James Taylor

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James Taylor

Personal life: Removed tangential content. Simon's birth info is covered by article Carly Simon.

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[[File:James Taylor and Carly Simon, 1975.jpg|thumb|right|Taylor performing with his first wife and fellow singer [[Carly Simon]] in 1975]]
[[File:James Taylor and Carly Simon, 1975.jpg|thumb|right|Taylor performing with his first wife and fellow singer [[Carly Simon]] in 1975]]
[[File:James Taylor and Kim Smedvig at Met Opera.jpg|thumb|right|Taylor and Smedvig in September 2008]]
[[File:James Taylor and Kim Smedvig at Met Opera.jpg|thumb|right|Taylor and Smedvig in September 2008]]
Taylor married singer-songwriter [[Carly Simon]] on November 3, 1972, in a low-key ceremony at Simon's home in New York. Taylor was 24 and Simon 29.{{efn|Narrowing the five-year age gap between Taylor and herself, Simon long pegged her age to a 1945 birthdate,[https://calendar.songfacts.com/browse/born-this-day/june/25 "Musicians born on June 25"]. Songfacts. "Simon's birthdate is often reported as June 25, 1945, but birth records prove she was born in 1943."{{cite web|url=https://www.kennethinthe212.com/2018/06/at-73-carly-simon-still-knows-what-to-do.html|title=At 73, Carly Simon Still Knows What to Do|date=June 25, 2018|work=kenneth in the (212)|quote=UPDATE: After Carly's two older sisters died in 2022, it became clear that Carly had fibbed about her age a bit. (Wikipedia had her birth year as 1945, making her Debbie Harry's age.) Carly was in fact born in 1943, which means she was actually 75 when this post was written. Although I don't have any proof, my guess is she did it because she was pushing 30 when her debut album came out -- having already been in the music industry for a while as part of the Simon Sisters. Or it could have been to narrow the gap with hubby James Taylor, who was five years her junior. }} but birth records prove she was born in 1943.Ancestry.com. [https://www.ancestry.com/inst/discoveries/PfRecord?collectionId=61457&recordId=4431959 ''New York, New York, Birth Index, 1910-1965''] [database on-line]. "Name: Carly Simon; Birth Date: 25 Jun 1943; Birth Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA; Certificate Number: 21212"}} They divorced in 1983.{{cite web |url=https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/carly-simon-james-taylor-love-story/7926bd56-5513-4c7a-ad67-b4cd7a345d84#:~:text=Their%20wedding%20on%20November%203,in%20Simon's%20New%20York%20apartment |title=Love Stories: Carly Simon made James Taylor an offer he couldn't resist |work=Honey |last=Preston |first=Kahla |date=June 5, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2022}} Their children, [[Sally Taylor (musician)|Sally]] and Ben, are also musicians.{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2013/08/28/ben-and-sally-taylor-pay-tribute-their-mom-and-dad/R5GX19idwl5NbhHbsIiCpO/story.html |title=Ben, Sally Taylor Pay Tribute to Parents by Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein |publisher=Boston Globe |date=August 28, 2013 |accessdate=July 24, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}
Taylor married singer-songwriter [[Carly Simon]] on November 3, 1972, in a low-key ceremony at Simon's home in New York. They divorced in 1983.{{cite web |url=https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/carly-simon-james-taylor-love-story/7926bd56-5513-4c7a-ad67-b4cd7a345d84#:~:text=Their%20wedding%20on%20November%203,in%20Simon's%20New%20York%20apartment |title=Love Stories: Carly Simon made James Taylor an offer he couldn't resist |work=Honey |last=Preston |first=Kahla |date=June 5, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2022}} Their children, [[Sally Taylor (musician)|Sally]] and Ben, are also musicians.{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2013/08/28/ben-and-sally-taylor-pay-tribute-their-mom-and-dad/R5GX19idwl5NbhHbsIiCpO/story.html |title=Ben, Sally Taylor Pay Tribute to Parents by Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein |publisher=Boston Globe |date=August 28, 2013 |accessdate=July 24, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}


Taylor married actress [[Kathryn Walker]] at the [[Cathedral of St. John the Divine]] on December 14, 1985.White, ''Long Ago and Far Away'', p. 288. She helped him fight his heroin addiction, but they divorced in 1996.
Taylor married actress [[Kathryn Walker]] at the [[Cathedral of St. John the Divine]] on December 14, 1985.White, ''Long Ago and Far Away'', p. 288. She helped him fight his heroin addiction, but they divorced in 1996.


