On July 20, 1969, legendary impresario George Wein — founder of both the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals — walked onstage and stopped JT’s first-ever Newport Festival concert after just 15 minutes. The reason? Neil Armstrong was walking on the moon. Nearly 50 years later, George once again introduced James onstage, in Newport…but this time for a complete concert.
Today we honor the great George Wein, who passed away this week at age 95.
In this latest video taken from James’s 2007 One Man Band DVD, JT and Larry Goldings perform James’s classic tune, “Country Road”, live at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA. Click now to watch!
Click below to see a gallery of photos sent to us by fan Jeremy Lese, taken at James and Jackson’s August 27 show in Wantagh, NY!
Send in your best concert photos and they may be featured on James’s social networks or in a future edition of this newsletter. #JTBackOnTour
Click now to watch the official music video for “Fair Warning”, the latest single from The Immediate Family (Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel and Steve Postell). The Immediate Family’s self-titled debut album is available now!
Click now to enjoy another segment from James’s 2007 live concert DVD, One Man Band. This is “School Song”, a piano instrumental written by James’s friend and longtime pianist, Larry Goldings — his “One Man Band”!
On October 22, Craft Recordings will reissue James and Carole King’s 2010 live album, Live At The Troubadour on CD and — for the very first time — as a 180-gram, double LP set mastered by industry legend, Bernie Grundman! The album will also be made available in hi-res audio formats.
Recorded in November 2007, Live At The Troubadour captured a one-night-only reunion to celebrate the then 50th anniversary of the legendary Los Angeles club. Watch below for more details on the forthcoming reissue, and click here to pre-order now!
Click now to watch James perform “Riding on a Railroad” on the BBC program ‘Disco 2’, which originally aired on December 5, 1970. The song was later released on James’s 1971 album Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon.
Click now to see the video for Kate Tayor’s recording of brother James’s “I Will Follow” (from JT’s 1981 album Dad Loves His Work.)
Kate’s recording can be found on her brand new album, Why Wait, which is now available at KateTaylor.com!
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Photo: Alan Welding, Pittsburgh, PA, August 3, 2021
Click now to see James’s spirited performance of “Mean Old Man” from the 2007 DVD, One Man Band.
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