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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for alt.music.james-taylor
Version 2.6
July 19, 1994
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C O N T E N T S:

1.0  INTRODUCTION
	1.1  Overview
	1.2  New Since the Last Major Revision
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"
6.0  TOUR INFORMATION
7.0  BIBLIOGRAPHY
	7.1  Biographies
	7.2  Major Articles/Interviews
	7.3  Sheet Music and Music Books
8.0  TIDBITS
	8.1  "Fire and Rain"
	8.2  The Rock In Rio concerts
	8.3  "Sweet Baby James"
	8.4  "Mona"
	8.5  "Suite for 20G"
	8.6  Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"
	8.7  "Mexico"
	8.9  JT/Carly Simon breakup
	8.10  JT's Guitars and Pickups
	8.11  Randy Newman's Rock Opera
9.0  RELATED ARTISTS
	9.1  JT's Siblings
		9.1.1  Alex
		9.1.2  Livingston
		9.1.3  Kate
		9.1.4  Hugh
	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
11.0  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 

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1.0  I N T R O D U C T I O N

1.1  Overview

This FAQ is an attempt to compile some useful information about James Taylor
and his music.  This FAQ is constantly being expanded, so you'll 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.

	-= Joel Risberg =-= jrisberg@romulus.housing.fsu.edu =-



1.2  New Since the Last Major Revision

Section:	Description:
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1.1   -- I have a new e-mail address.  See above.
2.1   -- The JT WWW Home Page has a new address.
4.1.1 -- Added info for new "(Best LIVE)" album.
4.1.2 -- Updated info on "Star Box" import greatest hits.
4.3.1 -- Updated entry for JT's work on "The Bitter End Years" 3-LP set.
4.3.1 -- Noted that one song JT did for the "A League Of Their Own"
	 soundtrack does indeed appear (barely) in the film.
4.3.2 -- Updated JT's work on Neil Young's "Harvest" album.
4.3.2 -- Added JT's "He Will Break Your Heart" duet with Alex Taylor.
4.3.2 -- Added JT's backup for Jimmy Buffett on "L'Air De La Louisiane."
7.2   -- Added mention of 1994 article comparing JT and Kurt Cobain.
9.1.1 -- Added Alex's 1989 "Voodoo In Me" album.
9.2.4 -- Added Don Grolnick's "Hearts and Numbers" album.
10.1  -- Updated info on where to find JT's albums.
10.2  -- Updated info on how to write to JT and what to expect when you do.




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

We've Moved!  Please note the new address for the JT WWW Home page below.

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://romulus.housing.fsu.edu/~jrisberg/JT.html


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.

ftp.vcu.edu    in    pub/misc/music/JT

The URL is:

ftp://ftp.vcu.edu/pub/misc/music/JT



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
His mother's name is Gertrude. His father's is Issac.
Brothers: Alex (1947-1993), Livingston (born 1950), and Hugh (b. 1952?)
Sister: Kate (b. 1949)
All the siblings have recorded albums.
JT studied cello before giving it up for the guitar.

1952 - Family moves to Chapel Hill, NC
     - His father, Dr. Issac Taylor, was the dean of the University of North
        Carolina-Chapel Hill medical school.

1953 - JT begins attending Milton Academy outside Boston, but leaves during
	his junior year.

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 - JT joins a band, The Fabulous Corsairs, with brother Alex

1965 - Moves to to New York City
     - 17-year-old JT 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

1966 - 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. Songs weren't released
	until 1970 under the title "James Taylor and the Original
	Flying Machine."

1967 - The Flying Machine breaks up

1968 - Begins using heroin
	Probably stopped by the early 1980s
     - Moves to 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.
     - "James Taylor" released in U.K. with little commercial success

1969 - Returns to U.S.
     - Enters Austin Riggs, another mental hospital in Massachusetts, partly
	due to his heroin addiction
     - "James Taylor" released in U.S.
     - Two singles, "Carolina In My Mind / Taking It In" and "Something's
	Wrong" released.
     - 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.
     - Signed to Warner Brothers label and moves to California with Asher.

1970 - "Sweet Baby James" released on Warner Brothers label.
     - Album goes to number one and is a best-seller for two years.   
     - 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."
     - "James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine" released.

1971 - JT on the cover of _Time Magazine_, touted as originator of the
	"singer/songwriter era" (March 1 issue date).
     - Appears in film "Two Lane Blacktop", a film "only a whitewall could
	love," according to one critic.
     - "Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon" released.
     - Plays to sold-out audiences in 27-city tour

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.
     - Marries Carly Simon.  Son Ben and daughter Sarah from that marriage.
	Sarah is the subject of his song "Sarah Maria."
     - "One Man Dog" released

1974 - "Walking Man" released
     - "Mockingbird" duet with C. Simon released as a single (million-seller)
	and on Simon's "Hotcakes" album.

