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| James Taylor |
James Taylor is a singer/songwriter who has earned 40 gold,
platinum, and multi-platinum awards for his songs and albums. He's a member of
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the prestigious Songwriter's Hall of Fame,
and has received Billboard magazine's Century Award for distinguished creative
achievement.
In 1971, Time magazine featured him on its cover and called
him the harbinger of the singer/songwriter era.
Some of his most well-known songs include "Fire and
Rain," "Country Road," "Something In The Way She
Moves," "Mexico," "Shower the People," "Walking
Man," "Sweet Baby James," "Never Die Young,"
"Copperline," and of course, "Carolina In My Mind."
Life in Chapel Hill
Born in Boston in 1948, James Taylor came to Chapel Hill
with his family when he was three years old. He began writing music in the mid
1960's while a student at a New England boarding school, far removed from his
family and friends in Chapel Hill. He eventually graduated from Chapel Hill
High School. Isaac Taylor, James' late father, was for a time Dean of the
UNC-Chapel Hill medical school.
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