Chuck Taylor (writer and editor)

Chuck Taylor (born September 28, 1962 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States) is an American music journalist. He served as a reporter, senior writer, columnist and senior editor at Billboard magazine from 1995 to 2009. There, he held the titles of Senior Editor/Talent, Senior Writer, Radio Editor, host of the Billboard Radio Countdown (online), columnist of AirWaves and, Single Reviews Editor since 1998; as well as Managing Editor of Top 40/AC for affiliated publication Billboard Radio Monitor, and senior editor/features and AC format editor for Billboard sister Radio & Records.

Taylor graduated from James Madison University (journalism and speech/English), then lived and worked in Washington, D.C., for 11 years, including journalism jobs at the Washington Business Journal and Radio World, as well as a stint as Editor for Clark Construction Group (the Washington metro's leading construction firm), before relocating to New York in the fall of 1995 to begin his career at Billboard.

In 2009, he signed on to co-author memoirs for Liz Derringer, the "rock wife" of musician Rick Derringer and music writer for Interview, Oui and High Times. A year later, Taylor began work with singer/songwriter Tinatin Japaridze on her memoir, in association with her one-woman theatrical show with legendary theatrical songwriter Timothy Graphenreed. Both of Taylor's book projects are aligned with literary agencies, with pending book publishing deals.

Taylor has written profiles and interviewed more than 2,000 artists and music executives for Billboard, including Olivia Newton-John, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Diana Krall, Elton John, Sheena Easton, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Tony Bennett and Barry White. He also penned liner notes for 'N Sync's "Greatest Hits" and Backstreet Boys 2015 Box Set, and was a regular contributor to Time-Life's themed music compilations.

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