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Archive-name: music/james-taylor
Last-modified: 1996/4/18 Version: 4.2 See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for alt.music.james-taylor Version 4.2 April 18, 1996 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= New Since Last Revision Section: Description: ---------------------------------------------- Many small fixes 4.3.1 -- Added info on the Randy Newman "Faust" album with JT 4.3.2 -- Added more backup work for Jimmy Buffett 4.4.2 -- Added "Baby Boom Baby" music video 4.3.2 -- Added more work with Linda Ronstadt 4.3.3 -- Added "Spy" composition for Carly Simon 4.5 -- Added JT's work with John Sheldon and Blue Streak 4.6 -- Added set list for the "Not Fade Away" bootleg 4.6 -- Added "Homeless Children's Medical Benefit Concert" bootleg 5.4 -- Added U.K. TV appearance "James Taylor Sings James Taylor" 5.4 -- Added BBC "In Concert" TV appearance 5.9 -- Added "CBS This Morning" appearance 7.8 -- Added "B.S.U.R." song origin 6.2 -- Added another Rolling Stone article 8.9 -- Added tidbit for the Flying Machine album 9.1.3 -- Added more info for Kate Taylor and her albums 9.1.4 -- Added info on Hugh's album 9.2.4 -- Added label info for Carole King's "One To One" album 9.2.4 -- Added more info on David Lasley, Arnold McCuller, and Rosemary Butler 9.2.4 -- Added section for Valerie Carter 9.2.4 -- Added section for Clifford Carter 9.2.4 -- Added another Don Grolnick album C O N T E N T S: 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 WHERE TO GET MORE INFORMATION 2.1 JT World Wide Web Page 2.2 JT FTP Site 3.0 BIOGRAPHY/CHRONOLOGY 4.0 WORKS 4.1 Albums 4.1.1 U.S. Albums 4.1.2 Non-U.S. Albums 4.2 Singles 4.3 Work On Other Albums 4.3.1 Solos 4.3.2 Duets, Trios, and Backup 4.3.3 Other Compositions 4.4 Videos 4.4.1 Concert Videos 4.4.2 Single-Song Music Videos 4.4.3 Appearances In Other Videos 4.5 Miscellaneous Work 4.6 Bootlegs 5.0 APPEARANCES 5.1 "Saturday Night Live" 5.2 "The Tonight Show" 5.3 "Sesame Street" 5.4 Concerts on TV 5.5 Radio 5.6 Major Live Performances 5.7 "The Simpsons" 5.8 "Late Night With David Letterman" 5.9 "CBS This Morning" 6.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY 6.1 Biographies 6.2 Major Articles/Interviews 6.3 Sheet Music and Music Books 7.0 SONG ORIGINS 7.1 "Fire and Rain" 7.2 "Sweet Baby James" 7.3 "Mona" 7.4 "Suite for 20G" 7.5 "Mexico" 7.6 "Steamroller" 7.7 Quick Takes 7.8 "B.S.U.R." 8.0 TIDBITS 8.1 The Rock In Rio concerts 8.2 Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" 8.3 JT/Carly Simon breakup 8.4 JT's Guitars and Pickups 8.5 Randy Newman's Rock Opera 8.6 JT's Nicknames 8.7 Summer '94 Tour Set List 8.8 '95-'96 Symphonic Tour Set List 8.9 The Flying Machine Album 9.0 RELATED ARTISTS 9.1 JT's Family 9.1.1 Alex 9.1.2 Livingston 9.1.3 Kate 9.1.4 Hugh 9.1.5 Ben 9.2 JT Alumni 9.2.1 Carly Simon 9.2.2 Carole King 9.2.3 Joni Mitchell 9.2.4 Others 10.0 POINTERS 10.1 Where To Find JT's Albums 10.2 Fan Mail 10.3 How To Use the World Wide Web 11.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS _________________________________________________________________________ 1.0 I N T R O D U C T I O N With a career that spans more than twenty-five years, it's no great surprise that James Taylor's musical influence has reached just about every corner of the globe. Since leading the singer-songwriter movement in the early 70s, JT has gone on to refine his style, changing over the years while still maintaining the musical craftsmanship that garnered so much attention early in his career. This document--and the newsgroup that spawned it--are testaments to JT's unusually long and successful career, and also to the worldwide following that career has created. Just a quick scan of the contributors to this document makes it obvious that JT is much more than an American star. The readers of alt.music.james-taylor come from just about everywhere-- Europe, Asia, South America, Australia--and they all share a love for JT's music. This document is constantly being expanded, so you'll probably notice some holes. If you can fill in some of the missing information, please send it along to the address below. Also, if you find any errors, please let me know so I can correct them. If your site doesn't carry alt.music.james-taylor, ask your system administrator to add it. Sometimes all it takes is a single request. Enjoy. -= Joel Risberg =-= jrisberg@shore.net =- 2.0 W H E R E T O G E T M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N 2.1 JT World Wide Web Page Users with access to a World Wide Web browser such as Mosaic or Lynx can connect to the JT WWW Home Page for the current FAQ, archive of articles on the newsgroup, tour dates, lyrics files, GIFs, and sound samples. The URL is: http://www.shore.net/~jrisberg/JT/ 2.2 JT FTP Site The current FAQ, graphics files, lyrics, tour schedule, and the amj-t newsgroup archive can all be found at the JT FTP site. Be sure to use binary mode for the graphics and sound files. Thanks to Greg DeBruyn for donating and maintaining the site. ftp.vcu.edu in pub/music/JT The URL is: ftp://ftp.vcu.edu/pub/music/ 3.0 B I O G R A P H Y / C H R O N O L O G Y James Vernon Taylor was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 12, 1948 in Boston General Hospital at 5:06 p.m. Adult JT stands 6'3" and weighs about 155 pounds. His mother's name is Gertrude. His father's is Isaac. Brothers: Alex (1947-1993), Livingston (born 1951), and Hugh (born 1952?) Sister: Kate (born 1949) All the siblings have recorded songs. 1951 - Family moves to Chapel Hill, NC - His father, Dr. Isaac Taylor, was the dean of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill medical school. 1953 - JT begins attending Milton Academy, a prep school outside Boston. 1958? - JT hears someone play guitar and decides he wants to learn how. - JT had studied cello when he was younger. 1960 - JT's parents buy him his first guitar. 1963 - JT meets Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar on Martha's Vineyard. - JT and Kootch win a hootenanny contest. - JT and Kootch play folk gigs locally. 1964 - Drops out of Milton Academy during his junior year. - JT joins a band, The Fabulous Corsairs, with brother Alex and Zach Wiesner. Wiesner was replaced a few months later by Jerry Burnham. 1965 - Moves to to New York City - 17-year-old JT admits himself and spends ten months in McLean Psychiatric Hospital in Massachusetts as a result of depression. His song "Knocking 'Round the Zoo" was inspired by his stay there. - Goes on a trip to Russia. 1966 - Graduates from high school in the McLean Psychiatric Hospital. - Kootch and Joel O' Brien join JT to form The Flying Machine. - Release one single: "Night Owl" / "Brighten Your Night With My Day" - The Flying Machine makes studio recordings. Album wasn't released until 1971 under the title "James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine." 1967 - The Flying Machine breaks up. 1968 - Begins using heroin. - Moves to Notting Hill Gate section of London and records demos. Auditions them for record companies. - Introduced to Paul McCartney by Peter Asher and signed to the Beatles' record label, Apple Records. JT was the first outside artist signed to that label. - November: "James Taylor" released in U.K. with little commercial success - Returns to U.S. - Enters Austin Riggs, another mental hospital in Massachusetts, partly due to his heroin addiction. 1969 - February: "James Taylor" released in U.S. - March: Single "Carolina In My Mind" / "Taking It In" released. - July: Single "Something's Wrong" released. - July: JT debuts at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. - Breaks both his hands in a motorcycle accident and is forced to stop playing for several months. - Signs to Warner Brothers label and moves to California with Asher. 1970 - March: "Sweet Baby James" released on Warner Brothers label. Album goes to number one and is a best-seller for two years. - April: Single "Sweet Baby James" / "Suite For 20G" released. - April 24: Performs at Harvard College. Recorded and circulated among tape collectors. - August: Single "Fire and Rain" / "Anywhere Like Heaven" released. Eventually hits number one on the charts. - October 16: "Sweet Baby James" album certified platinum. - November: Single "Carolina In My Mind" / "Something's Wrong" released. - Performs with Joni Mitchell on BBC radio show. Recordings of the show are often bootlegged under the titles "In Perfect Harmony" or "You Can Close Your Eyes." See section 4.6. 1971 - January: Single "Country Road" / "Sunny Skies" released. - JT on the cover of _Time Magazine_, touted as originator of the "singer/songwriter era" (March 1 issue date). - "James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine" released. - March 23: Plays Anaheim Civic Center. Show recorded and used for two early bootlegs: "Taylor Made" and "Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again." See Section 4.6. - March: Appears in film "Two Lane Blacktop." - Parents separate. - "Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon" released. Goes platinum. - Plays to sold-out audiences in 27-city tour. Band includes Carole King and Kootch's band, Jo Mama. - May: Single "You've Got a Friend" / "You Can Close Your Eyes" released. Single goes gold. - September: Single "Long Ago and Far Away" / "Let Me Ride" released. 1972 - Wins Grammy, "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male" for "You've Got A Friend." Song also earns Carole King the "Song of the Year" Grammy. - October: "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" single released. - Nov. 3: Marries Carly Simon. Son Ben and daughter Sally from that marriage. Sally is the subject of his song "Sarah Maria." - "One Man Dog" released. 