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James Taylor Biography

Birth Name:James Vernon Taylor

Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Writer

Fast Facts

Received the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government in 2012
Recieved Billboard Magazine's Century Award in 1998
Was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2011
Has received an honorary doctorate degree from the Berklee School of Music
Is the brother of singers Alex, Kate and Livingston Taylor
Wrote his first song at the age of 14
Folk musician best known for using songs as a form of storytelling
Learned how to play the cello before playing the guitar