Singer-songwriter James Taylor to be honoured at Grammys
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Veteran US singer-songwriter James Taylor will be honoured by organisers of next year's Grammy Awards as the 2006 MusiCares Person of the Year
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James Taylor, the quintessential singer-songwriter, hasn't released a CD of new material since 2002's "October Road," but for Grammy-winning music legends, the normal music-business model simply doesn't apply.
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When people use the term "singer/songwriter" (often modified by the word "sensitive") in praise or in criticism, they're thinking of James Taylor. In the early '70s, when he appeared with his introspective songs, acoustic guitar, and calm, understated singing style, he mirrored a generation's emotional exhaustion after tumultuous times. Just as Bing Crosby's reassuring voice brought the country out of the Depression and through World War II, Taylor's eased the transition from '60s activism and its attendant frustrations into the less political, more inward-looking '70s. He was rewarded with a series of hit albums and singles (surprisingly, many of the latter were covers of old songs rather than his own compositions), and he managed to survive his initial fame to achieve lasting popularity.
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