1973 - February: "One Man Parade" / "Hymn" single released. - March: "Hymn" / "Fanfare" single released. 1974 - "Mockingbird" duet with C. Simon released as a single (million-seller) and on Simon's "Hotcakes" album. - April 30: Four-week U.S. tour to promote "Walking Man." - June: "Walking Man" released. - July: "Daddy's Baby" / "Let It All Fall Down" single (inspired by Watergate) unsuccessful when Nixon resigns the day after its release. - July 13: Three-week tour with the Manhattan Dirt Riders and Linda Ronstadt. - August: "Walking Man" / "Daddy's Baby" single released. 1975 - April 30: Four-week tour. - May: "Gorilla" released. - "How Sweet It Is" / "Sarah Maria" single released. - May 30: Plays Carnegie Hall in NYC with guests Carole King and David Crosby. "You've Got a Friend" duet with King released on her "The Ode Years" collection in 1994. - July 2: Four-week U.S. tour. - August: "Mexico" / "Gorilla" single released. - September: Solo tour of 8 cities. 1976 - April 21: Two-week tour. - May: "In the Pocket" released. - "Shower the People" / "I Can Dream of You" single released. - July 3: Four-week tour with David Sanborn. - October: "You Make It Easy" / Woman's Got To Have It" single released. - November: "Greatest Hits" released (goes platinum). - December: Leaves Warner Brothers for Columbia Records. 1977 - June 3: "Handyman" / "Bartender's Blues" single released. - June 24: "JT" released on CBS label (goes platinum). - June 26: One-month tour with 22 shows. - August: Produces and performs for Kate Taylor's single "It's In His Kiss." - September 20: "Your Smiling Face" / "If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight" single released. - November: Tour of California followed by two shows in Honolulu. 1978 - January 31: "Honey Don't Leave L.A." single released. - February: Wins "Best Pop Vocal Performance" Grammy for "Handyman." - Peter Asher wins "Producer of the Year" Grammy. - JT produces and performs on Kate Taylor's self-titled album. Also composed the song "Happy Birthday Sweet Darling" on that album. - Wrote "Millworker," "Brother Trucker," and the music for "Un Mejor Dia Vendra" for the Broadway musical "Working." The show bombed. - July 20: Original cast album for "Working" released (Columbia Masterworks). - September: Duet of "Devoted To You" with Carly Simon on her "Boys In the Trees" album. 1979 - April 26: "Flag" released. Includes recordings of "Millworker" and "Brother Trucker" from the musical "Working." - May 22: "Up On the Roof" / Chanson Francaise" single released. - July 3: Six-week U.S. tour with 25 shows. 2 nights at Ohio's Blossom Music Center taped for a Showtime special. - September 19-23: Performs at a series of 5 antinuclear concerts called "MUSE/No Nukes". See section 5.5 for more information on the album and film. - December: "No Nukes" 3-LP album released (Asylum). JT is heard on 6 tracks. 1980 - May 12: Performs at nuclear disarmament rally in New York's Central park attended by over 1 million people. Other performers include Springsteen, Browne, Ronstadt, and Baez. Concert broadcast nationally on radio and filmed for "In Our Own Hands." - July 18: "No Nukes" feature-length movie opens in New York. JT's studio recording of "Stand and Fight" is added. - August 3: Four-week tour with 23 shows. 1981 - "In Harmony" Sesame Street album wins "Best Children's Recording" Grammy. See section 4.3.1. - February 11: Five-week tour. - February 20: "Her Town Too" / "Believe It Or Not" single released. - February 26: "Dad Loves His Work" released. - April 25: Two and a half-month tour with 47 shows. - May 12: "Hard Times" / "Summer's Here" single released. - May 13: Live performance at Fox Theater in Atlanta broadcast nationally on radio. Title: "James Taylor Live In Concert." - September 4: Plays role of truck driver in PBS TV production of "Working." - September 10: Month-long tour of Far East with 17 shows in Japan and Australia.. 1982 - February 1: Six-week tour with 30 shows. - July 14: Five-week tour with Karla Bonoff opening. - Divorces Carly Simon. 1983 - August 1: Six-week tour. 1984 - April 4: Four-week tour. - August 1: Six-week tour with Randy Newman. 1985 - January 12 and 14: Performs at Rock in Rio concert in Brazil. Song "Only a Dream In Rio" inspired by this visit. - September 12: Two-week tour of Italy. - October 15: "Everyday" / "Limousine Driver" single released. - October 17: "That's Why I'm Here" released. - October 25: Three-week tour. - "Live In Rio" released by Columbia Brasil. - Performs at first Moscow Rock festival. Highlights shown on Showtime cable network. - December 14: Marries Kathryn Walker at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. 1986 - January 24: Two-week tour of Australia. - March 16: Five-week tour of Europe. - July 23: Six-week U.S. tour. - September 29: One-week U.S. tour. - October 11: Two-week tour of Brazil. 1988 - "Never Die Young" released. - Two-week Australian tour. 1991 - "James Taylor" (JT's 1969 Apple debut album) re-released by EMI. - "New Moon Shine" released. 1993 - "James Taylor (LIVE)" released (more than 1 million copies sold). 1994 - "James Taylor (Best LIVE) released (contains subset of LIVE). 1995 - April 12: Performs at Rainforest Action Network benefit at New York's Carnegie Hall with Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Paul Simon, and others. - May 7: Receives honorary doctorate of music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Also gives commencement speech. More info on web site. - Tours U.S. playing with major symphony orchestras. - August 30: Performs rare joint concert with Carly Simon on Martha's Vineyard. Dubbed "Livestock 95" since it was a behefit for the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society. 4.0 W O R K S 4.1 Albums 4.1.1 U.S. Albums "James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine" -- Recorded 1966-67, released 1971 - Euphoria Reference #: Z4RS-1335 (vinyl) At least three versions with slight variations. 1. Plain white cover with penciled titles. 2. Light blue cover with a sketch of JT. 3. Like second, only in black and white (probably counterfeit). Only available on vinyl Songs: Rainy Day Man Knocking 'Round the Zoo (lead vocal by JT) Something's Wrong (backing track w/o vocals) Night Owl Brighten Your Night With My Day Kootch's Song (Danny Kortchmar) Knocking 'Round the Zoo (lead by Kortchmar) "James Taylor" -- 1968 - Apple Records - Produced by Paul McCartney Remastered and re-released on CD and tape by EMI Records in 1991 Reference #: CDP 7975772 (U.S.) / SAPCOR3 (U.K.) Songs: Don't Talk Now Something's Wrong Knocking 'Round the Zoo Sunshine Sunshine Taking It In Something In the Way She Moves Carolina In My Mind Brighten Your Night With My Day Night Owl (later recorded by Carly Simon and also Alex Taylor) Rainy Day Man Circle Round the Sun The Blues Is Just a Bad Dream "Sweet Baby James" -- 1970 - Warner Brothers Records Reference #: 1843-2 Songs: Sweet Baby James Lo and Behold Sunny Skies Steamroller Country Road Oh, Susannah Fire and Rain Blossom Anywhere Like Heaven Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip On Me Suite For 20G "Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon" -- 1971 - Warner Bros. Reference #: W2 2561 Songs: Love Has Brought Me Around (Carole King - piano, Joni Mitchell - vocal) You've Got A Friend (with Joni Mitchell) Places In My Past Riding On A Railroad Soldiers Mud Slide Slim (with Carole King, Kate Taylor, et al.) Hey Mister, That's Me Up On The Jukebox You Can Close Your Eyes Machine Gun Kelly (with Peter Asher) Long Ago and Far Away (with Joni Mitchell) Let Me Ride (with Kate Taylor) Highway Song (with Kate Taylor and Peter Asher) Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again "One Man Dog" -- 1972 - Warner Brothers Reference #: WAR 25933 Songs: One Man Parade (with Carole King, Abigale Haness, Carly Simon, Alex Taylor, Hugh Taylor, and Kate Taylor) Nobody But You Chili Dog Fool For You Instrumental I New Tune Back On the Street Again Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Woh, Don't You Know (with Alex and Hugh Taylor) One Morning In May (with Linda Ronstadt) Instrumental II Someone Hymn Fanfare (with Abigail Haness and Carole King) Little David Mescalito (with Carole King and Abigail Haness) Dance Jig "Walking Man" -- 1974 - Warner Brothers Reference #: WAR 2794 Songs: Walking Man Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now (with Paul and Linda McCartney, Carly Simon, and Rick Marotta) Let It All Fall Down (with McCartneys and Simon) Me and My Guitar (with Peter Asher and Simon) Daddy's Baby (with Carly Simon) Ain't No Song (with Carly Simon and Asher) Hello, Old Friend Migration The Promised Land Fading Away "Gorilla" -- 1975 - Warner Bros. Reference #: 2866-2 Songs: Mexico (with Graham Nash and David Crosby) Music How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - (with Carly Simon) Wandering Gorilla You Make It Easy I Was a Fool To Care Lighthouse (with Nash and Crosby) Angry Blues Love Songs Sarah Maria "In the Pocket" -- 1976 - Warner Bros. Reference #: 2912-2 Songs: Shower the People (with Carly Simon) A Junkie's Lament (with Art Garfunkel) Money Machine Slow Burning Love (with Carly Simon) Everybody Has the Blues Daddy's All Gone Woman's Gotta Have It Captain Jim's Drunken Dream (with Art Garfunkel) Don't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down (with Stevie Wonder) Nothing Like a Hundred Miles (with David Crosby and Graham Nash) Family Man (with Carly Simon, Alex Taylor, and Bonnie Raitt) Golden Moments "Greatest Hits" - 1976 - Warner Brothers