In 1995, Taylor began dating Caroline "Kim" Smedvig, the director of public relations and marketing for the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]].White, ''Long Ago and Far Away'', pp. 310–311. They had met when he performed with [[John Williams]] and the [[Boston Pops]] orchestra. They were married at the [[Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston|Emmanuel Episcopal Church]] in [[Boston]] on February 18, 2001. Part of their relationship was worked into the 2002 album ''[[October Road (album)|October Road]]'', specifically on the songs "On the 4th of July" and "Caroline I See You".{{cite magazine | url=https://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/t/taylorjames-october.shtml | title=James Taylor: October Road | author=Glauber, Gary | magazine=[[PopMatters]] | date=August 13, 2002 | access-date=March 17, 2009 | archive-date=August 25, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825154354/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/t/taylorjames-october.shtml | url-status=dead }} Following the birth of their twin sons Rufus and Henry in April 2001,{{cite news | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,621850,00.html | title=James Taylor: Twins! | author=Silverman, Stephen M. | magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] | access-date=December 21, 2013 | archive-date=December 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224093026/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,621850,00.html | url-status=dead }} they settled in [[Lenox, Massachusetts]].{{cite web |url=https://www.hamptonterrace.com/james-taylor-live-berkshires/ |title=Why Does James Taylor Live in the Berkshires? |date=April 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212084241/https://www.hamptonterrace.com/james-taylor-live-berkshires/ |archive-date=February 12, 2018 |access-date=May 5, 2017}} Their son Henry has toured as a backing vocalist with his father as of 2021.{{cite web |last1=Reiher |first1=Andrea |last2=Delaney |first2=Lisa |title=James Taylor, 77, Brings Son Henry Onstage for Emotional Opry Debut |url=https://parade.com/news/james-taylor-son-henry-grand-ole-opry-debut |website=Parade |date=2025-11-13 |access-date=2026-03-21}}
In 1995, Taylor began dating Caroline "Kim" Smedvig, the director of public relations and marketing for the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]].White, ''Long Ago and Far Away'', pp. 310–311. They had met when he performed with [[John Williams]] and the [[Boston Pops]] orchestra. They were married at the [[Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston|Emmanuel Episcopal Church]] in [[Boston]] on February 18, 2001. Part of their relationship was worked into the 2002 album ''[[October Road (album)|October Road]]'', specifically on the songs "On the 4th of July" and "Caroline I See You".{{cite magazine | url=https://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/t/taylorjames-october.shtml | title=James Taylor: October Road | author=Glauber, Gary | magazine=[[PopMatters]] | date=August 13, 2002 | access-date=March 17, 2009 | archive-date=August 25, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825154354/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/t/taylorjames-october.shtml | url-status=dead }} Following the birth of their twin sons Rufus and Henry in April 2001,{{cite news | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,621850,00.html | title=James Taylor: Twins! | author=Silverman, Stephen M. | magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] | access-date=December 21, 2013 | archive-date=December 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224093026/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,621850,00.html | url-status=dead }} they settled in [[Lenox, Massachusetts]].{{cite web |url=https://www.hamptonterrace.com/james-taylor-live-berkshires/ |title=Why Does James Taylor Live in the Berkshires? |date=April 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212084241/https://www.hamptonterrace.com/james-taylor-live-berkshires/ |archive-date=February 12, 2018 |access-date=May 5, 2017}} Their son Henry has toured as a backing vocalist with his father as of 2021.{{cite web |last1=Reiher |first1=Andrea |last2=Delaney |first2=Lisa |title=James Taylor, 77, Brings Son Henry Onstage for Emotional Opry Debut |url=https://parade.com/news/james-taylor-son-henry-grand-ole-opry-debut |website=Parade |date=2025-11-13 |access-date=2026-03-21}}


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
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