In 1970 a scraggly, antiheroic man from North Carolina by way of Massachusetts began presenting a comforting yet biting new sound.
Today he is in bett. 1 on the charts.
Remarkably, Taylor has survived: his 2015 release, Before This World , edged out Taylor Swift and went to No.
James Taylor was its reluctant leader.
Within a year, when young ears sought the latest in rock, there was "Fire and Rain" and "You\'ve Got a Friend," and a new Southern California-fed branch of pop music.
In 1970 a scraggly, antiheroic man from North Carolina by way of Massachusetts began presenting a comforting yet biting new sound