Reference #: WAR3113 Songs: Something In the Way She Moves (re-recording since debut album) Fire and Rain Carolina In My Mind (re-recording) Country Road You've Got A Friend Shower the People Mexico Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Sweet Baby James How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Walkin' Man Steamroller Blues (live version) "JT" -- 1977 - CBS Records Reference #: CK 34811 Also available on a 24K gold CD with 20-bit recording Reference #: CBS 53787 Songs: Your Smiling Face (written for JT's daughter Sally) There We Are Honey Don't Leave L.A. (David Sanborn - saxophone) Another Grey Morning Bartender's Blues (with Linda Ronstadt) Secret O' Life Handyman I Was Only Telling A Lie Looking For Love On Broadway Terra Nova (with Carly Simon) Traffic Jam If I Keep My Heart Out Of Sight "Flag" -- 1979 - CBS Reference #: CD 36058 Songs: Company Man (with Graham Nash) Johnnie Comes Back Day Tripper I Will Not Lie For You (David Sanborn - sax) Brother Trucker (with Alex Taylor) Is That the Way You Look? B. S. U. R. (with Carly Simon) Rainy Day Man Millworker Up On the Roof Chanson Francaise Sleep Come Free Me "Dad Loves His Work" -- 1981 - CBS Reference #: CBS 37009 Songs: Hard Times (with David Lasley and Arnold McCuller) Her Town Too (with John David Souther) Hour That the Morning Comes I Will Follow (with Lasley and McCuller) Believe It Or Not Stand And Fight (with Lasley and McCuller) Only For Me (with Lasley and McCuller) Summer's Here Sugar Trade (co-written by Jimmy Buffett) London Town (with Lasley and McCuller) That Lonesome Road (with Peter Asher, Jim Gilstrap, Bernard Ighner, Lasley, McCuller, and Jennifer Warnes) "That's Why I'm Here" -- 1985 - CBS Reference #: CK 40052 Songs: That's Why I'm Here Song For You Far Away Only A Dream In Rio Turn Away Going Around One More Time (written by Livingston Taylor) My Romance (written by Rodgers & Hart - only on CD version) Everyday Limousine Driver Only One (with Don Henley, Joni Mitchell, et al.) Mona (with Graham Nash) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (with Graham Nash - written by Bachrach-David) That's Why I'm Here (reprise) "Never Die Young" -- 1988 - CBS Reference #: CK 40851 Songs: Never Die Young T-Bone Baby Boom Baby Runaway Boy Valentine's Day Sun On the Moon Sweet Potato Pie Home By Another Way Letter In the Mail First Of May "New Moon Shine" -- 1991 - Columbia Reference #: CK 46038 Songs: Copperline Down In the Hole (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That Shed a Little Light The Frozen Man Slap Leather Like Everyone She Knows (with Branford Marsalis) One More Go Round Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha Native Son Oh Brother The Water Is Wide "James Taylor (LIVE)" -- 1993 - Columbia Reference #: C2K 47056 Songs: (all new live versions recorded in concert) Disc 1: Sweet Baby James Traffic Jam Handy Man Your Smiling Face Secret O' Life Shed a Little Light Everybody Has the Blues Steamroller Blues Mexico Millworker Country Road Fire and Rain Shower the People How Sweet It Is New Hymn Disc 2: Walking Man Riding On A Railroad Something In the Way She Moves Sun On the Moon Up On the Roof Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight She Thinks I Still Care Copperline Slap Leather Only One You Make It Easy Carolina In My Mind I Will Follow You've Got A Friend That Lonesome Road "James Taylor (Best LIVE)" -- 1994 - Columbia Reference #: SON 66235 Note: Essentially a single-album version of the 1993 (LIVE) double album. Songs: (same performances as (LIVE) album) Country Road Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Fire and Rain Handy Man How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Mexico Shed a Little Light Shower the People Steamroller Blues Sweet Baby James Walking Man Your Smiling Face 4.1.2 Non-U.S. Albums "Classic Songs" -- 1987 - CBS/WEA (Germany) Reference #: iMi10985 (Pastel colors with photo from "JT" album) Reference #: CBS 465643-2 (Australian version with a concert photo instead) Also distributed as: "Taylor Made" (not to be confused with the bootleg of the same name) Columbia (Netherlands) - Reference #: B299581 Songs: Fire and Rain Mexico You've Got a Friend How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Carolina In My Mind (alternate mix) Something In the Way She Moves (alternate mix) Shower the People Sweet Baby James That's Why I'm Here Everyday Up On the Roof Your Smiling Face Her Town Too Handyman Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Only a Dream In Rio "Best Classics" -- ? - ? Reference #: ? Songs: ? "Star Box" -- ? - Sony (Import greatest hits collection) Reference #: B355873 and SRCS 6898 (includes extensive liner notes in English and Japanese) Songs: (Note: No new material) Your Smiling Face Only One Copperline There We Are Only A Dream In Rio Stand And Fight Down In the Hole Up On the Roof Summer's Here Millworker B. S. U. R. Bartender's Blues Handyman Never Die Young Hard Times Terra Nova Valentine's Day That's Why I'm Here I Will Follow That Lonesome Road "Live In Rio" -- 1985 - Columbia (Brasil) Reference #: 700.060 Songs: Long Ago and Far Away Carolina In My Mind Up on the Roof You've Got A Friend Shower the People Fire and Rain Mexico Walking Man Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Knock on Wood How Sweet it Is "Steamroller" -- 1985 - Platinum (Germany) Reference #: PLP 11/24023 (album) and PMC 11/24023 (cassette) Notes: Just a bad reshuffling of "Sweet Baby James" songs. Poor recording quality and no new material. 4.2 Singles Carolina In My Mind / Taking It In (3/69) Something's Wrong (7/69) Sweet Baby James / Suite For 20-G (4/70) Fire and Rain / Anywhere Like Heaven (8/70) Carolina In My Mind / Something's Wrong (11/70) Country Road / Sunny Skies (1/71) You've Got A Friend / You Can Close Your Eyes (5/71) Long Ago and Far Away / Let Me Ride (9/71) Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (10/72) One Man Parade / Hymn (2/73) Hymn / Fanfare (3/73) Mockingbird (duet with Carly Simon - 1974) Daddy's Baby / Let It All Fall Down (7/74) Walkin' Man / Daddy's Baby (8/74) How Sweet It Is / Sarah Maria (5/75) Mexico / Gorilla (8/75) Shower the People / I Can Dream of You [written by Liv Taylor] (5/76) You Make It Easy / Woman's Got To Have It (10/76) Handy Man / Bartender's Blues (6/77) Your Smiling Face / If I Keep My Heart Our of Sight (9/77) Honey Don't Leave L.A. (1/78) Up On the Roof / Chanson Francaise (5/79) Her Town Too / Believe It Or Not (2/81) Hard Times / Summer's Here (5/81) Everyday / Limousine Driver (10/85) Five-live single released in Belgium in 1994. Contained songs from the "Live" album. 4.3 Work On Other Albums 4.3.1 Solos "A League Of Their Own Soundtrack" JT did two songs: "Paper Moon" (with Mark O'Connor on violin) and "I Didn't Know What Time It Was." "I Didn't..." is heard very faintly in the background during a bus scene and "Paper Moon" doesn't appear in the movie at all. "Second Star To the Right" -- JT sang it on "Stay Awake," a collection of Disney songs (A&M records number 3918) "Jelly Man Kelly" -- Sang it on the 1979 Sesame Street album "In Harmony" Co-written by JT's daughter, Sally. Also appears on "A Child's Celebration of Song" (Warner Bros.) - 1992 "Sunny Skies" -- Performs it on Sesame Street "In Harmony II" album. (Columbia PC 37641). "Getting To Know You" -- Sang it on "For Our Children," a benefit album for pediatric AIDS research. "Riding On A Railroad" live version on 3-LP set "The Bitter End Years." Released 1974. JT's contribution appears on LP 3. "Your Smiling Face" -- On the soundtrack to the 1978 movie "FM." "Captain Jim's Drunken Dream" and "Honey Don't Leave L.A." -- On the 1979 "No Nukes" album. JT also performs on four other songs. "Dream Lover" -- On Manhattan Transfer's 1994 album "Tonin'". "Faust" -- Sang the role of The Lord for the album version of Randy Newman's rock opera. Songs featuring JT include "Glory Train," "How Great Our Lord," "Northern Boy," and "Relax, Enjoy Yourself." The album also features Randy Newman, Don Henley, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, and Linda Ronstadt (Reprise 9 45672-2). 4.3.2 Duets, Trios, and Backup - "Mockingbird" -- Duet with then-wife Carly Simon on her album, "Hotcakes," and also on her Greatest Hits album. A live version appears on the 1979 "No Nukes" album. - "Waited So Long" -- Duet with Carly Simon on her "No Secrets" album. JT also sings backup on Carly's "Spy," "Come Upstairs," "Hotcakes," and "Playing Possum." - "Song of Long Ago" -- Carole King/JT duet on her album, "Music" - 1971 JT also plays guitar and does background vocals on her "Writer," "Tapestry," "Music," and "Thoroughbred" albums. - "You've Got a Friend" -- Duet with Carole King on her 1994 2-CD collection, "The Ode Years." - Sang and played on "California" from Joni Mitchell's 1971 album, "Blue." Also did background vocals on "In France They Kiss On Main Street" from the "Hissing Of Summer Lawns" album. JT also performed on the albums "For the Roses, "Dog Eat Dog," and "Wild Things Run Fast." - "The Water is Wide" -- Duet with Karla Bonoff on her 1979 album "Restless Nights" (J. D. Souther sang backup) JT recorded it solo on "New Moon Shine." Also on "Thirtysomething" soundtrack (Geffen 24413) - "Perfect Love" -- Cohn/JT duet on Cohn's self-titled album - "Old Blue" -- With violinist Mark O'Connor on his album "On the Mark" - 1987 - "City Lights" -- Duet with brother Liv on Liv's 1988 album "Life Is Good." Also sang backup with Carly Simon on Livingston's 1978 album, "3-Way Mirror" and on "Lovin' Be My New Horizon" from Liv's "Over the Rainbow" album (also appears on Liv's "Echoes" album). - "Back In the High