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From Ellen M. Roberts (eu176@cleveland.freenet.edu):

A partial list of JT's nicknames over the years:

"Moose" - during his days at Milton Academy.
"String Bean" - during the "Flying Machine" years.
"Sweet Baby James" - still popular thanks to the song.
"JT" - for obvious reasons.


8.7  Summer '94 Tour Set List

From Ken Kwartler (kmklegal@corp.sgi.com):

Saw the show on Saturday in Berkeley.  JT just keeps getting better and
more humorous as a performer.  He gave a great and lengthy show.  Here's
the set list: [differed slightly from show to show -- JDR]

Lo and Behold
Mexico
Promised Land (Chuck Berry)
Handyman
Fool To Care
Got To Stop Thinking Bout That
Rainy Day Man (the Flag version)
Frozen Man
Sun on the Moon
Your Smiling Face
Shower the People
Country Road
Copperline
Carolina (solo acoustic)
Wandering
Memphis (C. Berry)
Every Day (Buddy Holly)
Not Fade Away (B. Holly)
(can't read my own notes!)
Never Die Young
Johnnie Comes Back
Up on the Roof (Carole King)
You've Got A Friend (C. King)
Steamroller Blues
How Sweet It Is
Fire & Rain
Summertime Blues
Shed A Little Light
Sweet Baby James


8.8  '94-'95 Symphonic Tour Set List

From Daniel Barron (76307.52@CompuServe.COM):

James Taylor and the Pittsburgh Pops with Marvin Hamlisch
Sony/Blockbuster Entertainment Center, Camden, NJ
July 12, 1995
 
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight / Getting to Know You (Hammerstein)
That's Why I'm Here / The Water is Wide / Your Smiling Face
Someday (Kern) / Only a Dream In Rio / Shed a Little Light
Fire and Rain
 
Intermission
 
Secret O' Life / Mexico / So Long Old Gal / Promised Land
Slap Leather / Fascinating Rhythm (Gershwin) / Carolina In My Mind
Millworker / Wasn't That a Mighty Storm (Anonymous) / Not Fade Away
Frozen Man / Up On the Roof / Steamroller Blues / Looking Through
the Eyes of Love (Hamlisch)
 
Encores:
 
How Sweet It Is / You Can Close Your Eyes / Sweet Baby James


8.9  The Flying Machine Album

From the liner notes of one of the many versions of this album:

We first knew Kootch and Joel it was the winter of 66. They were in a
group called the "King Bees" and we were all working on a rock film that
for good reason never escaped.  During that time Kootch kept telling us
about his friend James and that they were planning to start a new group
after the film was completed.  The group, (Kootch, James, Joel and
another friend) came up to our office at 1650 broadway and played us some
songs that James had written. Somewhere between the "Nightowl" (that's
the place in the village where they were working) and 1650 we made plans
to make some records.  There were the usual hassles in getting things
going but we finally got into the studio and did some work.  "Nightowl",
was released as a single and made some noise.  Next thing we knew James
was going off somewhere to get himself together. After a while the Apple
album was released and then another but this is where it all started. 
--  Al Gorgoni, Chip Taylor


9.0  R E L A T E D   A R T I S T S

9.1  JT's Family

9.1.1  Alex

1971 - "With Friends and Neighbors"
1972 - "Dinnertime" - Capricorn -- CP 0101
?    - "Dancing With the Devil" -- Wild Dog Blues - 9007
1989 - "Voodoo In Me" - King Snake Records (available on CD)

9.1.2  Livingston:
- Faculty member at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
- Web site at http://www.midcoast.com/~liv/

1970 - "Livingston Taylor" - Capricorn/Atco - SD 33-334
1971 - "Liv" - Capricorn - SD 863
1973 - "Over the Rainbow" - Capricorn - CP 0114
1978 - "3-Way Mirror - Sony - 57312 (also released on CD by Sony in Japan)
	Note: Contains original version of "Going 'Round One More
	Time," which JT later recorded on "That's Why I'm Here."
1979 - "Echoes" (compilation of first 3 albums) - Capricorn - CPN 0220
1981 - "Man's Best Friend" - Epic - JE 36153 (also released on CD by Sony
        in Japan)
1988 - "Life Is Good" - Atco/Critique - 90941
1991 - "Our Turn to Dance" - Vanguard Records - 79469
1993 - "Good Friends" - Chesky Records - 9037
1994 - "Unsolicited Material" - Whisling Dog Music
	Note: Liv sells his albums by mail order for US$15 (includes
	U.S. postage).  Mail him at:
		Livingston Taylor
		P.O. Box 114
		Newton Lower Falls, MA  02162

9.1.3  Kate

1971 - "Sister Kate" - Atco/Atlantic
1978 - "Kate Taylor" - Columbia - JC 35089 (also released on CD by Sony in
         Japan)
1979 - "It's In There and It's Got To Come Out" - Columbia (vinyl) - also
         available on CD from Japan
Title track on the "In Harmony" album. See section  4.3.1.

