 He was a member of a family which produced a number of musicians, the most famous of whom is James Taylor, as well as Livingston, Hugh and Kate Taylor.Alex Taylor had two sons, Edward and James.The elder son, Edward was adopted, and lives in North Carolina; his second son James, who resides on Martha's Vineyard, is the namesake of Alex's brother James, and inspired his uncle's 1970 hit "Sweet Baby James."