James Taylor

BirthDate BirthPlace	03/11/1948 Boston, MA

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Appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in 1971.
Learned how to play the guitar when he was 12 years old after studying cello as a child.
In his late teens, checked himself into McLean Psychiatric Hospital in Massachusetts after a brief relocation to New York.
Forayed into acting with Beach Boy Dennis Wilson in the unsuccessful but well-reviewed movie about drag racing, Two-Lane Blacktop (1971).
Released second album, Sweet Baby James, in February of 1970, which garnered much critical acclaim and spawned the poignant hit "Fire and Rain," a song that chronicled his experience in an asyl
Formed a new group called The Flying Machine with Kortchmar and Joel O'Brien in 1966.
Dropped out of school at 16 to form his first band.
Recorded his first debut solo album, entitled James Taylor, which was released in the U.K. at the end of 1968, and in the U.S. in February of 1969.
Honored by Billboard Magazine with the Century Award, their highest accolade, in October of 1998.