At 77, Taylor delivered a long set of songs that traveled the frequently revisited roads of his catalog spanning six decades.

James Taylor launched a 2025 summer tour with a concert in Phoenix. The setlist included "Fire and Rain," "You've Got a Friend" and more hit songs.

When he went for heartfelt over humorous, it led to moments as inspired as his introduction to “You’ve Got a Friend,” a Carole King song Taylor took to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100.

A string of gentle sing-a-longs harkened back to the “folk scare of the mid-1960s,” including “You’ve Got a Friend,” augmented by the backing vocalists; “Sweet Baby James,” with some ...

The same held true for his deeply moving renditions of “Sweet Baby James,” “You’ve Got a Friend” and, especially, “Fire and Rain.” Taylor’s vocals grew more robust as the evening ...

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> Abby Mueller Trio - You’ve Got a Friend | The Music of Carole, Joni, and James Starring Abby Mueller, Andrew Mueller, and Sharon Kenny The year: 1971. The place: Los Angeles’ A+M Records.