James Taylor | Kennedy Center Honors

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The 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors The Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC December 4, 2016 00:00 Introduction (hosted by President Bill Clinton) 01:48 Video montage (James Taylor's biography) 02:44 Sweet Baby James / Carolina In My Mind (Darius Rucker) 05:17 Spoken-word tribute (Bill Clinton) 06:10 Video montage (James Taylor's biography) 07:37 Fire And Rain / Your Smiling Face (Sheryl Crow with The Section*) 11:05 Spoken-word tribute (Yo-Yo Ma) 12:07 Video montage (James Taylor's philanthropic personality) 13:38 Shower The People (Garth Brooks) 16:33 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (All-Stars) *The Section: James' back-up band in the 1970's, also known as "The Mellow Mafia" PERSONNEL Darius Rucker – lead vocals, guitar Sheryl Crow – lead vocals, guitar Danny Kortchmar (The Section) – guitar Craig Doerge (The Section) – keyboards Leland Sklar (The Section) – bass guitar Russ Kunkel (The Section) – drums Kate Markowitz – backing vocals Arnold McCuller – backing vocals Garth Brooks – lead vocals The Howard Gospel Choir – backing vocals James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) 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 his recording of "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King in the same year. His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 11 million copies in the US alone, making it one of the best-selling albums in US history.Following his 1977 album JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. Every album that he released from 1977 to 2007 sold over 1 million copies. He enjoyed a resurgence in chart performance during the late 1990s and 2000s, when he recorded some of his most-awarded work (including Hourglass, October Road, and Covers). He achieved his first number-one album in the US in 2015 with his recording Before This World. Taylor is also known for his covers, such as "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" and "Handy Man", as well as originals such as "Sweet Baby James". He played the leading role in Monte Hellman's 1971 film Two-Lane Blacktop. The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. #KCH #KCHonors #KennedyCenterHonors #JamesTaylor #BillClinton #DariusRucker #SherylCrow #YoYoMa #GarthBrooks #Folk #FolkRock #Pop #PopRock #SingerSongwriter #SoftRock #Achievement #Awards #Celebration #Ceremony #Concert #Culture #Gala #Honors #Legend #Live #Music #Musica #Performance #Tribute #JUKEBOXHEROES #JUKEBOXHEROESgoldexperience JUKEBOX HEROES @JUKEBOX HEROES JUKEBOX HEROES gold experience @JUKEBOX HEROES gold experience