Life" -- JT sang backup for Steve Winwood on this song - "Wonderful World" recorded with Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel in 1978. Included on Garfunkel's "Watermark" album. - "It's In His Kiss" --Duet with sister Kate Taylor on her 1978 album, "Kate Taylor." See section 9.1 below. - "Crying In the Rain" -- Duet with Art Garfunkel on his 1994 album, "Up 'til Now." JT also plays on the song "It's All In the Game." - "Gonna Work Out Fine" -- Duet with Linda Ronstadt on her album "Get Closer." JT performed it during his 1981 Atlanta radio broadcast. JT also appears on the song "Straighten Up and Fly Right" from her album "For Sentimental Reasons." - "Bartender's Blues" -- Sang backup for George Jones' 1977 cover of JT's own song. - "Devoted To You" -- duet with Carly Simon on her 1978 "Boys In the Trees" album. - "Only a Dream In Rio" -- Milton Nascimento (Brazilian artist) -- JT sings backup on his 1994 album "Angelus." - Young, Neil -- JT sings backup for three songs on the 1992 album, "Harvest Moon." The songs are: "From Hank to Hendrix," "War of Man," and "One of These Days." He also plays and sings backup on two songs from the "Harvest" album, along with playing banjo on "Old Man" from that album. - "Wind On the Water" -- JT sings on the title track of David Crosby and Graham Nash's album of the same name. JT also plays guitar on the song "Carry Me." (MCA 31251) - "Chippin' Away" -- Sang backup for Crosby Stills and Nash on their 1990 single. - "Sad Eyes" -- JT sings backup on this song from Graham Nash's "Innocent Eyes" album. - "Oh Yes I Can" -- JT sings backup David Crosby's album of the same name. - "New Star Shining" -- duet with Ricky Scaggs on his album, "Love's Gonna Get Ya." JT also appears in the video. - "He Will Break Your Heart" -- JT sings a duet with brother Alex on Alex's 1989 album "Voodoo In Me." - "L'Air De La Louisiane" -- Sang backup with Timothy Schmit on Jimmy Buffett's "Hot Water" album. Also sang backup with Hugh and Alex on Buffett's "Volcano" album (they called themselves "The Embarrassing Stains"). - "Power" -- Sang it with John Hall and Carly Simon on Hall's 1979 album, "Power." - "Got To Find Love" -- Sang backup on David Lasley's 1982 album "Missin' Twenty Grand." - LaBounty, Bill -- Sang backup on LaBounty's self-titled 1982 album. Songs are "Didn't Want to Say Goodbye" and "Never Gonna Look Back." - "Since I Don't Have You" -- Sang with Don McLean. Can be found on McLean's 1992 album, "Classics." 4.3.3 Other Compositions - Wrote "Millworker," "Brother Trucker," and the music for "Un Mejor Dia Vendra" for the Broadway musical "Working" in 1978. "Millworker" and "Brother Trucker" were later recorded on JT's album, "Flag." - "Slow and Steady" recorded by Kate Taylor on her 1978 album "Kate Taylor" - "Vacation" on Livingston Taylor's 1993 album "Our Turn To Dance" was co-written by Liv and JT. - "Benjamin" on David Sanborn's 1977 album "Promise Me the Moon." (Warner Bros. BS 3051). Instrumental named for JT's son. - "Cornbread & Buttermilk," a very early JT-Livingston collaboration used by Liv in his mid-70s shows. - "Spy," the title track from Carly Simon's album, was written by JT. - "Happy Birthday Sweet Darling" on Kate Taylor's self-titled album. 4.4 Videos 4.4.1 Concert Videos "James Taylor in Concert" -- 1979 - Warner Bros. First JT video. Recorded Summer of 1979 at Blossom Music Festival during JT's "Flag" tour. Hard to find, but may still be available in video rental stores. Songs: Blossom Millworker Carolina in my Mind Handyman Brother Trucker Secret 'O Life Your Smiling Face Up on the Roof Steamroller Blues Don't Let Me Be Lonely Long Ago & Far Away I Will Not Lie Walking Man Mexico Honey Don't Leave LA Sweet Baby James How Sweet It Is Summertime Blues Fire and Rain "Ohne Filter Musik Pur" ("Purely Music") -- 1986 Pioneer Laser Disc Not available on VHS Recording of 1986 appearance on German television program. Approx. 50 min. You Can Close Your Eyes Sweet Baby James Wandering That's Why I'm Here Only A Dream in Rio Handyman Your Smiling Face Traffic Jam Sea Cruise Everyday Only One Fire and Rain How Sweet It Is "James Taylor In Concert" -- 1988 Recorded March 1988 at the Boston Colonial Theater in Boston, MA. Complete set list broadcast by PBS, but video cuts several songs. Sony VHS, 69 minutes Songs (from PBS broadcast): Something in the Way She Moves Fire and Rain Song For You Far Away Your Smiling Face Only One Shower the People How Sweet It Is Up On the Roof Everyday Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Angry Blues The Twist Sweet Potato Pie Never Die Young Steamroller Carolina In My Mind Sweet Baby James "Squibnocket" -- 1993 Pre-1992 tour covering through "New Moon Shine." Version called "Going Home" shown on the Disney Channel in April 1992. VHS, 65 minutes, stereo Songs: Secret Of Life Wandering Traffic Jam (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' Bout That You've Got A Friend Fire and Rain Sun On the Moon Frozen Man Shed a Little Light Copperline Sweet Baby James Country Road Mexico Your Smiling Face You Can Close Your Eyes (and several interviews) 4.4.2 Single-Song Music Videos - Her Town Too - Everyday - Only One - Only A Dream In Rio - Never Die Young - Baby Boom Baby - Copperline - Gotta Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That - Shed a Little Light 4.4.3 Appearances In Other Videos - "No Nukes" - JT performs "Mockingbird" with Carly Simon, "Your Smiling Face," "Stand And Fight," and "Taking It To the Streets." Studio version of "Stand And Fight" plays during closing credits. Also, "The Muse Concert" CBS/FOX 7065. - "In Our Own Hands" - Footage of 1980 nuclear disarmament concert in New York's Central Park. JT sings "You've Got A Friend." See section 3.0. - "Moscow Rock Festival" - JT performs "How Sweet It Is" and "You've Got A Friend." - "Sing Yourself Silly" -- Sesame Street Home Video - 1990 JT performs "Jelly Man Kelly." See section 4.3.1. - "The Seventeenth Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival" - 1994 Distributor: Pacific Arts Producer: Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Inc. 1-800-624-2422 VHS, 90 mins. Reference #: PAV 857 JT performs "Shower the People," "Sweet Baby James," and "Old Blue." Other artists appearing include: Strength in Numbers, Sam Bush, Shawn Colvin, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Mark O'Connor, David Wilcox, Jerry Douglas, Jonathan Edwards, Edgar Meyer, Peter Rowan, The Subdudes, Tom O'Brien, Harvey Reid, and The Left Hand String Band. 4.5 Miscellaneous Work - Musical Director for 1985 Film "Smooth Talk" with Laura Dern and Treat Williams. JT's friends George Massenburg and Russ Kunkel also worked on the film. - Produced "Boneyard" album for John Sheldon and Blue Streak. Also did vocal for the songe "Little Things" on that album. 4.6 Bootlegs Note: Many of JT's shows have been recorded and passed among collectors. The following bootlegs are only those released commercially (usually with questionable legality). "In Perfect Harmony" -- Recording of 10/29/70 BBC radio performance with Joni Mitchell. Also more recently on CD from the Living Legend label under the name "You Can Close Your Eyes" or "Close Your Eyes. See section 5.5. Songs: (commentary by both Joni and JT throughout) That Song About the Midway (Joni) The Gallery (Joni) Rainy Day Man (JT) Steamroller Blues (JT) The Priest Song (Joni) Carey (Joni) Carolina (JT) California (Joni) For Free (Joni) The Circle Game (lead by Joni) You Can Close Your Eyes (Duet) "Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again" -- 1971 - Rubber Dubber Records Reference #: ? Only available on vinyl (rare) Recorded live at the Anaheim, CA Convention Center on March 21, 1971. Similar recordings were distributed as "Live at the Anaheim Convention Center" and "Taylor Made." See below. Songs: Album 1: Sweet Baby James I Feel Fine (Something In the Way She Moves?) Hey Mister, That's Me Up On the Jukebox Sunny Skies Chili Dog Riding On a Railroad Conversation (JT speaking to audience) Places In My Past You Can Close Your Eyes Soldiers Going To Carolina In My Mind Long Ago and Far Away Album 2: Country Road Fire and Rain Sixteen Candles Love Has Brought Me Around Woh, Don't You Know Steamroller Blues Come On Brother, Get On Up and Help Me Find the Screw The Promised Land Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again "Taylor Made" A second double-album bootleg of the same 1971 performance used for "Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again." Also includes four songs from a JT television appearance in the early '70s ("Fire and Rain," "Country Road," "Oh Susannah," (duet with Johnny Cash) and "Sweet Baby James.") "Dad Lives His Work" -- released June, 1994 by Great Dane (Italy) Single CD containing excerpts of 1981 national radio broadcast from Atlanta. Original show was approximately 2 hours. CD is 77 minutes. See section 5.5. Songs: How Sweet It Is Stand and Fight Up On the Roof Fire and Rain Steamroller Daddy's All Gone Her Town Too Mexico Country Road Money Machine You've Got a Friend "Got Some Friends" -- Royal Sound Music (Germany) - 1994 - RSM 064 Single CD recording of excerpts from summer 1994 show at Great Woods, Massachusetts. 