{"id":346938,"date":"2026-03-24T16:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/angelina-jolies-uncle-wild-thing-songwriter-chip-taylor-dead-at-86"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:20:24","slug":"angelina-jolies-uncle-wild-thing-songwriter-chip-taylor-dead-at-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/angelina-jolies-uncle-wild-thing-songwriter-chip-taylor-dead-at-86","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie’s Uncle & ‘Wild Factor’ Songwriter Chip Taylor Lifeless at 86"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chip Taylor<\/strong>, beloved uncle to Angelina Jolie<\/strong><\/a> and the man who wrote the classic song “Wild Thing,” is dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Chip died Monday night in hospice care, according to a social media post from Grammy-winning singer Billy Vera<\/strong>. The official cause of death is unclear.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Chip’s songwriting catalog is impressive … he wrote “Wild Thing” for The Troggs in the 1960s, plus “Angel of the Morning” for Merrilee Rush.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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The family connections are just as impressive … Chip was born James Wesley Voight,<\/strong> the brother of actor Jon Voight<\/strong><\/a>. As such, he’s Angelina Jolie’s and James Haven<\/strong>‘s uncle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Chip wrote songs for big acts and even did some singing of his own … he released a couple of albums in the 1970s, including “Chip Taylor’s Last Chance” and “This Side of the Big River.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The guy led a pretty interesting life … he launched a couple of record companies and was a professional gambler who specialized in playing blackjack.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Chip was 86.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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