Chip Taylor, ‘Wild Thing’ Songwriter, Dead at 86

Chip Taylor, ‘Wild Thing’ songwriter, dead at 86

Chip Taylor, the songwriter behind the Troggs’ rock hit “Wild Thing” and actor Angelina Jolie’s uncle, has died. He was 86.

Chip Taylor Dies At 86

The death of Chip Taylor closes the chapter on one of American music’s most influential yet understated songwriters, whose catalogue shaped rock, pop and country across six decades. by Paul Cashmere The American songwriter and performer Chip Taylor has died at the age of 86. Taylor, born James Wesley Voight in Yonkers, New York, passed away on March 23, 2026 in a New York hospital, two days after his birthday, following a battle with cancer. His…

“Wild Thing” Writer Chip Taylor’s Unheralded Country Career (RIP)...

Acclaimed songwriter and performer Chip Taylor died on Monday, March 23rd. And as can be expected and probably warranted, the remembrances all started off with how he was the writer of "Wild Thing." The post “Wild Thing” Writer Chip Taylor’s Unheralded Country Career (RIP) first appeared on Saving Country Music.