78 minutes. Songs: Lo and Behold Mexico Promised Land Gotta Stop Thinkin' Bout That Rainy Day Man Frozen Man Your Smiling Face Copperline Carolina In My Mind Wandering Memphis Not Fade Away Never Die Young Up On the Roof You've Got a Friend Steamroller Blues How Sweet It Is Sweet Baby James "Roses For Carole" -- Main Street (Italy) - MST104 Recording of JT's 1970 show at the Berkeley Community Theatre. Songs include: For Free Carolina In My Mind Okie From Muskogee Sweet Baby James I Love My Babe (Circle Round the Sun) Greensleeves Blossom Up On the Roof (Lead by Carole King) Night Owl That Restless Feeling (Something's Wrong) Where the Golden Rainbows End (Long Ago and Far Away) Riding On a Railroad Highway Song Fire and Rain You Can Close Your Eyes "You've Got a Friend" -- M Records Ltd. (Germany) - 1992 - CJESD1 Remix of old material with a drum machine. Strange. Songs: Something In The Way She Moves Carolina In My Mind Fire and Rain Sweet Baby James Country Road You've Got a Friend Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Walking Man How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Mexico Shower The People Letter In the Mail Everyday Steamroller (Live) "Not Fade Away" -- 1995 - Japanese double-CD bootleg of 3/15/95 Tokyo show. Songs: DISC ONE: Sweet Baby James, Secret O' Life, Mexico, The Promised Land, Copperline, Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' Bout That, Never Die Young, Frozen Man, Handy Man, Smiling Face, Shower the People, Country Road, Riding On a Railroad, Something In the Way She Moves DISC TWO: Carolina In My Mind, Not Fade Away, Up On the Roof, You've Got a Friend, How Sweet It Is, Fire & Rain, Steamroller, You Can Close Your Eyes, (and the following are "bonus tracks" from 3/14/95) Not Fade Away, Up On the Roof, You've Got a Friend, Only One "Homeless Children's Medical Benefit Concert" - Yellow Cat - Appearances by JT plus Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, et al. JT sings "Looking For Love On Broadway" and "Carolina In My Mind." 5.0 A P P E A R A N C E S 5.1 Saturday Night Live (NBC network - U.S.) Mid-October, 1976 - Sang "Shower the People" and "Sweet Baby James." Host: Lily Tomlin 1979 - Sang "Johnnie Comes Back" and "Up On the Roof" Also played small role in a skit as a ship's crewmember. Host: Eric Idle 100th episode special (1980?) - Sang with Paul Simon on "Sunny Skies," "Take Me To the Mardi Gras" (a Simon song), and "Cathy's Clown" (made popular by the Everly Brothers). January 23, 1988 - Sang "Never Die Young," "Sweet Potato Pie," and "That Lonesome Road." Host: Robin Williams December 14, 1991 - Sang "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' Bout That," "Shed a Little Light," and "Sweet Baby James." Host: Steve Martin November 13, 1993 - Sang "Memphis" (written by Chuck Berry, 1959), "Slap Leather, and "Secret 'O Life." Also played himself in a skit satirizing a Frank Sinatra duet compilation that had recently been released. Host: Rosie O'Donnell 5.2 "The Tonight Show" -- NBC Network (U.S.) Oct. or Nov. 1985 - Host: Gary Shandling JT sang "Only A Dream In Rio" and "Everyday." No interview. February 2, 1988 - Host: Johnny Carson JT sang "Never Die Young" and "Sweet Potato Pie." Interview. October 2, 1991 - Host: Jay Leno JT sang "Copperline" and "Shed A Little Light." Interview. Late 1991 or early 1992 - Host: Johnny Carson JT sang "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' Bout That" and "Frozen Man." Interview. August 9, 1993 - Host: Jay Leno JT sang "Country Road" and "Secret O' Life." Interview. May 16, 1994 - Host: Jay Leno (show broadcast from New York) JT sang "Sweet Baby James" and "Almost Like Being In Love" (from the musical "Brigadoon" by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe). Brief interview. 5.3 "Sesame Street" (PBS Network - U.S.) Several appearances on the daily children's television program. On one occasion he sang "Up On A Roof" while on the roof of a building. Has also performed "You've Got a Friend" and "Your Smiling Face." 5.4 Concerts on TV "James Taylor Sings James Taylor" -- 1970 U.K. television appearance. Songs: With a Little Help From My Friends (3/4 time) Rainy Day Man Steamroller Greensleeves (guitar solo) Back On the Higway Snuff commercial (2 versions) Sunny Skies Carolina In My Mind "In Concert" - 1971 - BBC series - 40 minutes JT appeared with Carole King, Danny Kortchmar, Lee Sklar, and Russ Kunkel. Performed songs from "Sweet Baby James" and "Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon." "Loudon & Co." -- 1994 air date of a 1993 show in Scotland - BBC Recorded at "The Old Fruit Market" in Glasgow, Scotland. JT performs for approximately 30 minutes. Songs: Sweet Baby James Country Road Fire and Rain You Can Close Your Eyes (with Iris Dement) You've Got a Friend "Evening at Pops" -- July 16, 1993 - PBS With the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams Songs: Secret 'O Life Carolina in My Mind The Water is Wide The Way You Look Tonight Copperline Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Steamroller Blues "Squibnocket" -- April 1992 - Disney Channel Distributed on video tape as "Squibnocket." See section 4.4.1 "The Road" - CBS - 1995 Songs: Sun On the Moon Country Road Frozen Man 5.5 Radio 1970 - Performed with Joni Mitchell on BBC radio show. See section 4.5. Show was recorded at Royal Albert hall on October 29. May 12, 1980 - Performed at nuclear disarmament rally in Central Park, New York City. Broadcast nationally. See section 3.0. 1981 - Performed for a live national radio broadcast from the Fox Theater in Atlanta. See section 4.6. 1993? - Interviewed and performed two songs on the Howard Stern show. 5.6 Major Live Performances 1979 - MUSE/No Nukes concerts - 5 shows from Sept. 19-23. "The Muse Concert" is available on video. See section 4.4.3. Highlights of the shows at New York's Madison Square Garden were released on a triple album (vinyl) and documentary film, both titled "No Nukes." The show was organized by Musicians United for Safe Energy, which was a founded by JT, Carly Simon, John Hall and Bonnie Raitt. 1984 - Rock in Rio concert Recorded for "Live in Rio" album. See sections 8.2. 1985 - Moscow Rock Festival Excerpts shown on Showtime cable network (U.S.) 1995 - Rainforest Action Network benefit, Carnegie Hall, NYC 4/12/95. JT performs "Sweet Baby James", duets with Bruce Springsteen on "The River", provides backup vocals to Sting's "Fields of Gold", duets with Sting on Jobim's "Obsession" and performs "It's A Wonderful Day" with Sting and Elton John. Don Grolnick is listed as the show's "Music Dorector", and JT's band provides backup for all the musicians, a list that includes Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Jon Bon Jovi, Jesse Norman and others. 5.7 "The Simpsons" - animated weekly series on Fox Network (U.S.) 2/24/94 - JT appeared as himself in an episode centering on Homer Simpson being chosen by NASA for a space mission. JT was called in to calm the frantic crew by singing a couple songs for them over the radio. He started with "You've Got A Friend" and later sang part of "Fire And Rain," at one point changing the lyrics to avoid saying "flying machines in pieces on the ground" since the rocket was expected to burn up on re-entry. Hilarious inside jokes were made in reference to JT's home on Martha's Vineyard and his friendship with Art Garfunkel. JT suggested a way to save the astronauts which resulted in Homer being sucked out of the spaceship. JT's response when the NASA head honchos turned on him angrily was "Gotta go." And he did. Look for sampled recordings of JT's appearance on both the Web home page and the FTP site. 5.8 "Late Night With David Letterman" 11/86 - JT performs "Only a Dream In Rio." 11/91 - JT performs "Copperline" backed by Mark O'Connor on violin. 5.9 "CBS This Morning" 10/93 - JT performed "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" and was interviewed. 6.0 B I B L I O G R A P H Y 6.1 Biographies None known. 6.2 Major Articles/Interviews _Acoustic Guitar_ Jul-Aug/92 - Page 40-45 - "Shed a Little Light" plus transcription of "Copperline." _Frets_ 12/87 - Page 46-53 - Cover story plus transcription of "Song For You Far Away." _Guitar Extra_ Spring, 1992 - Page 52 - "James Taylor, Back To The Well" _Guitar Player_ 5/84 - Page 90 - "The instrumental side of James Taylor" _Life_ 10/85 - Page 17 - "Pop's rainy day man is singing a sunnier tune" _Musician_ 4/88 - Page 70 - "James Taylor Won't Die Young - Old Wounds, New Bandages ... James Taylor On the Mend." _New York Times_ 4/8/81 - Page C24 - "Taylor: After the Turmoil and Wanderlust" 2/3/88 - Section C - "The Pop Life" _New York Times Magazine_ 2/21/71 - Page 28 - "James Taylor, a New Troubadour." _Newsweek_ 11/4/85 - Page 79 - "Grown-up James, adult Joni" (JT and Joni Mitchell) _Orange Country Register_ 1994 - "James Taylor identifies with grunge icon" JT acknowledges many similarities between his career and Kurt Cobain's. _Parade_ 7/12/81 - Page 6 - "A Star For Today's Children" _People_ 10/6/80 - Page 104 - "No nukers Carly Simon and James Taylor have a new cause: stopping fission at home" 8/24/81 - Page 26 - "The five singing Taylors find smooth sailing in their first family concert" _Rolling Stone_ 2/18/71 - Page 36 - "The First Family of the New Rock" 9/6/79 - Page 38 - "James Taylor (The Rolling Stone Interview)" 7/10/80 - Page 16 - JT's benefit concerts for the Anderson campaign 6/11/81 - Page 28 - "James Taylor (Grins and Bears It)" 12/10/81 - Page 23 - "Fathers and Lovers" (cover story on Carly Simon) _Saturday Review_ 9/12/70 - Page 83 - "James Taylor: Sunshine and ..." _Stereo Review_ 1/78 - Page 62-67 - "A Talk With James Taylor" _Time Magazine_ 3/1/71 - Page 45 - "James Taylor: One Man's Family of Rock" 10/23/85 - Page 64 - JT's second marriage 6.3 Sheet Music and Music Books (courtesy of Ken Kwartler) "James Taylor" -- 1971 - Amsco Music Publishing Co. It contains the entirety of the 1st two albums ("James Taylor" and "Sweet Baby James") in piano/vocal format, and (unusually for its day) contained a separate section for guitarists featuring some