Alex Taylor

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Alex Taylor (February 28, 1947 - March 12, 1993) was an American singer. Alexander Taylor was the eldest child of Dr. Isaac Taylor and Gertrude Taylor. He was a member of a family which produced a number of musicians, the most famous of whom is James Taylor, but also includes Livingston, Hugh and Kate Taylor.

Alex Taylor had two sons, Edward and James. His older son Edward was adopted; his second son James, is the namesake of Alex's brother James, and inspired his uncle's 1970 hit "Sweet Baby James." Alex Taylor suffered a heart attack on March 7, 1993 in Sanford, Florida, while recording a third album at King Snake Records Studio. He died without regaining consciousness on March 12, 1993, age 46. He was survived by his wife Brent B. Taylor, then age 46, of West Tisbury, his two sons, and granddaughters Caroline, Anna Kate, Paige, and Claudia.

According to the official Rolling Stone biography of James Taylor, Alex Taylor's death has been attributed to alcoholism. Livingston Taylor has said in an interview that Alex suddenly stopped breathing while sleeping in a Kingsnake Records studio and that this occurred shortly after Alex Taylor downed a fifth of a bottle of vodka ("what was for him... not an exceptional amount of booze").

Livingston Taylor called him "generous to the very fiber of his soul" and "the greatest older brother ever". Livingston also said that Alex supported and protected him during his troubled childhood.

Discography

With Friends and Neighbors (1971)

Dinnertime (1972)

Third for Music (1974)

Dancing With The Devil (1981)

Voodoo In Me (1989)