1975 - "Gorilla" released

1976 - "In the Pocket" released
     - "Greatest Hits" released (goes platinum)
     - Leaves Warner Brothers for Columbia Records

1977 - "JT" released on CBS label (goes platinum)
     - Produces and performs for Kate Taylor's single "It's In His Kiss."

1978 - 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.

1979 - Wrote "Millworker," "Brother Trucker," and a the music for a third song
	for the Broadway musical "Working."
     - "Flag" released.  Included recordings of "Millworker" and "Brother
	Trucker."
     - Performed at a series of 5 antinuclear concerts called "MUSE/No Nukes".
	See section 5.5 for more information.

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."

1981 - "In Harmony" Sesame Street album wins "Best Children's Recording"
	Grammy.
     - "Dad Loves His Work" released
     - Live performance at Fox Theater in Atlanta broadcast nationally on
	radio.
     - Plays role of truck driver in PBS TV production of "Working."
     - Month-long tour of Far East with shows in ten cities.

1982 - Divorces Carly Simon

1985 - Performs at Rock in Rio concert in Brazil.
	Song "Only a Dream In Rio" inspired by this visit.
     - "That's Why I'm Here" released. 
     - "Live In Rio" released by Columbia Brasil.
     - Performs at first Moscow Rock festival.  Highlights shown on Showtime
	cable network.
     - Second marriage to Kathryn Walker in New York City.
     - Plays five Italian cities in 2-week tour.

1986 - Two-week tour of Australia.
     - Five-week tour of Europe.
     - Two-week tour of Brazil.

1988 - "Never Die Young" released.
     - Two-week Australian tour.

1991 - "James Taylor" re-released on tape and CD by EMI.
     - "New Moon Shine" released.

1993 - "James Taylor (LIVE)" released.

1994 - "James Taylor (Best LIVE) released (contains subset of LIVE).
	


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 
	1970 and ? - Euphoria
Reference #: Z4RS-1335 (vinyl)
Three versions. Song lists are the same, but recording quality may vary.
	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
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)
	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
	You've Got A Friend
	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
	Let Me Ride (with Kate Taylor)
	Highway Song
	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, and Carly Simon)
	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
	Everybody Has the Blues
	Daddy's All Gone
	Woman's Gotta Have It
	Captain Jim's Drunken Dream (with 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
	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 (supposedly written for JT's friend Judy Collins)
	There We Are
	Honey Don't Leave L.A.
	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
	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
	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 (only on CD version)
	Everyday
	Limousine Driver
	Only One (with Don Henley, Joni Mitchell, et al.)
	Mona
	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (with Graham Nash)
	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
	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)
Songs:
	Fire and Rain
	Mexico
	You've Got a Friend
	How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
	Carolina In My Mind
	Something In the Way She Moves
	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 
Songs: (Note: 20 tracks, but no new material)
	?


"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                         


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)
        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 (4/77)


4.3  Work On Other Albums

4.3.1  Solos

"A League Of Their Own Soundtrack"
	JT did two songs: "Paper Moon" 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, Sarah.

"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.




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.

- "Song of Long Ago" -- Carole King/JT duet on her album, "Music" - 1971
	JT also plays guitar on her "Writer," "Tapestry," "Music," and
        "Thoroughbred" albums.

- Sang and played on "California" from Joni Mitchell's 1971 album, "Blue."
	Also performed "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 Light" -- Duet with brother Livingston on his 1988 album "Life Is Good"
	Also sang backup with Carly Simon on Livingston's 1978 album,
        "3-Way Mirror."

- "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

- "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."

- "Gonna Work Out Fine" -- Duet with Linda Ronstadt on her album "Get Closer."

- "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.

- Nascimento, Milton (Brazilian artist) -- JT sings backup on his 1994 album,
	"Angelus."

- Young, Neil -- JT sings backup for three songs on 1992 album, "Harvest."
	The songs are: "From Hank to Hendrix," "War of Man," and "One
	of These Days."  He also plays banjo on "Old Man" from that album.

- "New Star Shining" -- duet with Ricky Scaggs on his album, "Love's Gonna
	Get Ya."

- "Wind On the Water" -- JT sings on the title track of Crosby, Stills, and
	Nash's album of the same name. (MCA 31251) 

- "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.



4.3.3  Other Compositions

- "Millworker," "Brother Trucker," and the music to a third song written for
	Broadway musical "Working" in 1979.  "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.



