Taylor Pie | |
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 Taylor Pie in June 25, 2016 house concert | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Susan Taylor |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Jacksonville, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Folk music, folk |
| Occupation | Songwriter/Performer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, mandolin, baritone uke, lap slide guitar, harmonica, percussion |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | PuffBunny Records |
| Website | http://www.taylorpie.com |
Taylor Pie (born 1947) is an American folk singer from Jacksonville, Texas, better known as Susan Taylor, a founding member of the Pozo-Seco Singers, whose recording of Michael Merchant's song "Time" topped the charts in Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. After the group disbanded, she helped launch the country music career of fellow Pozo, Don Williams. In the 1970s she formed a group called The City Country Band with Richard Frank[1] in New York City, and Bette Midler used one of her songs, "Back in the Bars Again" in her Clams on the Half Shell Review. After moving to Stockbridge, MA, Susan took the name Taylor Pie as her professional handle and wrote, "Full Grown Fool" with Allen Reynolds which became a country hit for Mickey Gilley. "Just Like Angels," penned with Dickey Lee was nominated for a gospel Dove award. Tanya Tucker, The Oak Ridge Boys, Don Williams, The Forester Sisters, John Connely, Terri Hendrix, Valerie Smith, The Tuttles with AJ Lee, the Lewis Family, Cluster Pluckers and others have recorded Pie songs. In 2015, Taylor was inducted into the National Traditional Country Music Assn Hall of Fame in Le Mars, Iowa. She is Director of A&R at PuffBunny Records[2] and engaged in promoting a new type of performance art called Songswarm.[3]
As of 2016[update], Pie actively writes, publishes, produces and tours.