James Taylor Groups With Son Ben Taylor For 2011 US Tour
Would you want to go to a concert with your dad? Â Here’s an even creepier question, would you want to perform a concert with your dad? Â For folk singer Ben Taylor the remedy to that query is certainly.
Ben’s father, legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor, is set to tour the U.S. up coming 12 months and he’s bringing his son along as the opening act.
The father and son tour gets underway Feb. 26 Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Brady Theater. Â The Taylor’s final indicate is set for April two in Toledo, Ohio at the Stranahan Theater.
Originally, Ben was only going to play with his father at only eight reveals. Possibly because of to an onslaught of constructive responses, Ben’s appearances have more than doubled. Â The son will now open for all eighteen dates of the tour which includes.
Ben is son of James Taylor and Carly Simon (no stress there). Â Although he’s attempted to distance himself from his renowned dad and mom, Ben has iden
tified it challenging considering that he seems and seems a great deal like his aged man. Â
Ben’s 1st release, 2003’s Famous Amid the Barns, was with the Ben Taylor Band. Â The group launched an EP in 2004 before Ben realized he wasn’t playing the variety of new music he needed to and moved on. Â
Ben’s initial solo release, An additional Operate About the Sun, dropped in 2005. Â Before teaming up with expensive old dad, Ben toured with Sheryl Crow, Ziggy Marley, and Blues Traveler. Â Ben has a sister, Sally Taylor (an older progeny of James Taylor and Carly Simon) who is also singer.
Whilst out on tour, Ben will be supporting his approaching album, Listening. Â It’s set to drop someday in 2011 and is the comply with-up to his 2008 opus, The Legend of Kung Folks [Aspect 1 (The Killing Bite)].
Father Taylor is even now supporting his Grammy nominated studio album, Addresses (2008), as nicely as his live album, Reside at the Trouba
dour with Carole King (2010). Â Taylor and King toured this previous summertime in an outing dubbed “Troubadour Reunion Tour With Carole King.” Â The tour celebrated the 40th anniversary of the couple’s very first performance jointly at The Troubadour in West Hollywood.
The elder Taylor has some massive dates planned for subsequent yr sans offspring.  In April and May possibly of 2011, James Taylor will be in New York Metropolis to execute four displays at Carnegie Hall. Â
This coming summer season, followers can catch James Taylor at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts. Â Sweet Baby James is scheduled to get the stage on June 30, July 1, July 3, and July four.
James Taylor & Ben Taylor’s Tour Routine
>>February 26 – Tulsa, Okay @ Brady Theater
>>February 27 – Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre
>>March 1 – Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater
>>March 2 – Des Moines, IA @ Civic Theatre
>>March four – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
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arch 5 – South Bend, IN @ Morris Carrying out Arts Middle
>>March eight – Grand Rapids, MI @ DeVos Functionality HallÂ
>>March 9 – East Lansing, MI @ Wharton Middle for Performing ArtsÂ
>>March 11 – Davenport, IA @ RiverCenter/Adler Theatre
>>March 12 – Cincinnati, OH @ Procter & Gamble Hall
>>March 22 – Jacksonville, FL @ Occasions-Union Center for Doing ArtsÂ
>>March 23 – Columbia, SC @ Koger Center for the ArtsÂ
>>March 25 – Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace TheatreÂ
>>March 26 -Raleigh, NC @ Memorial AuditoriumÂ
>>March 29 – Norfolk, VA @ Chrysler HallÂ
>>March 30 – Richmond, VA @ Landmark TheaterÂ
>>April one – Hershey, PA @ Hershey TheatreÂ
>>April two – Toledo, OH @ Stranahan Theater