“Your Smiling Face”
Jun 2, 2023This week’s goodie from James’s video vault is another performance from his summer 1979 show at the Blossom Music Festival. Click now to see “Your Smiling Face” (from the 1977 album, JT)!
This week’s goodie from James’s video vault is another performance from his summer 1979 show at the Blossom Music Festival. Click now to see “Your Smiling Face” (from the 1977 album, JT)!
James spoke to the Las Vegas Sun ahead of his five-night stand at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan, which kicks off tomorrow night! Visit LasVegasSun.com to read the interview now and the Schedule page to get your tickets!
Everyone should have an emotional support dog! The Taylor pugs keep Jane and Wendy company backstage.
Photo: Stephanie Colbert
We’re heading back to 1979 again this week, in this performance taken from James’s show at the Blossom Music Festival that summer. Originally recorded for his 1977 album, JT, click now to hear the “Secret O’ Life”!
The photo above is from last night’s show in Woodinville, the first on James’s Summer US tour! There are still great seats left for many dates, but they’re going quickly, so don’t wait — visit the Schedule page to see where JT and his All-Star Band are going next and get your tickets!
Photo: Jane Muckle
“How Sweet It Is”… to watch James and the band perform the Holland-Dozier-Holland classic (first recorded by Marvin Gaye) in this footage from the 1999 Cambridge Folk Festival; originally aired on the BBC. Get out your dancing shoes and click now to watch!
Click now to watch a vintage performance of “Brother Trucker”, James’s song originally written for the musical Working and then released on his 1979 album, Flag. This clip is from JT’s show at the Blossom Music Festival that same year, which was taped and released as James Taylor – In Concert, his first ever commercial video release.
This week James is sharing this performance of his classic “Sweet Baby James”, taken from the 2018 edition of VetsAid – the annual benefit show which raises money to support veterans and their families. Click now to watch!
In this performance of “Handy Man” taken from James’s July 1979 show at Blossom Music Center, JT and the band cruise through the Jimmy Jones-Otis Blackwell classic (also recorded by Del Shannon), with some heavenly harmonies from Arnold McCuller and David Lasley! Click now to watch!
An unexpected storm in the Berkshires gave this Handy Man another chance to break out the power tools! Click below to see JT at play…er, work, on Instagram now! View this post on Instagram A post shared by James Taylor (@jamestaylor_com)