Sally Taylor (musician)

Sally Taylor
Born
Sarah Maria Taylor

(1974-01-07) January 7, 1974 (age 50)
New York City, U.S.[1]
EducationTabor Academy, Brown University
Occupations
  • Artist
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • writer
  • educator
Years active1994–present
Spouses
Dean Bragonier
(m. 2003)
Children1
Parents
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Labels
  • Blue Elbow
Formerly of
Websitesallytaylor.com

Sally Taylor (born January 7, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, artist, musician, writer, and educator. She has released three studio albums. Her songs have appeared in the films Anywhere but Here, Interview, Adventureland, and Me, Myself & Irene. She has performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Martha Stewart Show, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[2][3][4]

Taylor is the founder of the art organization Consenses, and created the social-emotional learning (SEL) Consenses Classroom.[5][6] She is an advocate and educator for youth with dyslexia, and has spoken publicly about her own struggles with dyslexia, including giving a TEDx talk in Nashville, Tennessee.[7]

She taught songwriting and performance at Berklee College of Music. She is also a philanthropist who has worked toward addressing the problem of landmines in Southeast Asia.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ReferenceA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Celebrated Singers". Oprah. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Alone Together - Carly Simon". Carly Simon. September 8, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Carly Simon Live 2015 Mockingbird / I Can't Thank You Enough with Ben & Sally Taylor". Carly Simon. Dec 23, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sally Taylor On Building "Consenses"". GBH News. 20 September 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Sally Taylor - 2015 Awards Gala". The Lab School of Washington. November 30, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "The beautiful dilemma of our separateness - Sally Taylor". TEDx Nashville. May 5, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ben and Sally Taylor". Times Argus. July 15, 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2023.