Livingston Taylor
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Taylor at the Broward Performing Arts Center, November 2006
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| Background information | |
| Born |
November 21, 1950 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Origin | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk rock, soft rock, jazz, gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Capricorn, Epic, Chesky |
| Website | livingstontaylor |
Livingston Taylor (born November 21, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter, born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He attended the Westtown School in Pennsylvania. He is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer-songwriter Kate Taylor, musician and older brother Alex (d. 1993) and innkeeper and singer Hugh Taylor. He is a faculty member at Berklee College of Music.
Taylor was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1952, he moved with his family to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his father, Isaac M. Taylor, was Dean of the Medical School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He attended public school and spent a year at the Westtown Friends School in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He completed his high school education at Arlington School, McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts and began performing music at venues in the Boston area.
Taylor was one of the first artists to sign with Capricorn Records in 1970. His debut album, Livingston Taylor, was produced by Jon Landau and included the song "Carolina Day". His second album, Liv, also produced by Landau, included the song "Get Out of Bed". His third album, Over the Rainbow was released in 1973.
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