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" -- 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.
Broadcast by PBS.
Sony
VHS, 69 minutes
Songs:
	Something in the Way She Moves
	Fire and Rain
	Your Smiling Face
	Only One
	Shower the People
	How Sweet It Is
	Up On the Roof
	Everyday
	Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
	Never Die Young
	Steamroller
	Carolina in My Mind
	Sweet Baby James


"Squibnocket" -- 1993 
Pre-1992 tour covering through "New Moon Shine"
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
- Copperline


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.

- "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.


4.6  Bootlegs

"In Perfect Harmony" -- Bootleg recording of 1970 BBC radio performance
	with Joni Mitchell. Also named "You Can Close Your Eyes."
	See section 5.4.
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.
See "Taylor Made" 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.


"Dad Lives His Work" -- to be released June, 1994 by Great Dane (Italy)
Recording of 1981 national radio broadcast from Atlanta.  Original show was
approximately 2 hours.  More details after release.  See section 5.5.  



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.


5.4  Concerts on TV 

"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 


5.5  Radio

1970 - Performed with Joni Mitchell on BBC radio show. See section 4.5.

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.


5.6  Major Live Performances

1979 - MUSE/No Nukes concerts - 5 shows from Sept. 18-22
	Documentary film, also called "No Nukes, may be available on video.
        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.)



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"

11/91 - JT performs "Copperline" backed by Mark O'Connor on violin.



6.0  T O U R   I N F O R M A T I O N

U.S. tour planned for Summer of '94.  Watch the newsgroup for updates. 
Tour schedules are also available on the WWW and FTP sites.  See section
2.0 for the addresses.

For other tour-related information try calling Peter Asher management at
(310) 273-9433.



7.0  B I B L I O G R A P H Y

7.1  Biographies

None known.


7.2  Major Articles/Interviews

_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"

_New York Times_

	4/8/81 - Page C24 - "Taylor: After the Turmoil and Wanderlust"
	2/3/88 - Section C - "The Pop Life"

_Newsweek_

	11/4/85 - Page 79 - "Grown-up James, adult Joni" (JT and Joni Mitchell)

_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_

	7/10/80 - Page 16 - JT's benefit concerts for the Anderson campaign
	6/11/81 - Page 28 - "Fathers and Lovers" (interview)

_Stereo Review_ 

	1/78 - Page 62-67 - "A Talk With James Taylor"

_Time Magazine_

	1971 - JT was the subject of a cover story.
	10/23/85 - Page 64 - JT's second marriage

_Orange Country Register_

	1994 - "James Taylor identifies with grunge icon"
		JT acknowledges many similarities between his career and
		Kurt Cobain's. 



7.3  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.



8.0  T I D B I T S   (Gossip, stories, etc.)

8.1  "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.edui):

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).



8.2  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.


8.3  "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.


8.4  "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.


8.5  "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.


8.6  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.


8.7  "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."


8.9  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."


8.10 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 Olsen.  He used those guitars in "New
Moon Shine."  He played a Yamaha for a while, but lately he had been
playing the Olsens only. He owned three Olsens, one of each of the sizes
Olsen 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.


8.11  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.



9.0  R E L A T E D   A R T I S T S

9.1  JT's Siblings

9.1.1  Alex

	"With Friends and Neighbors" -- 1971
	"Dinnertime" -- 1972
	"Dancing With the Devil" -- ?
	"Voodoo In Me" -- 1989 - King Snake Records (available on CD)

9.1.2  Livingston:

	"Livingston Taylor" -- 1970 - Capricorn/Atco - Reference #: SD 33-334
	"Liv" -- 1971 - Capricorn - Reference #: SD 863
	"Over the Rainbow" -- 1973 - Capricorn - Reference #: CP 0114
	"3-Way Mirror -- 1978 - Epic/Legacy (released on CD 1/94)
		Note: Contains original version of "Going 'Round One More
		Time," which JT later recorded on "That's Why I'm Here."
	"Echoes" (compilation of first 3 albums) -- 1979 - Capricorn - 
		Reference #: CPN 0220
	"Man's Best Friend" -- 1981 - Epic - Reference #: JE 36153
	"Life Is Good" -- 1988 - Atco/Critique - Reference #: 90941-2
	"Good Friends" -- 1993 - Chessky Records
	"Our Turn to Dance" -- 1993 - Vanguard Records

9.1.3  Kate

	"Sister Kate" -- 1971
	"Kate Taylor" -- 1978 - Columbia - Reference #: JC 35089

9.1.4  Hugh:

	No specifics known.


