and then investigating the eruption of Mount St. Helens (1980). James is most famous for writing the hit songs "Wild Thing" (1965) and "Angel of the Morning" (1967).