9.1.4  Hugh:
- Owns an inn on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts called The Outermost Inn.
Album:
1990 - "It's Up To You" - Village Green (featuring all the Taylor
        siblings with JT singing of five of the tracks)

9.1.5  Ben (son with Carly Simon):

- Appeared in Levi's jeans Commercials circa 1994
1994 - "Time Works On All the Wild Young Men" on mom Carly's album
	"Letters Never Sent."
1995 - "I Will" (Beatles hit) on the "Bye Bye Love" movie soundtrack.
	Co-produced by dad JT.


9.2  JT Alumni

9.2.1  Carly Simon

- JT's ex-wife and frequent collaborator
- Successful recording artist
- Web site at: http://www.ziva.com/carly/

Albums:
1971 - "Anticipation" - Elektra - ELE 75016
1971 - "Carly Simon" - Elektra - ELE 74082
1972 - "No Secrets" - Elektra - ELE 75049
1974 - "Hotcakes" - Elektra - ELE 1002
1975 - "Best of Carly Simon" - Elektra - ELE 109
1975 - "Playing Possum" - Elektra - ELE 1033
1976 - "Another Passenger" - Elektra - ELE 1064
1978 - "Boys In the Trees" - Elektra - ELE128
1980 - "Come Upstairs" - Alex (import) - ALE 3520
1981 - "Torch" - Warner Bros. - 1981 - WAR 3592-2
1983 - "Hello Big Man" - Warner Bros. - WAR 23886
1985 - "Spoiled Girl" - Warner Bros. - CBS 39970
1987 - "Coming Around Again" - Arista - ARI 8443
1988 - "Greatest Hits Live" - Arista - ARI 8526
1990 - "Have You Seen Me Lately?" - Arista - ARI 8650
1990 - "My Romance" - Arista - ARI 8582
1992 - "This Is My Life" (soundtrack) - Qwest/Reprise - 26901
1994 - "Letters Never Sent" - Arista - ARI 18752

9.2.2  Carole King

- Wrote JT's major hit "You've Got A Friend" and many other songs
- Frequent collaborator and band member
- JT played guitar of several of her albums
- Extremely influential artist. Her songs were recorded by many major
	performers.
- Web site at: http://www.iuma.com/GMO/html/King,_Carole.html

Albums:
1970 - "Writer" - CBS - CBS 34944
1971 - "Tapestry" - CBS - 34946
1971 - "Music" - CBS - CBS 34949
1972 - "Rhymes and Reasons" - CBS - CBS 34950
1973 - "Fantasy" - CBS - CBS 34962
1974 - "Wrap Around Joy" - CBS - 34953
1975 - "Really Rosie" - Sony - 34955 (Soundtrack for children's special)
1976 - "Thoroughbred" - CBS - CBS 34963
1978 - "Greatest Hits" - CBS - 34967
1980 - "Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King" - Scarface - 53879
1982 - "One To One" - Atlantic - 1982 - SD 19344
1984 - "Speeding Time" - ?
1989 - "City Streets" - Capitol - CAP 90885
1993 - "Colour of Your Dreams" - Scarface - SCA 57197
1994 - "In Concert" (live) - Scarface - SCA 53878
1994 - "Now That Everything's Been Said" - (with "The City")
             Released on CD in Japan in 1994.
1994 - "Natural Woman: The Ode Collection" - Sony - 2 CDs - 48833
?    - "Plus" - Collectables - COL 5414


9.2.3  Joni Mitchell

- Frequent collaborator and successful artist
- Romantically involved with JT during the early '70s
- Web site at: http://www.well.com/user/wallyb/jonihome.html

Albums:
1968 - "Joni Mitchell" - Warner Bros. - WAR 6293
1969 - "Clouds" -- Warner Bros. - WAR 6341
1970 - "Ladies of the Canyon" - Warner Bros. - WAR 6376
1971 - "Blue" - Warner Bros. - WAR 2038
1972 - "For the Roses" - Elektra - ELE 5057
1974 - "Court and Spark" - Elektra - ELE 1001
	Also: Gold disc version by DCC Gold Disc - 1025
1974 - "Miles of Aisles" - Elektra - ELE 202
1975 - "Hissing of Summer Lawns" - Elektra - ELE 1051
1976 - "Hejira" - Elektra - ELE 1087
1977 - "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" - Elektra - ELE 701
1979 - "Mingus" - Elektra - ELE 505
1980 - "Shadows and Light" - Elektra - ELE 704
1982 - "Wild Things Run Fast" - Geffen - GEF 22019
	Also: Gold disc version by Ultradisc - 570
1985 - "Dog Eat Dog" - Geffen - GEF 24074
1988 - "Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm" - Geffen - GEF 24172
1991 - "Night Ride Home" - Geffen - GEF 24302 and 24388
1994 - "Turbulent Indigo" - Warner Bros. - WAR 45786

9.2.4  Others

Peter Asher
- JT's manager and a musician
- Member of British group "Peter and Gordon."