9.2  JT Alumni

9.2.1  Carly Simon

- Ex-wife and frequent collaborator
- Successful recording artist
Albums:
	"Another Passenger" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 1064
	"Anticipation" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 75016
	"Boys In the Trees" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE128
	"Carly Simon" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 74082
	"Come Upstairs" -- Alex (import) - Reference #: ALE 3520
	"Coming Around Again" -- Arista - Reference #: ARI 8443
	"Have You Seen Me Lately?" -- Arista - Reference #: ARI 8650
	"Hello Big Man" -- Warner Bros. - Reference #: WAR 23886
	"Hotcakes" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 1002
	"My Romance" -- Arista - Reference #: ARI 8582
	"No Secrets" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 75049
	"Playing Possum" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 1033
	"Spoiled Girl" -- Warner Bros. - Reference #: CBS 39970
	"Best of Carly Simon" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 109
	"Greatest Hits Live" -- Arista - Reference #: ARI 8526
	"You're So Vain/Nobody Does It Better" (single) -- Elektra
		Reference #: ELE 65929


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.
Albums:
	"Music" -- CBS - Reference #: CBS 34949
        "Plus" -- Collectables - Reference #: COL 5414
        "Rhymes and Reasons" -- CBS - Reference #: CBS 34950
        "Tapestry" -- CBS - Reference #: 34946
        "Wrap Around Joy" -- CBS - Reference #: 34953
        "Writer" -- CBS - Reference #: CBS 34944
        "Greatest Hits" -- CBS - Reference #: 34967
	"Fantasy" -- 1973 - CBS - Reference #: CBS 34962
	"Thoroughbred" -- 1976 - CBS - Reference #: CBS 34963
	"One To One" -- 1982 - ?
	"Speeding Time" -- 1984 - ?
	"City Streets" -- 1989 - Capitol - Reference #: CAP 90885
	"Colour of Your Dreams" -- 1993 - Scarface - Reference #: SCA 57197
	"In Concert" (live) -- 1994 - Scarface - Reference #: SCA 53878
	"Now That Everything's Been Said" -- (with "The City")

9.2.3  Joni Mitchell

- Frequent collaborator and successful artist
        Albums:
        "Blue" -- 1971 - Warner Bros. - Reference #: WAR 2038
        "Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm" -- Geffen - Reference #: GEF 24172
        "Clouds" -- Warner Bros. - Reference # WAR 6341
        "Court and Spark" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 1001
                Also: Gold disc version by Gold Disc - Reference #: 1025
        "Dog Eat Dog" -- Geffen - Reference #: GEF 24074
        "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 701
        "For the Roses" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 5057
        "Hejira" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 1087
        "Hissing of Summer Lawns" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 1051
        "Joni Mitchell" -- Warner Bros. - Reference #: WAR 6293
        "Ladies of the Canyon" -- Warner Bros. - Reference #: WAR 6376
        "Miles of Aisles" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 202
        "Mingus" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 505
        "Night Ride Home" -- Geffen - Reference #: GEF 24302 and 24388
        "Shadows and Light" -- Elektra - Reference #: ELE 704
        "Wild Things Run Fast" -- Geffen - Reference #: GEF 22019
                Also: Gold disc version by Ultradisc - Reference #: 570


9.2.4  Others

Don Grolnick

	- Produced JT's last two studio albums
	- Plays piano/keyboard 
	"Hearts and Numbers" -- 1985 - Hip Pocket Records

Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar

	- Friend since childhood and longtime member of JT's band

Leland Sklar

	- Bass guitar 

Peter Asher

	- JT's manager and a musician
	- Member of British group "Peter and Gordon."

Arnold McCuller

	- Frequent backup singer

David Lasley

	- Frequent backup singer

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

Russ Kunkel

	- Plays drums 
	- Briefly married to Carly Simon after her breakup with JT.

Rosemary Butler

	- Frequent backup singer 

David Crosby and Graham Nash

	- Frequently sang backup for JT
	- Members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

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"

Linda Ronstadt

	- Occasional collaborator and successful artist

Tony Levin

	- Plays bass guitar

Billy Payne

	- Plays keyboards

David Sanborn

	- Popular jazz musician
	- Plays sax



10.0  P O I N T E R S

10.1  Where To Find JT's Albums

	Most 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.
		telnet cdconnection.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).
	

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 probably doesn't have an E-mail address, but George
Massenburg, who co-produced JT's latest live album, does read the JT
newsgroup and has said JT will hear about it.



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.

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)


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It may be freely distributed as long as no fee is charged and providing the
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Please email any corrections, additions, or suggestions to the address below:

Joel Risberg <jrisberg@romulus.housing.fsu.edu>

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