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Machan Taylor (Margaret Taylor) is an American singer and composer; best known for her work with the bands Pink Floyd and Gov't Mule, Taylor is also an adjunct instructor at New York University's Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music and The New School's School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.

Musical career
Taylor played clubs almost every night between the ages of 16 and 18; at the age of 19, she joined the Glenn Miller Orchestra and sang with it for two years, touring Europe, Japan, and the United States. She toured in the mid-1980s with Pat Benatar and George Benson as a percussionist and singer before joining Foreigner as a choir director and coordinator, recruiting and organizing local choirs in each city to accompany the band during their performance of I Want to Know What Love Is, including a performance at the 1985 Farm Aid; after her work with Foreigner she joined Pink Floyd, in 1987, for their A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour. Taylor was eventually replaced by fellow backup singer Durga McBroom's sister, Lorelei McBroom. Nick Mason and David Gilmour were familiar with Taylor's album session work when she was hired for the tour; she was a touring member of the band for their 1987 and 1988 performances.

Following her tenure with Pink Floyd, Taylor joined Hiroshima, performed with Sting, released two solo albums, and has worked on two albums and a number of tours with Gov't Mule; she has also focused on academic pursuits.

Academic career
Taylor resumed academic work following her projects with Sting, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Natalie Merchant, as well as releasing two solo albums, graduating from institutions including New York University, State University of New York Empire State College, Shenandoah University, and University of Utah. She has been a lecturer at New York University and The New School's School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.

Personal life
Taylor is married to Gov't Mule keyboardist Danny Louis and they reside in the New York Hudson Valley's Ulster County area; together, they produce music as the act Gratus Corde.

Albums

 * Machan (2004)
 * Motion of Love (2007)
 * Tribe With Bernie Taupin (1987)
 * Runaway Horses With Belinda Carlisle (1989)
 * Late Nite (1989) With Neal Schon
 * Delicate Sound of Thunder With Pink Floyd (1989)
 * The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken With REO Speedwagon (1990)
 * East With Hiroshima (1989)
 * Tainted Angel With SouthGang (1991)
 * The Future With Leonard Cohen (1992)
 * Dub Side of the Mule (2006)
 * Mighty High (2007)
 * Dark Side of the Mule (2015)

Collaboration

 * 2001 : Robert Wyatt & Friends – Warmth in the Wilderness: A Tribute to Jason Becker – With Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Mike Campese, Anders Johansson, Lars-Eric Mattsson, Paul Nelson, Jeff Pilson and other groups.