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There are several musicians named James Taylor, including the singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948), the British acid jazz musician, and James “J.T.” Taylor, a lead singer with the band Kool & The Gang.

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James Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his father Isaac Taylor was the dean of the University of North Carolina Medical School. His family summered on Martha’s Vineyard.

Taylor’s career began in the mid-1960s, but he found his audience in the early 1970s, singing sensitive and gentle acoustic songs. He was part of a wave of soft singer-songwriters of the time that also included Carole King, Joni Mitchell, John Denver, Jackson Browne and Carly Simon (whom he later married).

His Greatest Hits album from 1976 was certified diamond and has sold more than 11 million copies.

Taylor’s four siblings, Alex Taylor, Livingston Taylor, Hugh Taylor, and Kate Taylor have also been musicians with recorded albums. (Livingston is still an active musician; Kate was active in the 1970s and did not record another album until 2003; Hugh opened a bed-and-breakfast with his wife; Alex died in 1993.) Taylor’s children with Carly Simon, Ben Taylor and Sally Taylor, have also embarked on musical careers.

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James Taylor is a British acid jazz musician who has recorded several albums of minimalist acid jazz music as half of Swayzak.

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bjunt4prez wrote:
Thursday afternoon

enchanting music to say the least

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Olhippie wrote:
Tuesday morning

This song to me takes me back to very scary times but his voice helped make it better

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OSCARCHOICE-CHI wrote:
last week

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rahulmunshi wrote:
last week

what a songwriter, what a composer, what a guitarist, what a vocalist !!!! mesmerizing to the core.

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roxyjoana86 wrote:
last month

I love his voice!!

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Lucid_Dreams84 wrote:
last month

Really mellow voice plus his lyrics and guitar playing are awesome as well.

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tin_jones wrote:
last month

i love "Never Die Young" :)

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nekogai555 wrote:
last month

absolutely loving the new album!

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Eclectic-G wrote:
September 2008

Further to my shout in July, James Taylor's new album Covers is available now!

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waybackmachine wrote:
September 2008

Mr. Mellow / Hey, if you are listening to this you might like to join my group here at LastFm..The Way Back Machine:http://www.last.fm/group/The+Way+Back+Machine and if you like topics about the 1960's and early 1970's culture check out my blog at: http://thewaybackmachine.wordpress.com/

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artrush wrote:
September 2008

favourite songs = walking man + her town too

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theperfesser wrote:
September 2008

Caught him live in May with his Band of Legends.....great show!

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LeighBCD wrote:
August 2008

I have just the slightest crush on James Taylor circa 1972

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taobliss wrote:
August 2008

A class act if ever there was one...

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Anneof1000Days wrote:
August 2008

"Shower the People you love with love."..is there anything more beautiful?

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BROTHERLOG wrote:
August 2008

James Taylor is not really smooth music.

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vqq627 wrote:
July 2008

a very smooth voice

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Eclectic-G wrote:
July 2008

James Taylor's new album, Covers, is due to be released on September 30, 2008.

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GilmoursAngst wrote:
July 2008

I got into recently and I really thought I wouldn't dig him, but I think it's great. His voice is great to latch onto. His music always seems so uplifting!

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herbalsix wrote:
July 2008

im from the berkshires!! we love him here... i've grown up listening to JT

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