performance notes and guitar tablature (a means of writing music for guitar that has becpme very popular only in the last 4-5 yrs.) The tablature parts were written by Happy Traum, himself a recording folk musician, and now head of Homespun Tapes in Woodstock, which offers music instruction tapes by well known musicians, including one by Livingston. The book also contained the original Apple release, an interview with James, a letter he wrote about himself, and a reprinted review of a 1970 Carnegie Hall concert. It is easily recognizable by its black & white cover photo of a rather severe looking JT. This book was de rigeur for folk guitarists in the 70s. A great many copies were once in print, which means it may be easier to locate at used book shops for those interested. "James Taylor Anthology" - 1973 - Included all of 1st book (above) plus "One Man Dog." White cover with light blue sketch of JT. "Mud Slide Slim" was omitted. "James Taylor Complete" - 1980 - Remarkably, despite JT's popularity among guitarists, most of his music remained unpublished until this volume emerged in 1980. It included "Mud Slide Slim," "Walking Man," "Gorilla," "In the Pocket," "JT," and "Flag," but not the other albums. Separate music books were published for the "JT," "Flag," "Dad Loves His Work," "That's Why I'm Here," "Never Die Young," and "New Moon Shine" albums. A recent book covered the "Live" album as well, but the only new material is "New Hymn." At least 3 different JT books for guitar have been published, each containing only a few songs, none particularly noteworthy. Finally, a large 2-volume "James Taylor Complete" also appeared circa 1990. 7.0 S O N G O R I G I N S 7.1 "Fire and Rain" From William Palmer (wpalmer@oasys.dt.navy.mil): Something I heard about this line goes like this: JT had a girlfriend that he was really focusing on. Some friends decided that she was a bad influence on him, and convinced her to go away for awhile. They bought her a plane ticket, she got on the plane, and en route, it crashed and she was killed in the accident. She was the 'sweet dream', and the plane was the 'flying machine'. From Jonathan Abramowitz (jabramowitz@msuvx1.memst.edu): The real story behind "Fire and Rain", as I understand it, is that some friends of James' were going to surprise james by bringing his girlfriend, Suzanne, to one of his concerts- unbeknownst to James. According to the story, Suzanne's plane crashed ("sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground") on her way to see the concert and Suzanne dies (Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you"). From Carrie Schwanke (ces@gwis.circ.gwu.edu): "Fire and Rain" was written about a friend of JT's, Suzanne. They met when they were in Austin Riggs for heroin addition. They became very close *friends*. After JT was released, they spoke on the phone alot, helping each other out ("hours of time on the telephone line"). Suzanne was supposed to be released, but committed suicide very close to her release date. The line "Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground" refers to JT's past--and the breakup of his first band (Flying Machine). From Ellen M. Roberts (eu176@cleveland.freenet.edu): Actually, the song is sort of a mini-trilogy dealing with three bad times in his life. Verse I -- in 1968 -- making his first record. A friend of his died -- her name was Suzanne and he got to know her when she was at Austin Riggs with him. She had some surgery and didn't come through it. (Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you). He also refers to her in the refrain: I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I'd see you again. At the time of Suzanne's death, his friends didn't tell him because they felt he was too strung out to handle the news. Verse II -- refers to the NYC drug scene Verse III - refers to leaving NY to escape heroin. The flying machines in pieces on the ground refers to his original group breaking up after being together only a bit more than one year. From Ken Kwartler (kmklegal@corp.sgi.com) Quoting Flying Machine drummer Joel Bishop: James wrote it after the album was pretty well done. There was this friend of my brother's - we both really liked her, and she had killed herself six months before. No one had told James - they were afraid I guess. One night late we got drunk, and I told him because I'd wanted to. In a week and a half, he had that song written. Quoting JT in a 2/18/71 Rolling Stone article: The first verse was a reaction to a friend of mine killing herself. . . The second verse of it is about my kicking junk just before I left England. And the third verse is about my going into a hospital in Western Massachusetts. It's just a hard-time song, a blues without having the blues form. 7.2 "Sweet Baby James" The song is most likely about JT's brother Alex's son, James, though people often associate the title with JT himself. 7.3 "Mona" From Ethan Harvey (sunking@inca.gate.net): He told the story at a concert I went to years ago, but I don't remember all of it. He did own a pig named Mona, but he didn't shoot her. I think he left rat poison out to kill the rats on his farm. Instead, Mona got to the poison, and that was the end of Mona. But the shooting made for a better song, I guess. 7.4 "Suite for 20G" From Ken Kwartler (kmklegal@corp.sgi.com): JT & the gang had purportedly written and recorded all the other songs for Sweet Baby James, but needed one more. JT strung together a few different pieces he was working on into one song, and named it Suite for 20G, as once they recorded it and gave the record company the finished project, they got a $20G advance. 7.5 "Mexico" From Carrie Schwanke (ces@gwis.circ.gwu.edu): JT's song "Mexico" refers to a trip he took with his family to this country. JT came down with the craps and a fever and didn't leave his hotel room for the entire trip, hence, the line: "I've never really been so I don't really know." 7.6 "Steamroller" Here, in JT's own words, is the explanation for Steamroller. This is transcribed from the 1970 JT/Joni Mitchell BBC radio show bootleg: We played this eight-month long gig at a place called the Night Owl Cafe down in Greenwich Village in New York. It used to be a McDougal and Third, but it might have moved since then. I don't know. Anyhow, at that time there were a lot of so-called blues groups in New York City, you know? And they were making a lot of noise with electric guitars and amplifiers that their parents had bought them for Christmas and birthdays and stuff. Their idea of soul was volume. They'd just crank it up, you know? And they were singing all these heavy songs like "I'm a Man" or "I'm a Jackhammer" or "I'm a Steamship", whatever..."I'm the Queen Mary" [laughter] ... "I'm a Ton of Bricks." And we weren't to be left out of all this so I wrote this next song, which is the heaviest blues tune I know, ladies and gentlemen....called "I'm a Steamroller." [more laughter as JT goes on the play a hilarious solo version of the song] 7.7 Quick Takes: From Ken Kwartler (kmklegal@corp.sgi.com): "First Day of May" - Rooted in his father's annual quote "hooray, hooray, first day of May, summer f___ing begins today" (JT - Mountain View, CA concert in 1990) "Railroad" - About his frustrations with loss of creative control while acting for the film Two Lane Blacktop (JT - introducing the song on the "Bitter End Years" LP) "Only a Dream In Rio" - About his trip to Rio for the above mentioned music festival, and his reaction thereto "That's Why I'm Here" - Second verse deals with John Belushi's drug overdose. "Let it All Fall Down" - Written about Nixon and Watergate, and even released as a single only a few days before the "smoking gun" revelation and Nixon's resignation. 7.8 "B.S.U.R." From Thorbjorn Nilsson (nilsson@ursus.se) Quoting JT in the 6/11/81 Rolling Stone article: The song B.S.U.R. on Flag was inspired by the cartoons of William Steig, who has a book out called CDB! about how to take letters and numbers and turn them into sentences, like IMAUMBN (I am a human being) or URNNML (You are an animal). Well, my sister and I used to play that game. 8.0 T I D B I T S (Gossip, stories, etc.) 8.1 The Rock in Rio concerts in January 1985 From Andre Valente (andre@lri.jur.uva.nl): I was present in JT's concerts and almost all days from the festival (10 days total) because I lived in Rio by that time. - It started with JT alone in the guitar for a few songs, then with the addition of two wonderful back-vocals (one male one female, both black). This was the part I liked most. I prefer the slow songs (Long Ago and Far Away, You Can Close Your Eyes, etc.) generally, and their performance for so many people created an incredible effect: can you imagine 200.000 people in a rock festival almost completely silent, sitting on the ground? It was this magic mood that made the experience incredible, and the origin of the magic was JT's music. - The other instruments entered slowly, up to the moment where the group was complete. Then followed "You've Got a Friend", "Fire and Rain", "Mexico", etc. All the big hits, everything I wanted to hear. I think he finished with "Up on a Roof", but I am not certain. The fact that the audience was so big (the biggest from the 10 days of the festival) was due to a large extent to JT. He was (is) very famous in Brazil, especially for the generation that lived the 70s. 8.2 Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" People often suggest that the song is about JT, but according to Carly herself, it was about Warren Beatty. Other theories survive, though. From JD Delorme (jdd9642@ritvax.isc.rit.edu): The rumor going 'round when I was but a lad