Corey Taylor

Taylor in 2012, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Corey Todd Taylor

Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 8, 1973

Ethnicity:
*father – German, small amount of Native American
*mother – Irish, small amount of Dutch

Corey Taylor is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and author. He is the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Slipknot and lead vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, and sole continuous member of rock band Stone Sour. Paul Gray was also a member of Slipknot. He is also known as #8, Great Big Mouth, Todd Tigger, The Boogie Knight, and Neck.

Corey is married to Alicia Dove, creator of dance and performance group “Cherry Bombs.” He has three children, including a son with his former wife Scarlett Stone; and a daughter with his former wife Stephanie Luby.

Corey has said:

I’m half-German, half-Irish. My mother’s family is mostly Irish with a touch of Dutch. My father is mostly German with a touch of native American. It’s a weird amalgam… Overall, I’m half-German and half-Irish which is where I get my temper from. Growing up, I didn’t have a lot to relate to because my family life was fairly messy. I didn’t know my father until I was about 30… Being half-Irish, I kind of look at it and think, ‘why can’t we play Ireland more’.

Corey’s paternal grandmother is Thelma Marie Horn (the daughter of Frank Arthur Horn and Martha Elizabeth Trimm). Thelma was born in Iowa. Frank was born in Rolla, Missouri, the son of John Horn and Mary Elizabeth Werner, and all of his grandparents were German immigrants. Martha was born in Victor, Iowa, to German immigrants, Ernest Trimm and Emma Meyer.

Sources: Birth record of Corey’s paternal grandmother, Thelma Marie Horn – https://familysearch.org

Corey’s paternal grandmother, Thelma Marie Horn, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Corey’s paternal great-grandparents, Frank Arthur Horn and Martha Elizabeth Trimm – https://familysearch.org