Taylor Hanson

Jordan Taylor Hanson (born March 14, 1983) is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson.[1] He was born in Jenks, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa. He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard, percussion (including drums, bongos and the tambourine), guitar, harmonica, and piano. He is also the lead singer of supergroup Tinted Windows.

Taylor Hanson
Hanson in 2007
Background information
Birth nameJordan Taylor Hanson
Born (1983-03-14) March 14, 1983
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • percussion
  • drums
  • guitar
  • harmonica
Years active1992–present
Labels
Associated actsHanson, Tinted Windows

Early life

Hanson was born in a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the second of seven children born to Clarke Walker Hanson and Diana Frances Hanson. His siblings are Isaac, Zac, Jessica, Avery, Mackenzie (Joshua) and Zoé.

Music career

Hanson sings and plays keyboard and the piano with the band Hanson. He and his older brother, Isaac, started the band with younger brother Zac in 1992, and were initially known as The Hanson Brothers (later changed to just 'Hanson'). At the time, Isaac was eleven, Taylor was nine, and Zac was six. They performed as an a cappella group outside clubs in Tulsa. On May 6, 1997, the band released their first major studio album, Middle of Nowhere, with Mercury Records. The first single, "MMMBop", made it to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. May 6 has been declared "Hanson Day" in Tulsa in honor of the release of Middle of Nowhere.

In 2003, Taylor Hanson co-founded 3CG Records along with brothers Isaac and Zac Hanson.

It was announced in early 2009 that Hanson, along with former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger, formed a new band called Tinted Windows. The band played their first publicized gig at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 20, 2009. Their first album was released on April 21, 2009.[2][3]

Personal life
Hanson in concert in Madrid, 2000

In June 2002, Hanson married Natalie Anne Bryant, whom he had met in 2000. The couple have six children: Jordan Ezra Hanson (born October 31, 2002),[4] Penelope Anne Hanson (born April 19, 2005), River Samuel Hanson (born September 4, 2006), Viggo Moriah Hanson (born December 9, 2008), Wilhelmina Jane Hanson (born October 2, 2012)[5] and Claude Indiana Emmanuel Hanson (born December 26, 2018).[6]

References
  1. "Taylor Hanson Actor's Page". imdb.com. Retrieved December 10, 2006.
  2. Iha, Carlos, Hanson, Schlesinger Form Band
  3. Tinted Windows to Release Debut Album April 21St Archived February 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Silverman, Stephen M. (November 18, 2002). "PASSAGES: Jackson Offers Legal Opinion". People. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  5. "Taylor Hanson Welcomes Daughter Wilhelmina Jane". People. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  6. "Taylor Hanson's Wife Natalie Gives Birth to Baby No. 6". E!. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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