was that "You're So Vain" was about Mick Jaggar - whom she dated for awhile - and who heard it and knew it was for him. Then he begged to be allowed to do background vocals - a little twisted humor - sort of the ultimate irony for the whole idea that "you probably thing this song is about you". Of course - it may well have been more urban folklore, too. From Charles R. Center (CENTERCR%DFL@pcmail.usafa.af.mil): Saw an interview once, and she said it was about Beatty, and acknowledged that alot of people mistakenly attributed it to JT. 8.3 JT/Carly Simon breakup From Carrie Schwanke (ces@gwis.circ.gwu.edu): The reason Carly and James broke up was because James was spending alot of time on the road, totally concentrating on his music (and we really don't mind). Carly now had 2 kids by JT, and gave him a bit of an ultimatum: Quit spending so much time on your music and more time with your kids or I'll divorce you. James' answer lies in the title of his next album: "Dad Loves His Work." 8.4 JT's Guitars and Pickups From Sergio Ramirez (bsergio@cs.utexas.edu) citing a Spring 1992 _Guitar Extra_ article: For two years previous to the interview he had been playing guitars made by a guy in St. Paul, called James Olson. He used those guitars in "New Moon Shine." He played a Yamaha for a while, but lately he had been playing the Olsons only. He owned three Olsons, one of each of the sizes Olson made: a "parlor-size," a dreadnought, and a cutaway. He was using a Lloyd Bags pickup under the bridge, and when playing live he used a Pendulum audio preamp. This was a 4-band equalizer with a variable notch filter that helped him take out "some of the 'oinky,' sort of unpleasant metallic sound that you get out of a piezoelectric transducer." He used to use a dreadnought guitar, and loved its profound sound, but he found that with a piano and bass player he was taking too much room, so he went for a smaller, more concise guitar with a narrower and prettier range; this way the guitar can make a statement without getting tangled up in bass and piano. But when he drops the low E to a D, he goes back to the dreadnought. 8.5 Randy Newman's Rock Opera From Ken Kwartler (kmklegal@corp.sgi.com): The "rock opera" mentioned in an earlier message is a Randy Newman project. Newman is doing an "original" re-interpretation of "Faust". The music and lyrics are all Newman's, but others are playing the different vocal roles. JT, Bonnie Raitt, and Don Henley are among those supposedly participating. JT is reportedly cast as God. Update: "Faust" opened Sept. 24, 1995 at the La Jolla, California playhouse. JT is not a member of the cast, but was involved in the album to be released separately. 8.6 JT's Nicknames From Ellen M. Roberts (eu176@cleveland.freenet.edu): A partial list of JT's nicknames over the years: "Moose" - during his days at Milton Academy. "String Bean" - during the "Flying Machine" years. "Sweet Baby James" - still popular thanks to the song. "JT" - for obvious reasons. 8.7 Summer '94 Tour Set List From Ken Kwartler (kmklegal@corp.sgi.com): Saw the show on Saturday in Berkeley. JT just keeps getting better and more humorous as a performer. He gave a great and lengthy show. Here's the set list: [differed slightly from show to show -- JDR] Lo and Behold Mexico Promised Land (Chuck Berry) Handyman Fool To Care Got To Stop Thinking Bout That Rainy Day Man (the Flag version) Frozen Man Sun on the Moon Your Smiling Face Shower the People Country Road Copperline Carolina (solo acoustic) Wandering Memphis (C. Berry) Every Day (Buddy Holly) Not Fade Away (B. Holly) (can't read my own notes!) Never Die Young Johnnie Comes Back Up on the Roof (Carole King) You've Got A Friend (C. King) Steamroller Blues How Sweet It Is Fire & Rain Summertime Blues Shed A Little Light Sweet Baby James 8.8 '94-'95 Symphonic Tour Set List From Daniel Barron (76307.52@CompuServe.COM): James Taylor and the Pittsburgh Pops with Marvin Hamlisch Sony/Blockbuster Entertainment Center, Camden, NJ July 12, 1995 Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight / Getting to Know You (Hammerstein) That's Why I'm Here / The Water is Wide / Your Smiling Face Someday (Kern) / Only a Dream In Rio / Shed a Little Light Fire and Rain Intermission Secret O' Life / Mexico / So Long Old Gal / Promised Land Slap Leather / Fascinating Rhythm (Gershwin) / Carolina In My Mind Millworker / Wasn't That a Mighty Storm (Anonymous) / Not Fade Away Frozen Man / Up On the Roof / Steamroller Blues / Looking Through the Eyes of Love (Hamlisch) Encores: How Sweet It Is / You Can Close Your Eyes / Sweet Baby James 8.9 The Flying Machine Album From the liner notes of one of the many versions of this album: We first knew Kootch and Joel it was the winter of 66. They were in a group called the "King Bees" and we were all working on a rock film that for good reason never escaped. During that time Kootch kept telling us about his friend James and that they were planning to start a new group after the film was completed. The group, (Kootch, James, Joel and another friend) came up to our office at 1650 broadway and played us some songs that James had written. Somewhere between the "Nightowl" (that's the place in the village where they were working) and 1650 we made plans to make some records. There were the usual hassles in getting things going but we finally got into the studio and did some work. "Nightowl", was released as a single and made some noise. Next thing we knew James was going off somewhere to get himself together. After a while the Apple album was released and then another but this is where it all started. -- Al Gorgoni, Chip Taylor 9.0 R E L A T E D A R T I S T S 9.1 JT's Family 9.1.1 Alex 1971 - "With Friends and Neighbors" 1972 - "Dinnertime" - Capricorn -- CP 0101 ? - "Dancing With the Devil" -- Wild Dog Blues - 9007 1989 - "Voodoo In Me" - King Snake Records (available on CD) 9.1.2 Livingston: - Faculty member at Berklee College of Music in Boston. - Web site at http://www.midcoast.com/~liv/ 1970 - "Livingston Taylor" - Capricorn/Atco - SD 33-334 1971 - "Liv" - Capricorn - SD 863 1973 - "Over the Rainbow" - Capricorn - CP 0114 1978 - "3-Way Mirror - Sony - 57312 (also released on CD by Sony in Japan) Note: Contains original version of "Going 'Round One More Time," which JT later recorded on "That's Why I'm Here." 1979 - "Echoes" (compilation of first 3 albums) - Capricorn - CPN 0220 1981 - "Man's Best Friend" - Epic - JE 36153 (also released on CD by Sony in Japan) 1988 - "Life Is Good" - Atco/Critique - 90941 1991 - "Our Turn to Dance" - Vanguard Records - 79469 1993 - "Good Friends" - Chesky Records - 9037 1994 - "Unsolicited Material" - Whisling Dog Music Note: Liv sells his albums by mail order for US$15 (includes U.S. postage). Mail him at: Livingston Taylor P.O. Box 114 Newton Lower Falls, MA 02162 9.1.3 Kate 1971 - "Sister Kate" - Atco/Atlantic 1978 - "Kate Taylor" - Columbia - JC 35089 (also released on CD by Sony in Japan) 1979 - "It's In There and It's Got To Come Out" - Columbia (vinyl) - also available on CD from Japan Title track on the "In Harmony" album. See section 4.3.1. 9.1.4 Hugh: - Owns an inn on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts called The Outermost Inn. Album: 1990 - "It's Up To You" - Village Green (featuring all the Taylor siblings with JT singing of five of the tracks) 9.1.5 Ben (son with Carly Simon): - Appeared in Levi's jeans Commercials circa 1994 1994 - "Time Works On All the Wild Young Men" on mom Carly's album "Letters Never Sent." 1995 - "I Will" (Beatles hit) on the "Bye Bye Love" movie soundtrack. Co-produced by dad JT. 9.2 JT Alumni 9.2.1 Carly Simon - JT's ex-wife and frequent collaborator - Successful recording artist - Web site at: http://www.ziva.com/carly/ Albums: 1971 - "Anticipation" - Elektra - ELE 75016 1971 - "Carly Simon" - Elektra - ELE 74082 1972 - "No Secrets" - Elektra - ELE 75049 1974 - "Hotcakes" - Elektra - ELE 1002 1975 - "Best of Carly Simon" - Elektra - ELE 109 1975 - "Playing Possum" - Elektra - ELE 1033 1976 - "Another Passenger" - Elektra - ELE 1064 1978 - "Boys In the Trees" - Elektra - ELE128 1980 - "Come Upstairs" - Alex (import) - ALE 3520 1981 - "Torch" - Warner Bros. - 1981 - WAR 3592-2 1983 - "Hello Big Man" - Warner Bros. - WAR 23886 1985 - "Spoiled Girl" - Warner Bros. - CBS 39970 1987 - "Coming Around Again" - Arista - ARI 8443 1988 - "Greatest Hits Live" - Arista - ARI 8526 1990 - "Have You Seen Me Lately?" - Arista - ARI 8650 1990 - "My Romance" - Arista - ARI 8582 1992 - "This Is My Life" (soundtrack) - Qwest/Reprise - 26901 1994 - "Letters Never Sent" - Arista - ARI 18752 9.2.2 Carole King - Wrote JT's major hit "You've Got A Friend" and many other songs - Frequent collaborator and band member - JT played guitar of several of her albums - Extremely influential artist. Her songs were recorded by many major performers. - Web site at: http://www.iuma.com/GMO/html/King,_Carole.html Albums: 1970 - "Writer" - CBS - CBS 34944 1971 - "Tapestry" - CBS - 34946 1971 - "Music" - CBS - CBS 34949 1972 - "Rhymes and Reasons" - CBS - CBS 34950 1973 - "Fantasy" - CBS - CBS 34962 1974 - "Wrap Around Joy" - CBS - 34953 1975 - "Really Rosie" - Sony - 34955 (Soundtrack for children's special) 1976 - "Thoroughbred" - CBS - CBS 34963 1978 - "Greatest Hits" - CBS - 34967 1980 - "Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King" - Scarface - 53879 1982 - "One To One" - Atlantic - 1982 - SD 19344 1984 - "Speeding Time" - ? 1989 - "City Streets" - Capitol - CAP 90885 1993 - "Colour of Your Dreams" - Scarface - SCA 57197 1994 - "In Concert" (live) - Scarface - SCA 53878 1994 - "Now That Everything's Been Said" - (with "The City") Released on CD in Japan in 1994. 