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| | James Taylor Article |
 | | Full, name James Vernon Taylor; born March 12, 1948, in Boston, Mass.; son of Isaac M. (a medical doctor and former dean of the University of North Carolina Medical School) and Gertrude (a singer, maiden name Woodard) Taylor; married Carly Simon (a singer), 1972 (divorced); children: Sarah, Benjamin. |
 | | Taylor has been richly represented on the pop charts since 1970, with hits such as "Fire and Rain," "Carolina in My Mind," "You've Got a Friend," and "Handy Man," but his work transcends the banality of most pop music. |
 | | At the outset of his career, Taylor was called a "new troubadour," an artist who was leading rock music away from the frenzied pitch it had established. |
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