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. Taylor was the lead singer of supergroup Tinted Windows.

Taylor Hanson
Hanson in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Jordan Taylor Hanson
Born	(1983-03-14) March 14, 1983 (age 39) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres	Teen pop pop rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals keyboards percussion drums guitar harmonica
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Mercury Island 3CG S-Curve

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. He has partial Danish ancestry.^[2]

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.^[3]

May 6 has been declared "Hanson Day" in Tulsa in honor of the release of Middle of Nowhere. Each year on this day the band hosts concerts and celebrations in Tulsa, and fans travel from around the world to attend.^[4]

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

It was announced in early 2009 that Taylor 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.^[5][6] Adam Schlesinger died in 2020 from COVID-19. A few months after Schlesinger's death, Hanson mentioned that a Tinted Windows reunion had been in the works.^[7]

Personal life

 

Hanson in concert in Madrid, 2000

On June 8, 2002, Hanson married Natalie Anne Bryant, whom he met in 2000.^[8] They have seven children; sons born in 2002, 2006, 2008, and 2018 and daughters born in 2005, 2012, and 2020.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

In 2014, Taylor Hanson founded Food on the Move, a Tulsa based volunteer organization that acts to end food insecurity in the community. Food On The Move offers fresh produce, prepared meals, and access to community and health resources.^[16]

In 2021, as part of The Sound of Black Wall Street musical project,^[17] Taylor Hanson contributed to an album paying homage to the hundredth anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre. His song, "Sound Like Joy", was recorded in historic Vernon AME Church at the heart of Tulsa's Black Wall Street.^[18]

References

1. "Taylor Hanson Actor's Page". imdb.com. Retrieved December 10, 2006.
2. "Gone Gonzo: Hanson". Hanson.net. October 14, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2020. Yeah, we're Danish. We're actually pretty Danish.
3. "Band of Brothers: An Oral History of Hanson's 'MMMBop' and Their Debut Album". www.mentalfloss.com. May 11, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
4. Writer, JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene. "Hanson Day event gives back to fans, band's hometown of Tulsa". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
5. Iha, Carlos, Hanson, Schlesinger Form Band
6. Tinted Windows to Release Debut Album April 21St February 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
7. Taylor Hanson Says Tinted Windows Reunion Was in the Works Before Adam Schlesinger's Death
8. "Hanson lead singer weds his teenage girlfriend". Deseret News. June 15, 2002. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
9. Archive-Joe-DAngelo. "It's A MMMBoy! Taylor Hanson's A Dad". MTV News. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
10. "And Now Another Hanson: Baby Girl Born". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
11. "Taylor Hanson, Wife Welcome Baby No. 3". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
12. "Taylor Hanson and His Wife Welcome Baby No. 4". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
13. "Taylor Hanson Welcomes Daughter Wilhelmina Jane". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
14. "Meet Indy! Taylor Hanson and Wife Natalie Welcome Their Sixth Child — See His First Photo". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
15. "Baby No. 7! Taylor Hanson, Wife Natalie Welcome Daughter Maybellene Alma Joy: 'Beautiful Number'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
16. "About FOTM". Food On The Move. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
17. World, Jimmie Tramel Tulsa. "Gallery: Private listening session for 'The Sound of Black Wall Street' project". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
18. Hanson, Taylor. "Taylor Instagram". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taylor Hanson.

• Official website
• Tinted Windows Official Web Site
• Taylor Hanson at IMDb