Guitar players, check this out — the July/August issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine featured a lesson on to play JT’s classic “Sweet Baby James”. Check it out at AcousticGuitar.com and watch for the print magazine on newsstands!
This week James has shared his performance of “Soldiers” (a deep cut from the Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon) from his 1971 BBC In Concert special. Watch now on James’s YouTube channel, and be sure to subscribe to see what James unveils from the vault next!
James’s just-completed Canadian tour with Jackson Browne stopped at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, on May 1.
Visit the Life On The Road section now to see an album of unique aerial photos (taken by drone) from the show, courtesy of Elliot Photog / Aerial Photography One.
This week JT has shared another song from his 1971 BBC ‘In Concert’ special. Click now to watch James perform “Rainy Day Man” (which James recorded on both 1968’s James Taylor and 1979’s Flag) with his mates Leland Sklar and Russ Kunkel on YouTube.
Heads up — the New England Conservatory of Music’s 151st commencement ceremony will be live-streamed this Sunday, May 22 at 2pm ET. JT will be on hand to receive an honorary Doctor of Music degree and to deliver the commencement address. Visit necmusic.edu for more information, and don’t miss it!
The photo collage above is from June 7, 2009, when James received an honorary degree from Williams College (that’s James and John Glenn in one photo) — click here to read the text of the president’s speech to welcome James on the day.
Photos: Ellyn Kusmin
James Vernon Taylor, Doctor Of Music Probably the first person ever to grace this stage as a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, you have sold more than forty million albums, won multiple Grammys, recorded with the Beatles, drawn enormous audiences, and become such an iconic part of the culture to have…
The month of May is commencement season. Here’s a look back to 1995 when James was bestowed an honorary doctorate by the Berklee College of Music and that year gave the commencement address to the graduating class. Watch James’s entire speech now, then visit the archives at Berklee.edu to see the rest of the ceremony.
Visit the Life On The Road section now to see a brand new album of photos from James’s April 30 show at Budweiser Gardens, in London, ON, then read this write-up about the show from 519 Magazine!
Photo: Bill Woodcock
It’s been a cold Spring so far so those outdoor activities may be tricky but here it is nonetheless (wink!)!
Click to watch James extol the virtues of spring in this 2018 performance of “First Of May” (from the 1988 album, Never Die Young) on YouTube.