James Taylor and Band aboard the Queen Mary 2
New York to Southampton June 19-25, 2009

"Sea Cruise" (2:24)
(video by Dave Mirkin)

William Miller
Maritime Historian, Author, June 2009:

I've sailed on, well, over 300 ships over the past 50 yrs ... and that night with James Taylor in concert was not just wonderful but absolutely spectacular ... one of the very finest occasions on any ship, any where!!! ... and indeed, that grand room was made even grander by James Taylor's presence & performance ... Congratulations on a wonderful video ... thank you for including me ... as they say in Hollywood," ... and the winner is the Cunard Line!"

The tooth fairy visits the QM2
June 2009 (drawing by James Taylor)

James Taylor & Friends at Tanglewood
August 26 - 30, 2009

Intermission at Tanglewood 8/29/09
(l to r: Kim Taylor, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Yo-Yo Ma)

Williams College Commencement Weekend
Honorary Degree, Doctor of Music, June 7, 2009

Morton Owen Shapiro
President, Williams College, June 7, 2009:

"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 appeared on Saturday Night Live, in a Disney movie, and eve, yes, The Simpsons. The cover of Time magazine dubbed you the model for the era of the singer/songwriter that you more than anyone helped to launch, reviving the centuries-old tradition of the troubadour, who sings his heart as a way of making sense of love and life. Every guy who behind closed doors picks up an acoustic guitar and croons into a makeshift microphone imagines himself being you, from the most gangly teenager to at least one college president. More broadly you have helped our culture publicly imagine what it means to be a sensitive male, full of emotional intelligence and not needing to smash his guitar to make a point. In the end, you have touched us, not just your Berkshire neighbors but the world, by showing that the lyrical telling of a life story, "even" one punctuated with fire and rain can be oh so sweet."

"I hereby declare you recipient of the honorary degree of Doctor of Music, entitled to all the rights, honors, and privileges appertaining thereto."

Oprah's Season Kick-Off "Block Party
James Taylor and Rickey Minor Band
September 8, 2009

"How Sweet It Is" (3:45)

GREEN ROOM (:26)

Backstage with Oprah (:09)