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The Inauguration of President Obama
President Obama was inaugurated to the second term of his presidency today. Here are some highlights in case you missed it. James Taylor sings America The Beautiful President Obama’s Inauguration...
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Monday Music Matinee #4 – Hotel California
LA from The Byrds to The Eagles This is a great BBC documentary that makes a nice companion piece for our Southern California series from last year. Here is what the BBC website has to say about it…....
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Sunday Sessions #8 – James Taylor 1971
Tonight’s session is a 1971 concert by James Taylor. It is yet another of the great BBC singer/songwriter concerts from the early 1970s (God bless the BBC for recording and preserving these concerts...
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Monday Matinee #8 – Two Lane Blacktop (1971)
I clearly remember going to see Two Lane Blacktop in 1971 and being completely enamored with the film. It featured two of my favorite musicians, James Taylor and Dennis Wilson, both of whom were...
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Thursday Interviews #5 – James Taylor 1970
Today’s interviewee is James Taylor circa 1970 (there are actually a couple of interview segments and a great performance of Riding On A Railroad, one of my all time favorite songs). What you will...
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And The Answer Is….
James Taylor! James dueted with Mark on Sailing to Philadelphia singing the part of Charlie Mason while Mark sang the part of Jerimiah Dixon. As described on Wikipedia, Charlie and Jerimiah are….....
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Holiday Music Countdown (#9)/Two’Fer Tuesday – River
Today’s post continues our Holiday Music Countdown in Two’Fer Tuesday style. I have two great versions of Joni Mitchell’s song River. First up is a performance by James Taylor which is followed by a...
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Wednesday Special Performance – Dixie Chicks and James Taylor
This week’s special performance is a great concert featuring James Taylor and the Dixie Chicks singing each others songs. This is a magical combination that makes for some beautiful, unexpected,...
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Yesterday and Today (James Taylor)
In 1970 James Taylor was just starting his solo career. He recorded a live BBC special acoustic performance that’s one of my favorite James Taylor performances. During that performance he played a...
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Forty Years Ago Today – Apr/May/Jun Album Releases
In the spring of 1974 I was finishing up my third year of college and working two jobs. It was a pretty stressful time but the great music releases made everything better. Releases during April,...
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