The incredible musical career of James Taylor
Celebrate the life of James Taylor with this East Coast Gold feature in honour of his birthday.
The legendary James Taylor turns 74 this week. He was born on 12 March 1948. Taylor has enjoyed a successful music career for over five decades.
'You've Got A Friend' is one of the songs from the star which gained global success.
Taylor was the first artist signed to Apple Records by The Beatles after impressing them.
READ: James Taylor at 72: His greatest hits
Taylor records and produces his own albums. He has a studio in his own home.
The star is a six-time Grammy Award winner with 29 albums to his name.
One of the highlights of his career is that he became the first artist to earn a top 10 album in each of the last six decades on the Billboards charts.
He's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 1972, he won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, for ‘You've Got a Friend’.
To celebrate his birthday, East Coast Gold will
have a special feature where some of Taylor’s biggest hits will be played. Listen this Saturday at 9am, 12pm and 3pm.
READ: Happy Birthday, James Taylor
The playlist includes:
Something In The Way She Moves
Sweet Baby James
Fire and Rain
Your Smiling Face
For loads of fantastic 60s, 70s, and 80s classics, listen to East Coast Gold via the ECR app or here. We’re also on platforms like Alexa (just enable the ‘East Coast Gold’ skill), MyTuner, Radio Garden, iono.fm, Radioline, and OpenRadio.
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