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James Taylor Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Wiki & More

Updated On : March 12, 2018

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Short Biography

James Taylor was born on 12-03-1948 in Boston in the state of Massachusetts, United States. He is an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Recording Artist & Composer.

Other Name: James Vernon Taylor, James V. Taylor, Stringbean, JT
Other Professions: Songwriter Musician Recording Artist Composer
Appearance: Hollywood

James Taylor Complete Bio & Career

At the age of 3, he moved with his family to North Carolina, where he lived for the rest of his childhood (though his well-off family usually spent summers on Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts). Taylor's mother had studied singing; Taylor, like all of her children, was also musically inclined. Initially a cellist, he began to play the guitar when he was around 12 years old.
 
In 1965, James Taylor committed himself to McLean Psychiatric Hospital in Massachusetts. During his stay there, he honed his songwriting skills. After leaving McLean in 1966, he helped form a band, The Flying Machine. When the group broke up, Taylor moved to London, where he was signed by the Beatles' Apple record label. Taylor's debut album, James Taylor, was well-liked by critics but didn't sell well.
 
Taylor's career skyrocketed with the success of his second album, Sweet Baby James (1970), which contains what may be Taylor's best-known song, the gentle "Fire and Rain."
 
Throughout his career, Taylor who is proudly liberal has offered his support to causes and people he believes in. He has given concerts for politicians such as George McGovern, Barack Obama and Elizabeth Warren, and was a staunch opponent of Jesse Helms. Taylor has also appeared at numerous benefit concerts, including one to raise funds for victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

James Taylor Family, Relatives and Other Relations

After two failed marriages to Carly Simon from 1972 to 1983, and to Kathryn Walker from 1985 to 1996, he wed Carolyn Smedvig in 2001.

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James Taylor Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

76 years, 10months, 27 days old age James Taylor will turn 77 on 12 March, 2025. Only 1 months, 3 days, 12 hours,49 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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James Taylor has celebrated the total number of 77 birthdays till date. See the analysis by days count and bar graph.

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