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Grammy Awarded American singer James Vernon Taylor was born on March 12, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, the US. He covers such genres as folk, country, rock, folk-rock, soft rock and country-folk. He began his career in 60s but he achieved the mainstream success only in 1970 releasing the album Sweet Baby James which you can download from our site in mp3. James Taylor’s breakthrough album is said to be one of the greatest rock folk albums ever. The album yielded two hit singles Fire and Rain and Carolina in My Mind. His 1976 album Greatest Hits was certified Diamond. His top 10 singles include such songs as You’ve Got a Friend, Handy Man and How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You). He collaborated with Mark Knopfler, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel and others. He returned with a triumph at the beginning of 2000s with such his albums as Hourglass, October Road, Covers.
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