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TAYLOR James
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born:

12.03.1948

(Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

Appearances:

cca 1963	The Fabulous Corsairs
1966-3/67	Flying Machine

Line-Up (2005):

Michael Landau - g
Jimmy Johnson - bg
Steve Gadd - ds

Former Members:

Bob Mann (g, cca 6/01)
Clifford Carter (kb, cca 6/01)
Russ Kunkel (ds, cca 6/01); Luis Conte (perc, cca 6/01)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	James Taylor	06.12.1968	Apple			62
2.	Sweet Baby James featuring: Danny Kortchmar (g), Carole King (p), Russ Kunkel (ds), Randy Meisner (bg), Bob West (bg), John London (bg), Chris Darrow (viol), Red Rhodes (steel g)	4/1970	Warner Bros		7	2
3.	James Taylor & The Original Flying Machine	2/1971	Euphoria
4.	Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon	4/1971	Warner Bros		4	2
5.	One Man Dog	11/1972	Warner Bros		27	4
6.	Walkin' Man	6/1974	Warner Bros			13
7.	Gorilla	09.05.1975	Warner Bros			6
8.	Rainy Day Man & The Original Flying Machine	8/1975	DJM
9.	In The Pocket	25.06.1976	Warner Bros			16
10.	The Best Of James Taylor	12.11.1976	Warner Bros			14
11.	J.T.	7/1977	Columbia			3
12.	Mission Impossible	1978
13.	Flag produced by: Peter Asher	5/1979	Columbia			9
14.	Dad Loves His Work	3/1981	Columbia			9
15.	That's Why I'm Here	11/1985	Columbia			34
16.	Get Organized	1987
17.	The Best Of James Taylor - Classic Songs	3/1987	CBS		53
18.	Never Die Young	1/1988	Columbia			25
19.	Absolute	1988
20.	Master Of The Gamt	1989
21.	Feel The Need	1991
22.	New Moon Shine	10/1991	Columbia			37
23.	Supernatural Feeling	1993
24.	Live	8/1993	Columbia			20
25.	Hour Glass produced by: Frank Filipetti/James Taylor	19.05.1997	Columbia		46	9
26.	Dad Loves His Work	08.06.1998	Mobile Fidelity/in-akustik
27.	Best Live	29.06.1998	SMIS/Sony
28.	Greatest Hits Vol. 2	07.11.2000	Columbia			97
29.	October Road produced by: Russ Titelman	13.08.2002	Columbia		39	4
30.	You've Got A Friend - The Best Of James Taylor	08.04.2003	Warner Strategic Marketing		4	11
31.	Greatest Hits	08.06.2004	Warner Brothers			15
32.	James Taylor: A Christmas Album produced by: Dave Grusin	01.11.2004	Hallmark
33.	Carthage Milk	21.06.2005	Logistic
34.	James Taylor	09.08.2005	Toshiba EMI
35.	Collection (box set)	15.11.2005	Sony
36.	James Taylor at Christmas	10.10.2006	Columbia			73
37.	Taste of Cherry	07.11.2006
38.	Greatest Hits	30.01.2007	WEA
39.	You've Got A Friend - The Best Of James Taylor	4/2007			55
40.	One Man Band	12.11.2007	Hear Music			17
41.	X2	26.02.2008	Sony Legacy
42.	Live at the Jazz Cafe	01.04.2008	Real Self
43.	Covers	30.09.2008	Hear Music		23	4
44.	Other Covers	07.04.2009	Hear Music
45.	Live At The Troubadour & Carole King	04.05.2010	Concord		33	4
46.	Original Album Classics	02.11.2010	Sony
47.	Walking Man	15.03.2011	Audio Fidelity
48.	An Intimate Performance & Carole King	16.07.2013	Immortal Audio
49.	The Essential James Taylor	29.10.2013	Columbia		50
50.	Sweet Baby James: Live	11.03.2014	Hudson Street
51.	Before This World (2CD/DVD)	15.06.2015	Concord		4	1
52.	The Essential James Taylor	18.09.2015	Rhino
53.	Audio Radiance	15.01.2016	Lexington
54.	American Standard	28.02.2020	Fantasy		11	4

