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October 2, 2008

James Taylor's Country Soul

Inside the intimate sessions for the singer's new covers album
April 22, 2005

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 84) James Taylor

By Art Garfunkel
September 13, 2002

Q&A: October Surprise

James Taylor is back on the top of the charts
July 8, 1998

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Recordings and Reviews

Covers

On hits like "Handy Man," "Up on the Roof" and "How Sweet It Is (to be Loved by You)," James Taylor's way of interpreting other songwriters' hits has been to turn them into James Taylor songs. His honeyed drawl is supple enough to accommodate R&B and country standards, sweetening the savory tang of...

2008 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

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1990

Mud Slide Slim & The Blue Horizon

1987

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Biography

James Taylor was the archetypal "sensitive" singer/songwriter of the '70s. His songs, especially his early ones, were tales of inner torment delivered in low-key tunes featuring Taylor's understated tenor and his intricate acoustic guitar accompaniments that drew on folk and jazz. Taylor came across as relaxed, personable, and open; he was imitated by a horde of would-be confessionalists, although...

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