Taylor's association with the orchestra dates back more than 15 years. His wife, Kim, is a former public relations director and current trustee for the Orchestra.
The 61-year-old Taylor's hits include "Sweet Baby James," "Shower the People," and "Fire and Rain."
(This version CORRECTS song title to 'Sweet Baby James' sted 'Sweet Baby Jane.')
James Taylor, Carole King plan tour together
Nov 12, 2009 7:03 am PST
James Taylor and Carole King are going back to their roots. The two singer-songwriters say they will go on a long concert tour together next year, recalling the first time they played at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles in 1970. That...
"Wang Dang Doodle" blues singer Koko Taylor dies
Jun 3, 2009 4:34 pm PDT
Grammy-winning blues singer Koko Taylor, the "Queen of the Blues" who belted out her signature hit, "Wang Dang Doodle," at hundreds of concerts, died on Wednesday, her record label said. Taylor, 80, died in a Chicago hospital following ...
Music to the ears of hospital patients
Feb 25, 2009 11:00 am PST
Patients in hospitals and healthcare facilities are often too sick to attend musical concerts, so a charity is bringing the music to them. Musicians on Call, a non-profit organization, has organized bedside performances of live or recorde...
Correction: James Taylor story
Jan 29, 2009 7:00 am PST
In a Jan. 24 story about James Taylor, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the singer wrote the songs "You've Got a Friend" and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)." He performed and recorded those songs, but did not write the...
James Taylor comes to iPod rescue for woman
Jan 24, 2009 1:00 am PST
She's got a friend. James Taylor said he will give a California woman a brand new music player loaded with his songs to replace the one she said she had to give up to a taxi driver when her credit card was declined after a trip to the air...