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Carolina In My Mind / Something's Wrong	4/1969	Apple		118
2.	Sweet Baby James / Suite For Zog	7/1970	Warner Bros
3.	Fire And Rain / Anywhere Like Heaven	9/1970	Reprise		3
4.	Fire And Rain / Sunny Skies	06.11.1970	Reprise	42
5.	Carolina In My Mind / Something's Wrong (reissue)	06.11.1970	Apple		67
6.	Country Road / Sunny Skies	1/1971	Warner Bros		37
7.	You've Got A Friend / You Can Close Your Eyes	4/1971	Warner Bros	4	1
8.	Long Ago And Far Away / Let Me Ride	9/1971	Warner Bros		31
9.	Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight / Woh, Don't You Know	11/1972	Warner Bros		14
10.	One Man Parade / Nobody But You	2/1973	Warner Bros		67
11.	One Morning In May	02.03.1973	Warner Bros
12.	Hymn / Fanfare	5/1973	Warner Bros
13.	Mockingbird / Grown Up & Carly Simon	1/1974	Elektra	34	5
14.	You've Got A Friend / Sunny Skies / Fire And Rain / Sweet Baby James	1974	Warner Bros
15.	Ain't No Song / Hello Old Friend	02.08.1974	Warner Bros
16.	How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) / Sarah Maria	6/1975	Warner Bros		5
17.	Mexico / Gorilla	10.10.1975	Warner Bros		49
18.	Wandering / Angry Blues	05.03.1976	Warner Bros
19.	Shower The People / I Can Dream Of You	18.06.1976	Warner Bros		22
20.	Everybody Has The Blues / I Can Dream Of You (v USA)	13.08.1976	Warner Bros
21.	Mockingbird / Legend In & Carly Simon	9/1976	Elektra
22.	Everybody Has The Blues / Money Machine (v GB)	10/1976	Warner Bros
23.	Handy Man / Bartender's Blues	01.07.1977	Columbia		2
24.	Your Smiling Face / If I Keep My Heart Out Of Sight (v GB 21.10.77)	9/1977	Columbia		12
25.	(What A) Wonderful World / Wooden Planes & Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon	27.01.1978	CBS		16
26.	Honey Don't Leave L.A. / Another Grey Morning	2/1978	Columbia		61
27.	Devoted To You / Boys In The Trees & Carly Simon	8/1978	Elektra		36
28.	Up On The Roof / Chanson Francaise	5/1979	Columbia		28
29.	B.S.U.R. / Sleep Come Free Me	8/1979	Columbia
30.	Her Town Too / Believe It Or Not & J.D. Souther	2/1981	Columbia		8
31.	Hard Times / Summer's Here	5/1981	Columbia		72
32.	Everyday / Limousine Driver	10/1985	Columbia		61
33.	Mona / Only One	3/1986	Columbia
34.	You've Got A Friend / Fire And Rain	3/1986	Old Gold
35.	That's Why I'm Here / Going Around One More Time	5/1986	Columbia
36.	Only A Dream In Rio / Turn Away	7/1986	Columbia
37.	Up On The Roof / Fire And Rain	1/1987	CBS
38.	Never Die Young / Valentine's Day 12" + Everyday	2/1988	Columbia		80
39.	Letter In The Mail / Baby Boom Baby	5/1988	Columbia
40.	First Of May / Sweet Potato Pie	9/1988	Columbia
41.	(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That / Slap Leather	9/1991	Columbia
42.	On the 4th of July	6/2002	Columbia
43.	Jackflap EP (No Clear Channel / Wetcoatdryfoot / Jackflap)	02.05.2005	Logistic

Videos:

1. James Taylor Live At The Beacon Theatre - 06.10.1998, SMIS/Sony, live DVD
2. Pull Over - 19.11.2002, Columbia Music Video

