James Taylor’s house from Copperline?

Defamer claims that the plywood house from James Taylor’s “Copperline” makes an appearance in a recent episode of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City“. A clip of the episode that highlights the house is included in the article. I haven’t seen the full episode so I’m not sure where they got that information, [...]

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Carole King tells Morning Joe about Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Carole King was a guest on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” this morning talking about the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) that will be introduced before Congress tomorrow. She also briefly mentions writing her autobiography, which she predicts completing “in a couple of years”.
You can view her complete appearance online right here. 
For more on the NREPA, visit [...]

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Go Get It: Joni Mitchell’s The Fiddle And The Drum DVD by the Alberta Ballet

Released today is a DVD of the Alberta Ballet’s production of Joni Mitchell’s The Fiddle and The Drum under the direction of choreographer Jean Grand-Maitre. This has been playing in Canada for a couple of years now, and recently debuted with an extended version adding more songs to the show. This DVD doesn’t include those [...]

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James Taylor on The Andrew Marr Show

James Taylor appeared on BBC’s “The Andrew Marr Show” yesterday. His interview was very brief. He closed the show with a solo acoustic performance of “Carolina In My Mind”, which can be viewed online here.
If you’re in the UK, you can watch the entire episode online here.
(Thanks to Shawn Cullen and Bridget.)

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Yusuf at MAP fundraiser

YusufIslam.com posted about Yusuf’s appearance at a recent fundraising dinner held by the charitable organization Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), which raised £1 million for medical relief for Gaza.
After a warm introduction by journalist Jon Snow, Yusuf, accompanied by long time guitarist Alun Davies, performed three songs – Ruins, The Day the World Gets ‘Round and Peace [...]

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Go Get It: Jackson Browne at the Secret Policeman’s Balls

Just released as a 3-disc DVD set is The Secret Policeman’s Balls, a collection of fundraising events put on by John Cleese starting in the mid ’70s. Jackson Browne attended one of them in the ’80s and his live performance is included here.
I believe he performs “For Everyman” like so:

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Clips from Talking Guitars

Clips from the 2007 documentary Talking Guitars have been posted to YouTube featuring Jackson Browne and Carly Simon.
In the first clip below Jackson and David Lindley perform “Too Many Angels” from I’m Alive. Jackson’s album from 1993.
The second video is the first of two clips featuring Carly where she does an exquisite solo acoustic version [...]

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Unreleased music video of (I’ve Got To) Stop Thinkin’ ‘Bout That

The unreleased music video for James Taylor’s “(I’ve Got To) Stop Thinkin’ ‘Bout That” from New Moon Shine in 1991 has made its way online. At this time, no other information is available.

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Carole King performs The Locomotion for Inaugural Finance Brunch

Carole King performed along with BeBe Winans, Yolanda Adams and the Dartmouth Gospel Choir during a Finance Welcome Brunch yesterday.
Here she is performing the end of “The Locomotion” thanks to an audience camera. (She’s tough to spot but that’s her at the foot of the stage.)

Today Carole King stopped to join [...]

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James Taylor with John Legend & Jennifer Nettles for Inauguration Celebration

James Taylor performed “Shower the People” yesterday with longtime backup singer Arnold McCuller and wife Caroline Taylor, and special guests R&B singer-songwriter John Legend and country singer Jennifer Nettles, as part of the “We Are One” concert to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama.

There’s also been plenty of coverage of the [...]

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