Rosemary Butler
- Frequent backup singer
- Sang with Jackson Browne
Album:
"Rose" -- Capitol/EMI - ST12320

Clifford Carter
- Keyboardist for JT
Album:
"Walkin' INto the Sun" - Soul Coast - SC 9359-2

Valerie Carter
- Frequent backup singer for JT
- Sings with Jackson Browne
 
David Crosby and Graham Nash
- Frequently sang backup for JT
- Members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (and all the variations)

Don Grolnick
- Produced JT's last two studio albums
- Plays piano/keyboard 
Album:
1985 - "Hearts and Numbers" - Hip Pocket Records
?    - "River of Dreams" - Blue Note

Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar
- Friend since childhood and longtime member of JT's band
- Member of bands "The Section" and "Jo Mama."
- Co-wrote and produced much of Don Henley's recent work, also produced
  Billy Joel's "River of Dreams" album.
Albums: 
"The Section" -- Warner Bros.- BS 2661 (with Kunkel, Sklar, et al.)
"J Is For Jump" -- with band "Jo Mama."
"Now That Everything's Been Said" with Carole King and Charles
	Larkey performing as "The City." Released on CD in Japan 
	in 1994.

Russ Kunkel
- Plays percussion
- Romantically involved with Carly Simon after her breakup with JT.

David Lasley
- Frequent backup singer
- Sang with Bonnie Raitt
- Appeared in original Broadway production of "Hair"
Albums:
"Missin' Twenty Grand" - EMI
"Raindance" - EMI - 1983?
"Soldiers On the Moon" - Pony Canyon (Japan) / A&M (U.S.) - 1993

George Massenburg
- Co-produced and mixed JT's latest live album
- Has also produced other major artists (10,000 Maniacs, Linda
        Ronstadt, et al.)
- Lurks in alt.music.james-taylor

Paul McCartney
- Signed JT to the Beatles' Apple Records
- Played bass on several songs for "James Taylor"
- Sang with his wife Linda on "Walking Man"

Arnold McCuller
- Frequent backup singer
- Sang with Phil Collins
Album:
1994 - "Exception To the Rule" - Coyote Records

Billy Payne
- Plays keyboards
- Performed with Little Feat

Linda Ronstadt
- Occasional collaborator and successful artist

David Sanborn
- Popular jazz musician
- Plays sax

Leland Sklar
- Bass guitar 


10.0  P O I N T E R S

10.1  Where To Find JT's Albums

All  of the U.S. albums are still available on tape and CD.

Most of the CDs, including the non-U.S. ones, are for sale online.
CD Connection:
	telnet cdconnection.com
	http://www.cdconnection.com
CDNow:
	telnet cdnow.com
	http://www.cdnow.com

For foreign versions of JT's albums (but still through a U.S.
distributor):
	telnet cdeurope.com

Vinyl albums are harder to find, of course.  Any store that carries
old vinyl albums is likely to have at least a few JT LPs, but if you 
can't find what you're looking for locally, try Acoustic Sounds 
at 1-800-525-1630 (U.S. only).

Also keep in mind that there are at least two other singers named
James Taylor along with a James Taylor Quartet.  Albums credited to 
James "JT" Taylor or the James Taylor Quartet have nothing to do
with The JT.


10.2  Fan Mail

Try reaching JT through his manager, Peter Asher: 
	
	James Taylor
	c/o Peter Asher Management
	644 North Doheny Drive
	Los Angeles, CA 90069

	(310) 273-9433
	If you ask nicely you can get tour information at this number.

About Fan Mail: Mail sent to JT at the above address does get forwarded
directly to JT, but he does not reply.

About E-mail: No, JT doesn't have an E-mail address.


10.3  How To Use the World Wide Web

What the Web Is:

First, the World Wide Web (WWW, or the web), isn't based on any particular
program.  There are several popular programs to access web resources,
though.  These programs will allow you to see the text and--if you have the
right hardware--graphics and sounds provided through the web.

Most web sites like James Taylor Online are made of multiple pages that you
access using a web browser such as Lynx (for those limited to text-based
Internet access), Mosaic (the former web standard), or Netscape (the newer,
most popular web browser).

To view web pages, you'll need to run a browser program and instruct it to
point at the James Taylor Online address.

