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James Taylor Bio
When people use the term
"singer/songwriter" (often modified by the word "sensitive") in praise
or in criticism, they're thinking of James Taylor. In the early '70s,
when he appeared with his introspective songs, acoustic guitar, and
calm, understated singing style, he mirrored a generation's emotional
exhaustion after tumultuous times. Just as Bing Crosby's reassuring
voice brought the country out of the Depression and through World War
II, Taylor's eased the transition from '60s activism and its attendant
frustrations into the less political, more inward-looking '70s. He was
rewarded with a series of hit albums and singles (surprisingly, many of
the latter were covers of old songs rather than his own compositions),
and he managed to survive his initial fame to achieve lasting
popularity. He continued to tour successfully for decades, and, starting
with his 1970 breakthrough Sweet Baby James, all but one of his regular
album releases for the rest of the century went gold or platinum, while
his 1976 Greatest Hits album achieved a diamond certification reflecting
sales of more than ten million copies.
Road work continued to be Taylor's primary occupation in the mid-'80s,
but he came off tour long enough to finish another album, Never Die
Young, only a little more than two years after That's Why I'm Here,
released in January 1988. The title song, issued as a single, barely
reached the charts, but Never Die Young was another million-seller. The
late '80s and early '90s saw more extensive, worldwide touring. New Moon
Shine, Taylor's 13th regular album release, came in October 1991, the
same month that he sold out six consecutive shows at the Paramount
Theater in New York; the disc stayed in the charts nearly a year and
sold a million copies.
Despite his consistent draw as a concert attraction, Taylor had never
released a live album in the U.S. until the August 1993 appearance of
(Live), a two-CD set that went platinum within months. Columbia Records,
which had never had a Taylor compilation to promote, trimmed the album
down to a single disc of hits for the 1994 release Best (Live). Taylor
was divorced from his second wife in 1996. His next album, Hourglass,
released in May 1997, demonstrated his continuing appeal by entering the
charts in the Top Ten. On February 25, 1998, it won the 1997 Grammy for
Best Pop Album. In October the same year, Columbia issued the DVD Live
at the Beacon Theater while Billboard magazine was honoring Taylor with
their highest accolade, the Century Award.
By 2000, Taylor's first Greatest Hits collection had sold over 10
million copies, earning him the RIAA's Diamond Award. Taylor was also
inducted into both the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter's
Hall of Fame in 2000 and at the end of the year, Columbia issued
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, covering the years 1977-1997. Fans who had waited
five years for new material were awarded with October Road in 2002, an
album earned two Grammy nominations and eventually went platinum. A year
later, The Best of James Taylor became the first compilation to cover
material from his years with Apple, Warner Bros., and Columbia. In 2004,
he appeared on the television show The West Wing and sang the national
anthem before game two of the World Series.
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IL
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MA
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