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Jan 22, 2021
BBC’s “Great American Songbook”
Jan 21, 2021
Limited time! The BBC’s 2020 James Taylor’s Great American Songbook, two-part radio show has been condensed into a two hour special that is available for just a few more weeks. Visit bbc.co.uk now to listen!
UK fans: American Standard is now available in an expanded edition (with three bonus tracks), exclusively from Amazon UK. Order your copy today!Jerusalem
Jan 19, 2021“Religious services at Milton (Academy) introduced me to the Protestant hymnal: “Once to Every Man and Nation,” “Jerusalem,” “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” I would experiment with where in the song to put my voice. I learned them on the guitar and they taught me all I know.”
from Break Shot by James Taylor
#JTAmericanStandardChallenge – “Moon River”
Jan 18, 2021Click now to see longtime fan Eric Erickson perform “Moon River”, written by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer for the film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
If you’d like to be part of the #JTAmericanStandardChallenge, please send a link to your video here!
<em>Later… with Jools Holland</em>
Jan 15, 2021Another treat from James’s video vault — a vintage 1997 interview from the long-running BBC Two late night show, Later… with Jools Holland. The appearance was part of the promotional tour for James’s 1997 album, Hourglass.
You never know what James will find in his vault next, so subscribe to James’s YouTube channel now and you’ll be the first to find out!
#JTAmericanStandardChallenge – “The Nearness Of You”
Jan 15, 2021This week’s #JTAmericanStandardChallenge video is from Illinois-fan, Kevin Crowell, performing his arrangement of “The Nearness Of You”, written by Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington.
Don’t forget: If you’d like to be part of the #JTAmericanStandardChallenge, please send a link to your video here!
Tapestry@50! #JTYouveGotAFriendChallenge
Jan 13, 2021
Brace yourself: Carole King’s album groundbreaking 1971 album, Tapestry, will turn 50 years old next month! To mark the occasion and to honor his 50+ year friendship with Carole, James is launching a new cover challenge: #JTYouveGotAFriendChallenge!
Just videotape yourself singing or playing Carole’s classic, “You’ve Got A Friend”. Invite a friend or friends to join you! Send your covers here. James and his team will pick some favorites and share future newsletters and on social media platforms.Me & My Guitar(s) – Part 2
Jan 8, 2021Click to watch Part 2 of the never-before-seen video tour of James’s favorite guitars. Filmed in 2011 at TheBarn, James calls this series like a “photo album of my life”.
“What qualifies as a standard?”
Jan 8, 2021Click below to hear James discuss what makes a song a standard. This clip, from his on-stage conversation with Bill Flanagan at the Sheen Center in February 2020, was part of an evening celebrating his then newly-released album, American Standard and his Audible Original memoir, Break Shot.
#JTAmericanStandardChallenge – “Never Never Land”
Jan 7, 2021Click below to watch Bunny Barnes’ instrumental take on “Never Never Land”, composed by Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green for the 1954 musical Peter Pan. If you would like to enter the #JTAmericanStandardChallenge, please send us a link here!