Text-Based Web Access:

If you are limited to typing text commands in a UNIX shell (text-only)
account, your best bet is to access the web through Lynx.  To see if it's
installed on your site, simply type this at your UNIX prompt:

lynx http://www.shore.net/~jrisberg/JT/

This loads the lynx web browser program and points it at James Taylor
Online. If all goes well, you can then use your arrow keys and enter key to 
select from highlighted choices, which will lead to other information.

If Lynx doesn't seem to be available, try asking your system administrators
whether another type of browser is installed instead.  If all else fails,
you may be able to download and install Lynx yourself, but it isn't for the
faint of heart.

SLIP, PPP or Direct (LAN) Connections:

If you connect to your account using SLIP or PPP from a Mac or PC (running
Trumpet Winsock, for instance), your options are a bit more complicated,
but also more fun.  Or if you connect to the net directly over your office 
or university's Local Area Network, this also applies to you.

In either case, I'd suggest trying Netscape, which is the browser of
choice for most people these days.  If you're familiar with FTP, look for
Netscape at ftp.netscape.com (it's available for PCs running Windows,
Macs, or Unix with Xwindows).

If you do already have Mosaic or Netscape, simply enter the James Taylor
Online address in the "Open URL" or "Open Location" box:

http://www.shore.net/~jrisberg/JT/

The Major Online Services:

Most of the major online services provide web access now. If you have an
account on Compuserve, America Online, Prodigy, or NetCom, you probably
already have web access through the software you use to connect to the
service. Unfortunately, every service is different, so your best bet is to
call or email the company to ask how to use it.

Once you do find web access through these services, they're generally very
similar to Mosaic or Netscape in how they work.

Try It Out:

This quick overview probably isn't specific enough to cover all the possible
configurations people have, but it should help a new user get on the right
track. Good luck.



11.0  A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S:

A special thank you to Ken Kwartler (kmklegal@corp.sgi.com), the
quintessential JT guru, for sharing his accumulated JT knowledge and for
countless edits and suggestions.

Many others have also contributed to this FAQ, including:

Norma Pincus (norma@hpcllmr.cup.hp.com)
Carrie Schwanke (ces@gwis.circ.gwu.edu)
Jonathan Schilling (jls@summit.novell.com)
Sergio Ramirez (bsergio@cs.utexas.edu)
Jan van Kemenade (U001350@vm.uci.kun.nl)
Michael Lee Raymer (raymermi@cps.msu.edu)
Sharon Lowenthal (sbl13@columbia.edu)  [who also bears the distinction of
			being the only contributor I've met in person]
Richard Russell (richruss@aol.com)
Chris VanHaren (vanharen@cam.ov.com)
Christina (chuckles@astro.ocis.temple.edu)
Andy Gulick (gulick@oncology.wisc.edu)
David Poole (stdp@warthog.ru.ac.za)
Steve Piazza (piazza@nwu.edu)
Ellen M. Roberts (eu176@cleveland.freenet.edu)
David Cutts (dcutts@deacon.demon.co.uk)
Kraig Smith (kraigy@mail.utexas.edu)
Jeremy Clark (clark@cmo.intdata.com)
Andrew Gregory Clark (clarkag4@wfu.edu)
Judy Smith (judysmith@delphi.com)
Jeffrey Spero (Speroni@aol.com)
Taylor Roberts (troberts@MIT.EDU)
Peter Basler (U2166775@csdvax.csd.unsw.EDU.AU)
Diane Lin (dlin@weber.ucsd.edu)
Thorbjorn Nilsson (nilsson@ursus.se)
Joseph McLaughlin (jwmclaug@mailbox.syr.edu)
Phil Taylor (pftaylor@westgate.win-uk.net)
Jonathan Imber (jimber@wellesley.edu)
OimZGirl (oimzgirl@aol.com)
Tony Rees (Tony.Rees@ml.csiro.au)
Clay Johnson (GPDF80D@mail.prodigy.com)
Graham Fitzsimons (gfitz@nando.net)
Mylan Dawson (mountdrago@aol.com)
Jim Thomann (thomann@mkots4.enet.dec.com)
Bill Gority (WGority@aol.com)
David Stec (destec@post.its.mcw.edu)
Daniel Barron (76307.52@CompuServe.COM)
Kaz Herbert (k.herbert@forprod.csiro.au)
Jeanne Marie Mirabella (Mirabell@eden.rutgers.edu)
Rob Westerberg (rweste51@maine.maine.edu)
Mark Klempner (mtk2@cornell.edu)
Marty Kopp (MKopp@aol.com)
Paul Cronin (pcronin@snsnet.net)
Owen Williams (101360.2006@compuserve.com)
Greg Benson (gregb@westworld.com)

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It may be freely distributed as long as no fee is charged and providing the
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Please email any corrections, additions, or suggestions to the address below:

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    Trying to be happy is like trying to build a machine for which the only
         specification is that it should run noiselessly. -=- Anonymous    
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