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August 16, 2010
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By DAVID BROWNE JAMES TAYLOR wraps up a tour with Carole King. A new Jimi Hendrix album makes its debut in the Top 5. Elton John has joined forces with one of his heroes, the extremely hirsute singer-pianist Leon Russell....
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July 25, 2010
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By Randy Lewis One of the biggest surprises in pop music so far this year has been the runaway success of James Taylor and Carole King’s Troubadour tour, which was spawned by the outpouring of affection the veteran singer-songwriters elicited...
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July 21, 2010
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Bottom Line: A nostalgic and surprisingly intimate night of songs and stories and celebration of friendship. It’s a good thing the pairing of Carole King and James Taylor was an exhibition rather than a competition because her energy and enthusiasm...
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July 18, 2010
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When a James Taylor/Carole King co-headlining Troubadour Reunion tour was announced last winter, the concert industry reacted with the sort of laid-back reserve befitting the two mellow-rock icons. Few predicted that arenas full of smiling, dancing, sometimes weeping baby boomers...
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July 16, 2010
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When a James Taylor/Carole King co-headlining Troubadour Reunion tour was announced last winter, the concert industry reacted with the sort of laid-back reserve befitting the two mellow-rock icons. Few predicted that arenas full of smiling, dancing, sometimes weeping baby boomers-and...
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July 12, 2010
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By Daniel Durchholz Sometimes it’s all right to look back. Saturday’s Carole King/James Taylor concert at Scottrade Center was nostalgic to its very core. Every one of the more than two dozen songs the pair performed over the course of...
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July 8, 2010
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By John Soeder Consider a yellow-billed oxpecker on the back of a rhino. (Bear with me, please.) The oxpecker gets all the parasites it can eat, and the rhino gets free grooming. It’s a cozy arrangement, sure. As far as...
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July 8, 2010
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By Scott Iwasaki Back in 1970, singer/songwriters Carole King and James Taylor played the legendary Troubadour club in West Hollywood, Calif. It was what Taylor called, “a big step into the light for both of us.” After stellar careers that...
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July 8, 2010
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By Craig Wilson Years ago, when The Beatles were young and I was even younger, my parents shuffled off to Buffalo for an evening of Big Band music. I don’t remember whose orchestra it was —Glenn Miller or Jimmy Dorsey...
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July 7, 2010
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By Clark Collis The Beatles’ music label Apple is set to release 15 remastered versions of albums by, amongst others, James Taylor (1968′s James Taylor), Billy Preston (1969′s That’s the Way God Planned It, 1970′s Encouraging Words), Badfinger (1970′s Magic...
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