James Taylor
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- James Taylor
Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit the following year with "You've Got a Friend", a recording of Carole King's classic song. His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certifiedDiamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his 1977 album, JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. His commercial achievements declined slightly until a resurgence during the late 1990s and 2000s, when he recorded some of his best-selling and most-awarded work (including Hourglass, October Road and Covers).
- Studio albums
- 1968: James Taylor
- 1970: Sweet Baby James (No. 3)
- 1971: Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (No. 2)
- 1972: One Man Dog (No. 4)
- 1974: Walking Man
- 1975: Gorilla (No. 6)
- 1976: In The Pocket
- 1977: JT (No. 4)
- 1979: Flag (No. 10)
- 1981: Dad Loves His Work (No. 10)
- 1985: That's Why I'm Here
- 1988: Never Die Young
- 1991: New Moon Shine
- 1997: Hourglass (No. 9)
- 2002: October Road (No. 4)
- 2008: Covers (No. 4)
- U.S. Billboard Top 40 'Pop' Singles
- 1970: "Fire and Rain" (No. 3)
- 1971: "Country Road" (No. 37)
- 1971: "You've Got a Friend" (No. 1)
- 1971: "Long Ago and Far Away" (No. 31)
- 1972: "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" (No. 14)
- 1974: "Mockingbird" (with Carly Simon) (No. 5)
- 1975: "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (No. 5)
- 1976: "Shower the People" (No. 22)
- 1977: "Handy Man" (No. 4)
- 1977: "Your Smiling Face" (No. 20)
- 1979: "Up on the Roof" (No. 28)
- 1981: "Her Town Too" (with J. D. Souther) (No. 11)
Other appearances[edit]
- He provided acoustic guitar accompaniment for several tracks on Joni Mitchell's 1971 album Blue.
- He provided vocals, acoustic guitar on the sixth solo studio album by Sting, Brand New Day (1999).
- He provided a guest voice to The Simpsons episode "Deep Space Homer" where he played some of his songs to Homer, Buzz Aldrin, and Race Bannon when they were in space. He also appeared later on in the series when the family put together a jigsaw puzzle. His face was the missing final piece.
- Performed "Second Star to the Right" on Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films in 1988.
- Taylor performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Game 2 of the World Series in Boston on October 25, 2007, at Game 2 of the 2013 World Series in Boston n October 24, 2013,[83] at Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals in Boston on June 5, 2008, and at the NHL's Winter Classic game between the Philadelphia Flyers andBoston Bruins.
- He appeared on Sesame Street performing the song "Your Smiling Face" although the song was sung "Your Grouchy Face" as he sang it to Oscar the Grouch. He also appeared on the Sesame Street video compilation Silly Songs, and the album In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record, performing the song "Jellyman Kelly".
- Has appeared on NBC's Saturday Night Live six times as a musical guest
- He appeared on The West Wing where he played Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come".
- He appeared on the The Johnny Cash Show, singing "Sweet Baby James", "Fire and Rain", and "Country Road", on February 17, 1971.
- His song "Fire and Rain" was in the movie Remember the Titans and the movie Running on Empty in 1988.
- He provided vocals for the song "First Me, Second Me" by the Italian band Elio e le Storie Tese.
- He made his debut for his 24th album Other Covers on The Oprah Winfrey Show on April 10, 2009.
- He appeared on the final of Star Académie, the Quebec version of American Idol, on April 13, 2009.
- On May 29, 2009, he made a guest appearance and sang "Sweet Baby James" on the final episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno before Leno was replaced by Conan O'Brien.
- Taylor appeared briefly in the 2009 movie Funny People, where he played "Carolina in My Mind" for a MySpace corporate event as the opening act for the main character.[84]
- He appeared in 2011 in the ABC comedy Mr. Sunshine as the ex-husband of the character played by Allison Janney; they exchange some sardonic dialogue and then perform a duet of sorts on Leon Russell's 1970 classic "A Song for You".
- On January 19, 2012 Taylor performed a version of "Carolina in my Mind" with Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report.
- He is mentioned in Taylor Swift's single "Begin Again".
- On April 24, 2013 he performed at an outdoor memorial service in Cambridge, MA, honoring slain MIT police officer Sean Collier. Officer Collier was shot on the night of April 18, 2013, allegedly by the perpetrators of the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon bombing, who were being hunted by police and federal authorities.[85]
- On September 6 and 7, 2013, he performed with the Utah Symphony and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the Thirtieth Anniversary O.C. Tanner Gift of MusicGala Concert at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City.[86] He called the choir "a national treasure"[87] In addition to the symphony and choir he was backed by some of his touring band pianist Charles Floyd, bassist Jimmy Johnson and Percussionist Nick Halley.
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