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Taylor, (Vernon) James (1948– ) folk/ballad singer, songwriter; born in Boston, Mass. Brother of pop-folk musicians, Alex, Kate and Livingston Taylor, as a teenager he turned to the guitar and played with brother Alex's band. In 1965 he committed himself to a psychiatric hospital for ten months. He went to New York City and played with a folk-rock group, the Flying Machine. He first gained wide popularity with his album Sweet Baby James (1970) and went on to record several successful singles and albums, often singing others' songs and often with other well-known singers. In 1972 he and singer-songwriter Carly Simon were married (later divorced). His music mixed folk, rock, and blues and is known for its easygoing rhythms and crooning style of singing; his own lyrics were often in the confessional vein. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Over the years, the festival built credibility and was able to attract the likes of Clarence ``Gatemouth'' Brown, Little Milton, Johnny Otis Show, Taj Mahal, Willie Dixon, Albert King, Koko Taylor, James and Dean Martin, as well as James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Groucho Marx, Tyrone Power, Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire and many others, in relaxed, intimate and untraditional settings. Stevens directed ``Giant,'' the 1956 picture that starred Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean and Rock Hudson, and ``Shane,'' for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. |
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