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Chip Taylor

Chip Taylor

1940 - 2026

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Chip Taylor, the singer and songwriter who wrote "Wild Thing," a chart-topper for the Troggs, and "Angel of the Morning," made famous by Juice Newton, died March 23, 2026, in hospice care at the age of 86.In a career spanning six decades, Taylor showed that a great song needs only a handful of...

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