BBC ’70 — “Greensleeves”
Oct 16, 2020“Greensleeves” is the newest restored clip from the 1970 BBC program, “James Taylor In Concert”. Click now to watch, and be sure to subscribe to James’s official YouTube channel to see what comes next!
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Playing for a Beatle
Oct 16, 2020James reflects on his good fortune playing for a Beatle and signing with Apple Records in this clip from the Break Shot launch event at the Sheen Center last February.
“The Unity Project” — Norman Rockwell Museum
Oct 9, 2020
James supports Norman Rockwell Museum’s “The Unity Project” which calls upon all Americans to uphold democracy by voting. Six leading contemporary illustrators were commissioned by the Museum to create motivational art in the in the Rockwell illustrated art tradition. You can download your favorite image here: https://vote.nrm.org/share/.
The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA is now open to visitors. “The Unity Project” images will be on view as part of the Norman Rockwell: Imagining Freedom exhibition starting October 1. #RockTheVote #UnityProject
PLEASE VOTE!
Vote tattoos — courtesy of @BenjaminTaylorOfficial (Click the photo for a larger look!)
Unity Project artists: Mai Ly Degnan, Rudy Gutierrez, Anita Kunz, Tim O’Brien, Whitney Sherman, and Yuko Shimizu
JT photo: Ellyn Kusmin
#JTFanCover – “Copperline”
Oct 9, 2020Click now to see a performance of JT’s “Copperline”, sent to James by Colin Davies from Maldon, Essex, UK! If you have a #JTFanCover to share with James, please click here to send us a link!
BBC ’70 — “Steamroller Blues”
Oct 9, 2020Click below to watch the latest video “from the vault”: James’s 1970 BBC “In Concert with James Taylor” performance of “Streamroller Blues”.
BBC ’70 — “Rainy Day Man”
Oct 2, 2020
Visit James’s Official YouTube channel now to watch “Rainy Day Man” from James’s classic 1970 BBC “James Taylor In Concert” performance, newly restored!
Happy 130th Carnegie Hall!
Oct 2, 2020
On Wednesday, October 7, Carnegie Hall will celebrate the opening of its 130th season with a Virtual Gala Celebration featuring a video message and previously unreleased song video from James as well as archival performances from Jon Batiste, Renée Fleming, Rhiannon Giddens, Lang Lang, Wynton Marsalis, and many more!
This free stream will air October 7 at 7:30 pm ET. For full details on how to watch, please visit CarnegieHall.org.
#JTFanCover – “Fire And Rain”
Oct 2, 2020Click now to see fan Sean Lehman’s rendition of JT’s “Fire And Rain”!
If you would like to share your own #JTFanCover, please click here to send us a link!
“Fire And Rain” — BBC In Concert 1970
Sep 25, 2020Click now to watch James perform “Fire And Rain” on the popular BBC series In Concert on November 16, 1970. This newly restored footage is the second installment of James’s new series from from the Vault.
Michael Landau — new album and interview
Sep 24, 2020
James’s longtime guitar player, Michael Landau, has a new album out! Liquid Quartet Live was recorded live at the Baked Potato club in Los Angeles last December with line-up featuring Abe Laboriel Jr, David Frazee and fellow JT bandmate, Jimmy Johnson.
Look for the album here, and check out a new interview with Michael on Guitar.com.