Happy Birthday, James!
Mar 12, 2021
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“Montana Blues”… with friends!
Mar 12, 2021You might remember this song video of “Montana Blues” posted by James last Spring. One year later, James’s pals, Jimmy Johnson (bass) and Chad Wackerman (drums) sent over this version which pleased Ting the pug very much. Click below to watch their remote collaboration now!
Fretboard Journal interview
Mar 12, 2021James is featured in issue #47 of Fretboard Journal, the quarterly publication which celebrates all things guitar! An excerpt from the complete Brian K. Saunders interview can be read online at FretboardJournal.com.
“Steamroller Blues” (Live at VetsAid 2018)
Mar 5, 2021Click now for a red hot performance of “Streamroller Blues”, filmed at VetsAid 2018 and featuring Joe Walsh on guitar.
Held at the Tacoma Dome, VetsAid 2018 raised more than $800,000 to support our nation’s veterans and their families. For more information, please visit VetsAid.org.
#JTYouveGotAFriendChallenge
Mar 5, 2021Here’s one more entry for the #JTYouveGotAFriendChallenge, sent to us by Ed Mullins and featuring harmony by his son Eric. Click now to watch!
If you have a #JTFanCover to share (and don’t forget the new #JTJamesTaylorChallenge), please send us the link here.
Stick to it, y’all!!
Mar 4, 2021James gets his vaccine from a frontline worker while Kim cheers him on.
#JTJamesTaylorChallenge!
Mar 1, 2021James announces his next JT covers challenge! The next featured album is his 1968 debut album, James Taylor.
You’ll find the James Taylor track list here. Please dig deep into these choices and do not be shy about your performance! James doesn’t care how talented you are — this is about community, and he loves to see your effort, enthusiasm and collaborations with friends and family (we all do!).
If you have a #JTJamesTaylorChallenge video to share, please send us the link here!
American Standard turns 1!
Feb 28, 2021Happy first birthday to American Standard which was released on February 28, 2020. Click below for a special look at the making of the album set to James’s recording of “God Bless The Child”, and click here to pick up the album if you haven’t already!
BBC ’71 — “You’ve Got A Friend”
Feb 26, 2021“You’ve Got A Friend” appears on two albums turning 50 this year — Carole King’s Tapestry and James’s Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon. Both albums were released back in 1971!
Click now to watch this classic performance of “You’ve Got A Friend”, taken from James’s 1971 episode of ‘BBC In Concert’. Carole joins on piano along with Lee Sklar and Russ Kunkel.
#JTFanCover – “Mexico”
Feb 26, 2021Click below to see JT’s “Mexico” as performed by Eddy Smith. James’s version can be found on his 1975 release, Gorilla.
If you have a #JTFanCover to share, please send us the link here.