JBM Promotions
presents A James Taylor Tribute
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit in 1971 with "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King. His 1976 album "Greatest Hits" was certified Diamond and has sold 11 million copies in the United States, making it one of the best-selling albums in US history. Following his 1977 album "JT", Taylor maintained a large audience over the decades. Every album he released from 1977 to 2007 sold over 1 million copies, and his combined album and single sales in the US are certified at 33 million. He experienced a resurgence in chart performance during the late 1990s and 2000s with albums including "Hourglass", "October Road", and "Covers". Taylor achieved his first number-one album in the US in 2015 with "Before This World". He is also known for his cover recordings, such as "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" and "Handy Man", as well as original songs like "Sweet Baby James". Taylor played the leading role in Monte Hellman's 1971 film "Two-Lane Blacktop". Studio albums James Taylor (1968) Sweet Baby James (1970) Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (1971) One Man Dog (1972) Walking Man (1974) Gorilla (1975) In the Pocket (1976) JT (1977) Flag (1979) Dad Loves His Work (1981) That's Why I'm Here (1985) Never Die Young (1988) New Moon Shine (1991) Hourglass (1997) October Road (2002) A Christmas Album (2004) James Taylor at Christmas (2006) Covers (2008) Before This World (2015) American Standard (2020) . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
About This Event
JIM COLEHeadlining the show will be Jim Cole, a Nashville based singer/songwriter and recording artist. Over the course of his career Jim has written and recorded nine albums, many of which have charted in the top ten, with his latest, Unto Us, peaking at #15 on the Billboard charts. In addition to his radio presence, Jim has performed as a featured artist on numerous television specials including Nashville Now for TBS, Daryll Waltrip and Amy Grants Easter and Christmas Specials for DirecTV, and The Tim Janis Enchanted Evening series for PBS.
Cole has also provided the music soundtrack for Joan Lundens DirecTV series, Hometown Heroes. , eastern and western Europe and Asia, performing in venues as varied as The Taipei Cultural Center in Taiwan and Carnegie Hall in New York. Additionally, as an Artist-In-Residence he has taught songwriting and stage performance at various universities throughout the world.
Born and raised in Ohio, Jim Cole is pleased to return to his home state and offer his take on the music of James Taylor. When asked to describe the impact JTs songs have had on him personally, Jim commented, James Taylors body of work from the late 1960s to the present has provided the musical landscape for my generation. Certainly therapeutic, often celebratory, and always communal, his gift lies in his ability to point out what we share in common, while minimizing our differences.
In our currently polarized culture, in my opinion, that makes his music more relevant than ever. GREG MADDENOpening the show and accompanying Jim on stage will be Greg Madden. Greg grew up near Lebanon, Ohio, where he discovered his love for guitar, songwriting, and storytelling after his siblings left for college.
Over the past 50 years, he has written hundreds of songs and released three independent CDs while performing in a wide range of bandsfeaturing everything from an Elvis impersonator and Texas Swing to classic country, early 60s rock, and an Eric Clapton tribute group. His musical journey has carried him to Guantanamo Bay and up and down the East Coast, entertaining service members along the way. Today, Madden is focused on revisiting, rewriting, and modernizing his earlier work using cutting-edge technology