James Taylor - 1970-02-07 - Syracuse, NY (SBD)

James Taylor
1970-02-07
The Jabberwocky
Syracuse, NY
Soundboard Recording
192 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Intro
02. Country Road
03. Steamroller Blues
04. Pretty Boy Floyd
05. Sunny Skies
06. Sunshine, Sunshine
07. Sweet Baby James
08. Duncan & Brady
09. Carolina In My Mind
10. Dixie
11. Blossom intro
12. Blossom
13. Something's Wrong
14. Anywhere Like Heaven intro
15. Anywhere Like Heaven (most of song cut)

2nd Set:
01. Brighten Your Night With My Day
02. Hushabye
03. Coca Cola Ray Charles
04. Knockin' Round The Zoo
05. Snuff Commercial
06. Circle Round The Sun
07. Rainy Day Man
08. Something In The Way She Moves
09. Satisfied Mind
10. Yesterday
11. Hallelujah I Love You So
12. Carolina In My Mind
13. Diamonds In The Rough
14. Sweet Baby James

James Taylor - 1970-02-07 - Syracuse, NY (SBD)

Here’s another post in keeping with our folk/country music theme this month. In late summer 1969, James Taylor broke his hands and feet in a motorcycle accident on Martha's Vineyard. The injuries, however, did not stop him from writing songs. In fact, the tunes he penned that fall would comprise his breakthrough album, the landmark disc entitled Sweet Bay James. Released in February 1970, Sweet Baby James would rise to #3 on the Billboard charts. So would the single from the disc, Fire and Rain, a song about Taylor's experience in psychiatric institutions and the suicide of his friend, Suzanne Schnerr. Sweet Baby James received a Grammy nomination for Album of The Year, and has been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time, clocking in at #103 on that list. This soundboard recording captures James Taylor in concert in Syracuse on February 7, 1970, 42 years ago today, just about the time when Sweet Baby James was released. The intimate setting for this show, the unique song choice and historical significance of the timing of this concert, makes this one a must have for your collection.