Taylor Horn

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Taylor Horn
Promotional photo of Taylor Horn.
Background information
Birth name	Taylor Ashley Horn
Also known as	The Little Girl With The Big Voice Little Janis
Born	October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12) (age 15) Redlands, California, USA
Origin	Kentwood, Louisiana, USA
Genre(s)	Pop, country, blues
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress
Instrument(s)	Singing, fiddle
Years active	2002-present
Website	www.taylorhorn.com

Taylor Ashley Horn^[1](born October 12, 1992 in Redlands, California) is an American singer-songwriter and actress from Kentwood, Louisiana.^[2]

To date, Horn has released two studio albums, a Christmas EP and two singles. She has also appeared in a PBS film, which was unaired as well as a British documentary. Horn has also inspired an exhibit inside the Kentwood Museum in place of fellow Kentwood native, Britney Spears, whom Horn has been constantly compared to by both the American and British media.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Britney Spears comparisons 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 EPs 3.3 Singles 3.4 Demos 3.5 Unreleased songs 4 Spanish language performances 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Biography

Horn was born and raised in Redlands, California in 1992 until the age of six, when she moved to her grandparents' farm in Kentwood, Louisiana. She is also homeschooled, according to the Sunday Star. She first began singing when her aunt gave Horn her old karaoke machine. She began writing songs at age nine and recorded a demo in 2002 as well as recording her first album, titled taylor-made, a cover album of country songs made popular by other musicians, which became a minor success in Great Britain.^[3] By 2004, she had written a country music single "There’s Somethin’ Wrong Here" and had recorded it in Nashville. During the same year, Horn made her first national television appearance on Access Hollywood.^[4] She was interviewed by Billy Bush and performed a quick song during the credits. In December of 2005 Horn’s EP A Taylor Horn Christmas was released. She also appeared in a made-for-television movie for PBS titled Artists in the Forest, portraying the role of Lilly Rose Walker.[1] However, the movie never aired. Horn later became a new client of Redline Entertainment and Acorn Management. Her former producer was Danny Wells, a singer-songwriter most notable for writing material for George Strait, Rascal Flatts and other musicians. She has also written material with Don Rollins, a Grammy award winning songwriter, most notable for the hit song, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere", performed by Alan Jackson.^[5] During the same year, she, her grandmother and Bob Westbrook appeared in the documentary Britney’s Redneck Roots, aired in the UK.^[6] The documentary was about Spears' hometown, its inhabitants and their own personal memories of Britney growing up.

Throughout her career, Horn has participated in charity work by donating her albums to soldiers in Iraq, CASA and the local library in Kentwood. In 2003, she wrote a letter to President Bush along with a copy of taylor-made to him and was surprised when he responded back.^[7] In 2006, she released her second album, Changes, a pop album. Horn is currently recording a fourth album, although she has since disbanded from Redline Entertainment. She has often been compared to Janis Joplin due to her booming, gravelly voice. Due to the comparisons, she was nicknamed "Little Janis" and "The Little Girl With The Big Voice". She is currently a client of Clear Entertainment and performs at live concerts with her band, Blonde Inferno. Horn is currently a voice student and production client of country music singer Judy Rodman.^[8] On her official website, Horn sponsors Kentwood Springs Water, System Professional (a line of hair products) and Jeanne Maureen's, a local beauty salon in Hammond, whom she has done advertisement work for.

On May 22, 2008, "Boyfriend Stealer" was released on iTunes. Horn co-wrote the song with Don Rollins and Danny Wells.

[edit] Britney Spears comparisons

After Horn’s segment in the documentary, she was later dubbed and somewhat ridiculed by the British media as a Britney wannabe or clone.^[9] (She was jeered and looked at as a Britney wannabe by British newspaper The Guardian after appearing in the documentary quoting: "I'd probably be a 'Do you want fries with that?' person, because I have nowhere else to go!" if she didn't become a successful singer and musician.)^[10]

Like Spears has done, Horn has performed locally at nursing homes, festivals, beauty pageants, and fairs. Bob Westbrook, her former vocal coach, was a former teacher of Spears as well as Justin Timberlake^[11]. The media have also reported the town of Kentwood are no longer in support of Spears after her past erratic antics and have now focused their attention on Horn by completing a Taylor Horn exhibit inside the Kentwood Museum in place of Spears' exhibit.^[12] However, Horn has stated in the past that she has no intentions of copying Spears in any shape or form.^[13] She stated on ABC26 News that she still respects Spears as an artist and musician, but doesn't want to be compared to her. However, she also stated she understands the paparazzi and tabloid attention Spears has received and has said she's ready for it if it happens to her.^[14]

[edit] Discography

The following article is a complete discography of every album and single released by American pop/country/blues artist Taylor Horn.

Taylor Horn discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	2
↙Singles	2
↙EPs	1

[edit] Albums

• taylor-made, 2002

1. "When God Fearin' Women Get The Blues" — Martina McBride (3:30)
2. "Independence Day" — Martina McBride (3:24)
3. "How Do I Live" — LeAnn Rimes (4:17)
4. "Me and Bobby McGee" — Janis Joplin (4:07)
5. "A Broken Wing" — Martina McBride (3:36)
6. "Bye, Bye" — Jo Dee Messina (3:21)
7. "Let's Get Loud" — Jennifer Lopez (4:03)
8. "Bring On The Rain" — Jo Dee Messina (3:58)
9. "Walkin' After Midnight" — Patsy Cline (1:59)
10. "Why Haven't I Heard From You" — Reba McEntire (3:28)
11. "I Would've Loved You Anyway" — Trisha Yearwood (3:43)
12. "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" — Reba McEntire (4:11)

• Changes, 2006

[edit] EPs

• A Taylor Horn Christmas, 2005

[edit] Singles

• "There’s Somethin’ Wrong Here", 2004
• "Boyfriend Stealer", 2008

[edit] Demos

Horn had recorded two demos; both of which were unreleased to the public.[2]

[edit] Unreleased songs

The following are songs that Horn co-wrote with Don Rollins and Kathryn Kidd for the album, Changes. These songs did not make the album. It is unknown if these songs are upcoming songs for Horn's upcoming untitled fourth recording.

• "Another Day, Another You"
• "Blonde Moment"
• "Mama's Boy"
• "Naughty"
• "Wizard In My Dreams"

[edit] Spanish language performances

Horn has currently performed two songs in Spanish. The first one "Bésame Mucho" and the second titled "Si Tu No Estas Aqui" ("If You Are Not Here"). Horn co-wrote the song with guitarist Ivan Perez Ruiz, who is a member of the unsigned heavy metal band Meridian Zero.^{[citation needed]}Horn performs both these songs on YouTube.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Artists in the Forest	Lilly Rose Walker	Made-for-television film; unaired.
2005	Britney's Redneck Roots	Herself	Documentary; aired in the United Kingdom.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Taylor Horn at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website
• Taylor Horn Official UK Website
• Taylor Horn at MySpace
• Strawberry Jam Taylor Horn page
• Taylor Horn at MP3.com

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