James Taylor will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on Tuesday, November 11 as a part of the Opry’s ongoing a centesimal anniversary celebration.
The award-winning singer/songwriter, who has offered over 100 million albums and is a member of the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame, the Songwriters Corridor of Fame, and the Folks Americana Roots Corridor of Fame, has collaborated with quite a few nation music artists over the previous few a long time together with Chris Stapleton and Opry member and buddy Vince Gill, and carried out “Wichita Lineman” at ‘Country Music: In Performance At The White House” in 2011 with Lyle Lovett and Opry member Alison Krauss. Taylor won a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration of the Year for his duet with Krauss on “How’s The World Treating You?”
Longtime Opry legend George Hamilton IV is credited as the primary nation artist to champion the songs of James Taylor, recording covers of “Carolina in My Mind” in 1969 and “Sweet Baby James” in 1971, serving to introduce Taylor’s music to nation audiences. Taylor will likely be joined by his Opry member pals Gill and Emmylou Harris. Beforehand introduced artists for the present embrace Scotty Hasting, Jamey Johnson, Craig Morgan, and Gary Sinise and the Lieutenant Dan Band.
“The Opry has been built over the last 100 years in large part by songwriters and storytellers. To have one of the very best ever with us to celebrate 100 years is amazing to so many of us,” stated Dan Rogers, Opry govt producer.
In different James Taylor information, it was confirmed again in March {that a} new stage musical based mostly on his music is in improvement. Titled Fireplace & Rain, the present will thread the legendary singer-songwriter’s tunes into a brand new authentic story by playwright and actor Tracy Letts, whose work on August: Osage County received him a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for Finest Play in 2008.
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