Chip Taylor, the songwriter behind such classics as Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning” and “Wild Thing” by The Troggs, died Monday in hospice care. His friend, singer Billy Vera, shared the news of ...

Chip Taylor, who was Yonkers-born James Wesley Voight and the songwriter of “Wild Thing," which was performed by the Troggs and then in an incendiary version by Jimi Hendrix, has died. He was 86.

You almost certainly know Chip Taylor’s most famous song. You almost certainly don’t know the rest of his story - and it’s wilder than the three-chord hit that made him a household name. Taylor, born ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chip Taylor, the songwriter behind such classics as Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning” and “Wild Thing” by The Troggs, died ...

The death of Taylor, who was the younger brother of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight and uncle of actress Angelina Jolie, was reported in a social media post by his friend, Billy Vera, Variety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chip Taylor, the hitmaking songwriter behind “Wild Thing” and “Angel of the Morning,” has died at age 86, his record label Train ...

Singer-songwriter Chip Taylor, whose composition résumé included “Wild Thing” and “Angel of the Morning,” died on Monday. He was 86. [ Read more trending news ] The death of Taylor, who was the ...