Long Ago and Far Away: James Taylor - The Biography - Softcover

White, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0711991936 ISBN 13: 9780711991934

Publisher: Omnibus Press, 2002

Synopsis

James Taylor emerged in the late 1960s, a protege of Paul McCartney, and became a global superstar. He hit the charts with "Fire and Rain", "You've Got a Friend", "Carolina on my Mind", and "Handy Man". His career was given a further boost by his high profile marriage to singer Carly Simon and he retains a huge cult following world-wide which, on his last visit to the UK in 2000, sold out the Albert Hall. This biography explores Taylor's Scottish ancestry and family history of shipbuilders and pioneering American settlers. It pulls no punches regarding Taylor's heroin addiction, the failure of his marriage to Carly Simon or the numerous disputes with Warner Brothers, his record label for the most prolific part of his career.

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Review:

The definitive biography of the singer-songwriter - written with the full co-operation of Taylor and his family, numerous friends and musical associates - whose career was further boosted by his high profile marriage to Carly Simon. White pulls no punches about Taylor's heroin addiction, the failure of his marriage and the numerous disputes with his record label.

About the Author:

Timothy White is the editor of Billboard magazine and the author of several best selling music titles, including Catch A Fire: The Life of Bob Marley and The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and The Southern California Experience.

About this edition

• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0711991936
• ISBN 13: 9780711991934
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432