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Why Lee Sklar hand-carved his 1962 Fender Jazz Bass
By Nick Wells published
1971’s Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon featured some of Lee Sklar’s best work with James Taylor – and Lee Sklar's “total hippie bass”

Amy Winehouse's passion for guitar was key to her distinctive songwriting style
By Janelle Borg published
A little-known 2004 interview saw Amy Winehouse wax lyrical about all things guitar

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert unveils guitar-heavy list of musical residents, including St. Vincent, James Taylor and Joe Walsh
By Matt Parker published
The residencies mark a first for the show and will see artists appearing for a full week, with St. Vincent teeing things off from tonight, July 25

James Taylor: “All music is reiteration... We just pick stuff up and use it again. I mean, there are just 12 notes”
By Alan Paul published
The fingerpicking maestro discusses auditioning for George Harrison and Paul McCartney as an unknown 20-year-old – and working with jazz master John Pizzarelli on his latest release

James Taylor: "American Standard is a guitar album - I’ve had some of these arrangements since I started playing"
By Neville Marten published
We get the lowdown on the arrangement, composition and recording of the original singer-songwriter's new covers album American Standard, including a full track breakdown

James Taylor Shows How He Plays “Country Road”
By Acoustic Nation published
Yes, here it is straight from the man himself. He tunes to dropped D and demonstrates his hammer off method for performing this classic.

James Taylor Teaches Us to Play “Carolina in My Mind” — Lesson
By Acoustic Nation published
Here’s James Taylor teaching one of my favorites “Carolina In My Mind.” Taylor capos the third fret and then runs through the fingering of each change.
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