1994 - "Natural Woman: The Ode Collection" - Sony - 2 CDs - 48833 ? - "Plus" - Collectables - COL 5414 9.2.3 Joni Mitchell - Frequent collaborator and successful artist - Romantically involved with JT during the early '70s - Web site at: http://www.well.com/user/wallyb/jonihome.html Albums: 1968 - "Joni Mitchell" - Warner Bros. - WAR 6293 1969 - "Clouds" -- Warner Bros. - WAR 6341 1970 - "Ladies of the Canyon" - Warner Bros. - WAR 6376 1971 - "Blue" - Warner Bros. - WAR 2038 1972 - "For the Roses" - Elektra - ELE 5057 1974 - "Court and Spark" - Elektra - ELE 1001 Also: Gold disc version by DCC Gold Disc - 1025 1974 - "Miles of Aisles" - Elektra - ELE 202 1975 - "Hissing of Summer Lawns" - Elektra - ELE 1051 1976 - "Hejira" - Elektra - ELE 1087 1977 - "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" - Elektra - ELE 701 1979 - "Mingus" - Elektra - ELE 505 1980 - "Shadows and Light" - Elektra - ELE 704 1982 - "Wild Things Run Fast" - Geffen - GEF 22019 Also: Gold disc version by Ultradisc - 570 1985 - "Dog Eat Dog" - Geffen - GEF 24074 1988 - "Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm" - Geffen - GEF 24172 1991 - "Night Ride Home" - Geffen - GEF 24302 and 24388 1994 - "Turbulent Indigo" - Warner Bros. - WAR 45786 9.2.4 Others Peter Asher - JT's manager and a musician - Member of British group "Peter and Gordon." Rosemary Butler - Frequent backup singer - Sang with Jackson Browne Album: "Rose" -- Capitol/EMI - ST12320 Clifford Carter - Keyboardist for JT Album: "Walkin' INto the Sun" - Soul Coast - SC 9359-2 Valerie Carter - Frequent backup singer for JT - Sings with Jackson Browne David Crosby and Graham Nash - Frequently sang backup for JT - Members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (and all the variations) Don Grolnick - Produced JT's last two studio albums - Plays piano/keyboard Album: 1985 - "Hearts and Numbers" - Hip Pocket Records ? - "River of Dreams" - Blue Note Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - Friend since childhood and longtime member of JT's band - Member of bands "The Section" and "Jo Mama." - Co-wrote and produced much of Don Henley's recent work, also produced Billy Joel's "River of Dreams" album. Albums: "The Section" -- Warner Bros.- BS 2661 (with Kunkel, Sklar, et al.) "J Is For Jump" -- with band "Jo Mama." "Now That Everything's Been Said" with Carole King and Charles Larkey performing as "The City." Released on CD in Japan in 1994. Russ Kunkel - Plays percussion - Romantically involved with Carly Simon after her breakup with JT. David Lasley - Frequent backup singer - Sang with Bonnie Raitt - Appeared in original Broadway production of "Hair" Albums: "Missin' Twenty Grand" - EMI "Raindance" - EMI - 1983? "Soldiers On the Moon" - Pony Canyon (Japan) / A&M (U.S.) - 1993 George Massenburg - Co-produced and mixed JT's latest live album - Has also produced other major artists (10,000 Maniacs, Linda Ronstadt, et al.) - Lurks in alt.music.james-taylor Paul McCartney - Signed JT to the Beatles' Apple Records - Played bass on several songs for "James Taylor" - Sang with his wife Linda on "Walking Man" Arnold McCuller - Frequent backup singer - Sang with Phil Collins Album: 1994 - "Exception To the Rule" - Coyote Records Billy Payne - Plays keyboards - Performed with Little Feat Linda Ronstadt - Occasional collaborator and successful artist David Sanborn - Popular jazz musician - Plays sax Leland Sklar - Bass guitar 10.0 P O I N T E R S 10.1 Where To Find JT's Albums All of the U.S. albums are still available on tape and CD. Most of the CDs, including the non-U.S. ones, are for sale online. CD Connection: telnet cdconnection.com http://www.cdconnection.com CDNow: telnet cdnow.com http://www.cdnow.com For foreign versions of JT's albums (but still through a U.S. distributor): telnet cdeurope.com Vinyl albums are harder to find, of course. Any store that carries old vinyl albums is likely to have at least a few JT LPs, but if you can't find what you're looking for locally, try Acoustic Sounds at 1-800-525-1630 (U.S. only). Also keep in mind that there are at least two other singers named James Taylor along with a James Taylor Quartet. Albums credited to James "JT" Taylor or the James Taylor Quartet have nothing to do with The JT. 10.2 Fan Mail Try reaching JT through his manager, Peter Asher: James Taylor c/o Peter Asher Management 644 North Doheny Drive Los Angeles, CA 90069 (310) 273-9433 If you ask nicely you can get tour information at this number. About Fan Mail: Mail sent to JT at the above address does get forwarded directly to JT, but he does not reply. About E-mail: No, JT doesn't have an E-mail address. 10.3 How To Use the World Wide Web What the Web Is: First, the World Wide Web (WWW, or the web), isn't based on any particular program. There are several popular programs to access web resources, though. These programs will allow you to see the text and--if you have the right hardware--graphics and sounds provided through the web. Most web sites like James Taylor Online are made of multiple pages that you access using a web browser such as Lynx (for those limited to text-based Internet access), Mosaic (the former web standard), or Netscape (the newer, most popular web browser). To view web pages, you'll need to run a browser program and instruct it to point at the James Taylor Online address. Text-Based Web Access: If you are limited to typing text commands in a UNIX shell (text-only) account, your best bet is to access the web through Lynx. To see if it's installed on your site, simply type this at your UNIX prompt: lynx http://www.shore.net/~jrisberg/JT/ This loads the lynx web browser program and points it at James Taylor Online. If all goes well, you can then use your arrow keys and enter key to select from highlighted choices, which will lead to other information. If Lynx doesn't seem to be available, try asking your system administrators whether another type of browser is installed instead. If all else fails, you may be able to download and install Lynx yourself, but it isn't for the faint of heart. SLIP, PPP or Direct (LAN) Connections: If you connect to your account using SLIP or PPP from a Mac or PC (running Trumpet Winsock, for instance), your options are a bit more complicated, but also more fun. Or if you connect to the net directly over your office or university's Local Area Network, this also applies to you. In either case, I'd suggest trying Netscape, which is the browser of choice for most people these days. If you're familiar with FTP, look for Netscape at ftp.netscape.com (it's available for PCs running Windows, Macs, or Unix with Xwindows). If you do already have Mosaic or Netscape, simply enter the James Taylor Online address in the "Open URL" or "Open Location" box: http://www.shore.net/~jrisberg/JT/ The Major Online Services: Most of the major online services provide web access now. If you have an account on Compuserve, America Online, Prodigy, or NetCom, you probably already have web access through the software you use to connect to the service. Unfortunately, every service is different, so your best bet is to call or email the company to ask how to use it. Once you do find web access through these services, they're generally very similar to Mosaic or Netscape in how they work. Try It Out: This quick overview probably isn't specific enough to cover all the possible configurations people have, but it should help a new user get on the right track. Good luck. 11.0 A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S: A special thank you to Ken Kwartler (kmklegal@corp.sgi.com), the quintessential JT guru, for sharing his accumulated JT knowledge and for countless edits and suggestions. Many others have also contributed to this FAQ, including: Norma Pincus (norma@hpcllmr.cup.hp.com) Carrie Schwanke (ces@gwis.circ.gwu.edu) Jonathan Schilling (jls@summit.novell.com) Sergio Ramirez (bsergio@cs.utexas.edu) Jan van Kemenade (U001350@vm.uci.kun.nl) Michael Lee Raymer (raymermi@cps.msu.edu) Sharon Lowenthal (sbl13@columbia.edu) [who also bears the distinction of being the only contributor I've met in person] Richard Russell (richruss@aol.com) Chris VanHaren (vanharen@cam.ov.com) Christina (chuckles@astro.ocis.temple.edu) Andy Gulick (gulick@oncology.wisc.edu) David Poole (stdp@warthog.ru.ac.za) Steve Piazza (piazza@nwu.edu) Ellen M. Roberts (eu176@cleveland.freenet.edu) David Cutts (dcutts@deacon.demon.co.uk) Kraig Smith (kraigy@mail.utexas.edu) Jeremy Clark (clark@cmo.intdata.com) Andrew Gregory Clark (clarkag4@wfu.edu) Judy Smith (judysmith@delphi.com) Jeffrey Spero (Speroni@aol.com) Taylor Roberts (troberts@MIT.EDU) Peter Basler (U2166775@csdvax.csd.unsw.EDU.AU) Diane Lin (dlin@weber.ucsd.edu) Thorbjorn Nilsson (nilsson@ursus.se) Joseph McLaughlin (jwmclaug@mailbox.syr.edu) Phil Taylor (pftaylor@westgate.win-uk.net) Jonathan Imber (jimber@wellesley.edu) OimZGirl (oimzgirl@aol.com) Tony Rees (Tony.Rees@ml.csiro.au) Clay Johnson (GPDF80D@mail.prodigy.com) Graham Fitzsimons (gfitz@nando.net) Mylan Dawson (mountdrago@aol.com) Jim Thomann (thomann@mkots4.enet.dec.com) Bill Gority (WGority@aol.com) David Stec (destec@post.its.mcw.edu) Daniel Barron (76307.52@CompuServe.COM) Kaz Herbert (k.herbert@forprod.csiro.au) Jeanne Marie Mirabella (Mirabell@eden.rutgers.edu) Rob Westerberg (rweste51@maine.maine.edu) Mark Klempner (mtk2@cornell.edu) Marty Kopp (MKopp@aol.com) Paul Cronin (pcronin@snsnet.net) Owen Williams (101360.2006@compuserve.com) Greg Benson (gregb@westworld.com) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This document is Copyright (c) 1996 by Joel Risberg. 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