Movies:

1. Two Lane Blacktop (1971, starring)
2. Working (1981, starring)

Awards:

1971 Grammy Awards - Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male ("You've Got A Friend")
1977 Grammy Awards - Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male ("Handy Man")
1997 Grammy Awards

- Best Pop Album ("Hourglass")
- Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical) ("Hourglass")

1998 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Fire And Rain", 1970)
1998 The Billboard Century Award
1999 RIAA Diamond Award (LP "Greatest Hits", 11 mil. copies)
2000 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
2000 Songwriters Hall Of Fame
2001 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("You've Got A Friend")
2002 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "Sweet Baby James")
2001 Grammy Awards - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (track "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight'")
2002 ASCAP Pop Music Awards - ASCAP Founder's Award
2002 Grammy Awards - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (track "Mean Old Man")
2003 Grammy Awards - Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (track "How's The World Treating You", & Alison Krauss)
2020 Grammy Awards - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album ("American Standard")

WWW Links:

http://jamestaylor.net

Various:

3.11.1972-1983 married toství s Carly Simon

appeared on the LP:

Carole King: Tapestry (11/70, Ode)
Joni Mitchell: Blue (6/71, Reprise)
Neil Young: Harvest (2/72, Reprise)
Art Garfunkel: Up 'Til Now (11/93, Columbia)
Randy Newman: Randy Newman's Faust (10/95, Reprise)
Tom Jones: Reload (6.9.99, Gut)
Sting: Brand New Day (27.9.99)
Mark Knopfler: Sailing To Philadelphia (26.9.00, Warner Bros)
Tony Bennett: Duets - An American Classic (26.9.06, RPM)
Smokey Robinson: Smokey & Friends (9/14, Verve)
Sheryl Crow: Threads (30.8.19)

appeared on the SP:

Kate Taylor: It's In His Kiss (1977)

produced by SP:

Kate Taylor: It's In His Kiss (1977)

Compilation Appearances:

"Fire And Rain" / "Up On The Roof" (27.11.01, Columbia)
"October Road" on compilation "2003 Grammy Nominations" (11.2.03, Warner Music)
"Shed A Little Light (live)" on compilation "It's Still Okay To Dream" (18.11.03, Atlantic)
"Never Die Young" on hurricane Katrina benefit live CD "Higher Ground", 22.11.05, Blue Note)
"Our Town" on OST "Disney/Pixar Cars" (6.6.06, Walt Disney)

Press References:

&musiQ
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2002	10		84	Novinky	album review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2002	15	06.09.2002	45	Forum kritikum	album review
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	3		32	Recenze	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1970	0	25.04.1970	26		album review
1970	0	07.11.1970	16		profile
1971	0	10.04.1971	9		gig review
1971	0	24.04.1971	26		interview
1971	0	01.05.1971	16	Pop Albums	album review
1971	0	17.07.1971	18	Caught In The Act	gig review
1973	9	03.03.1973	20	New Pop Singles	single review
1973	35	01.09.1973	1
1975	30	26.07.1975	32	Albums	album review
1975	33	16.08.1975	18	Singles	single review
1975	33	16.08.1975	43	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	35	30.08.1975	30	Albums	album review
1976	33	14.08.1976	27	New Albums	album review
1976	40	02.10.1976	3	New Singles	single review
1977	27	02.07.1977	18	Singles	single review
1977	43	22.10.1977	24	Singles	single review
1995	16	22.04.1995	44	Info Freako
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	25.11.1972	22	Albums	album review
1973	0	18.08.1973	24
1973	0	28.09.1973	47	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1974	0	11.05.1974	39	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1976	0	26.06.1976	3	News Desk - Recording News
1976	0	18.12.1976	27	Platters	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	6	23.03.1992	29	Recenze	album review
1996	2		19	Galerie
1997	10		109	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1999	10		42	Dranouter festival	gig review