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BIRTHDAY: March 12 1948
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GRAMMY AWARDS: 5
button.gif (123 bytes) ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 2000

 
RECENT TIMELINE

1972...

February
James Taylor - JTbutton.gif (123 bytes) Taylor won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("You've Got A Friend").

1978...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Handy Man").

1980...

February
James Taylor - Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizonbutton.gif (123 bytes) Taylor was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Up On The Roof").

1981... # 105 Singles Artist of the Year

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor hit the Top 40 with J.D. Souther on "Her Town Too."

April
James Taylor & J.D. Souther - "Her Town Too" (Single)  button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor hit the Top 10 with J.D. Souther on "Her Town Too."

1998...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album (Hour Glass).

May
Elton John And Tim Rice's Aidabutton.gif (123 bytes) Ranked # 65 on VH1: Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll (and # 59 on Rock On The Net's Poll).

1999...

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor could be heard on the compilation,
Elton John And Tim Rice's Aida, with "How I Know You."

September
James Taylor - Hour Glassbutton.gif (123 bytes) Taylor could be heard on Sting's LP Brand New Day.

2000...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Greatest Rock Songs included Taylor's "Fire And Rain" at # 80.

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

September
James Taylor - Sweet Baby Jamesbutton.gif (123 bytes) Taylor could be heard on Mark Knopfler's LP Sailing To Philadelphia.

2001...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Greatest Albums includes Sweet Baby James (1970) at # 77.

2002...

February
Michael Brecker - The Nearness Of Youbutton.gif (123 bytes) Taylor won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" from Michael Brecker's The Nearness Of You).

2003...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("October Road").

December
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-Timebutton.gif (123 bytes) Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time included Sweet Baby James (1970) at # 103.

2004...

February
Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs Of The Louvin Brothers compilationbutton.gif (123 bytes) Taylor won a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("How's The World Treating You" with Alison Krauss from the Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs Of The Louvin Brothers compilation).

April
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Rolling Stone: The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time included Taylor at # 84.

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor could be heard on Ray Charles' LP Genius Loves Company.

2005...

April
button.gif (123 bytes) The Best Of James Taylor was certified platinum.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor could be heard on the Hurricane Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert compilation with "Never Die Young."

2006..

September
James Taylor James Taylor  - At Christmasbutton.gif (123 bytes) Taylor could be heard on Tony Bennett's LP Duets: American Classic on the track "Put On A Happy Face."

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor released the holiday LP James Taylor At Christmas.

2007..

January
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James Taylor At Christmas was certified gold.

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor could be heard on the tribute LP
A Tribute To Joni Mitchell with the track "River."

November
James Taylor - One Man Bandbutton.gif (123 bytes) Taylor released the CD/DVD One Man Band (Billboard peak: # 17 - Rolling Stone: 3 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone).

2008...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (James Taylor At Christmas).

April
James Taylor - Coversbutton.gif (123 bytes) One Man Band was certified gold.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor released
Covers (Billboard peak: # 4 - Rolling Stone: 3 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone).
(available at
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December
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Rolling Stone: 'The Greatest Singers' includes Taylor at # 74.

2009...

February
James Taylor - 'Other Covers'button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Witchita Lineman") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Covers).

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Taylor released
Other Covers (Billboard peak: # 122).
(available at
Available for download at iTunes mp3 Available at Amazon.com)



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