Sarah Maria Taylor (born January 7, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter. Taylor is the daughter of
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...
and
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...
, and the sister of musician Ben Taylor. In addition to her solo career, Taylor is a former member of the indie band
The Slip.
Taylor is also a
philanthropist
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...
, who works towards addressing the problem of
land mines in
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
.
Touring band
From 1999 to 2002, Taylor's touring band consisted of a core group of musicians, most of whom also contributed to the recordings. The key members were:
*Kenny Castro – bass
*Kyle Comerford – drums/smiles (2000–2001)
*Brian McRae – drums (1999–2000)
*Dean Oldencott – drums (2001–2002)
*Chris Soucy – guitars, vocals
Activism
In addition to her musical career, Taylor is an advocate for the victims of
land mine
A land mine is an explosive device concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it. Such a device is typically detonated automati ...
s. To this end, she founded "The Tranquility Project" with her husband Dean Bragonier. The charity endeavors to remove landmines from Southeast Asia, raise awareness of the issues, and to assist victims to regain their lives and provide hope. She appears on a CD, ''Too Many Years'', to benefit Clear Path International's work with land mine survivors. In 2007, Taylor hosted a charity concert in her home of
Boulder, Colorado
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with singer-songwriter
Wendy Woo and the band Something Underground, made up of brothers Seth and Josh Larson. Taylor has joined the band in the last few years, traveling through the
Midwest
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and all the way to Southeast Asia twice, performing charity concerts.
Taylor, who is
vegan
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as a vegan. Di ...
, converted a
Volkswagen
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van, called "Sally in the Raw", into a food cart featuring vegan and raw foods.
Personal life
Taylor is married to Dean Bragonier. On October 4, 2007 she gave birth to a son, Bodhi Taylor Bragonier.
Both she and her husband have been diagnosed with dyslexia.
As the daughter of singer-songwriters
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...
and
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...
, her birth was mentioned in the song "Sarah Maria", on James Taylor's 1975 album ''
Gorilla
Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus ''Gorilla'' is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or fi ...
''. Carly Simon's ''
Hotcakes
A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, often frying with ...
'' album, released in January 1974, contains a song called "Think I'm Gonna Have a Baby", and the cover photo is a study of a pregnant Simon.
Taylor graduated from
Tabor Academy, a college-preparatory boarding school in Marion, Massachusetts. She attended
Brown University
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...
, studying medical anthropology.
Discography
* ''Tomboy Bride'' (1999) Produced by Sally Taylor and Wendy Woo
* ''Apt. #6S'' (2000), What Are Records?
* ''Shotgun'' (2001)
References
External links
Official web siteThe Tranquility Project
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1974 births
Living people
American people of German-Jewish descent
American people of Cuban descent
American people of Scottish descent
American people of Swiss-German descent
American people of Spanish descent
Place of birth missing (living people)
The Slip (band) members
James Taylor
Taylor family (show business)
Carly Simon
Tabor Academy (Massachusetts) alumni
Brown University alumni
American folk singers
American women guitarists
American folk guitarists
American acoustic guitarists
American singer-songwriters
21st-century American singers
21st-century American women singers
Simon family (publishing)