James taylor biography personal life

ByBrian Boone

After the psychedelic revolution of the '60s but before the California rock and disco of the mid-'70s became the soundtrack of their lives, with-it adults got down to the sounds of a generation of sensitive, sweet-voiced singer-songwriters.

This group of guitar-clutching or piano bench-planted musicians included such melodic poets as Carole King, Cat Stevens, Carly Simon, and Jim Croce, but none set the tone and endured for as long or as much as James Taylor.

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The man affectionately known by fans as "J.T." and "Sweet Baby James" has created such emotional and soothing jams like "Fire and Rain," "You've Got a Friend," and "Mexico." Offstage and off the wax, however, Taylor's life has been far from smooth — fraught with tragedy, personal problems, and potentially fatal health issues.

So let's take a look to long ago and far away and watch the one-man parade that is the tumult