Channel: James Taylor

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Description: In 2011, James was honored by @Carnegie Hall with a four-part James Taylor "Perspectives" series of concerts which included James curating and hosting the 120th Anniversary Carnegie Hall Gala on April 12, 2011. The gala fundraiser that evening benefited the education programs of Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute. James performs his cowboy lullabye classic, “Sweet Baby James” ("a la Gene Autry") written for his nephew, James, in 1970. The song appeared as the title track on his breakthrough second studio album, Sweet Baby James. Guest artists invited by James to help celebrate the history of Carnegie Hall that night included Vince Bruce, Barbara Cook, @Steve Martin, @Bette Midler, Kevin Pollak, Dianne Reeves, @Sting, Members of Tanglewood Festival Chorus and some other surprises. Click here to see a copy of the original Carnegie Hall concert program, a message from James, lyrics, poster and photos from the 2011 rehearsals and concert: jamestaylor.com/jtch. Click here for all individual song videos from the concert: bit.ly/3w8mhyG. Subscribe here to stay up to date with all new releases on the channel: bit.ly/3jApW2o. LYRICS Sweet Baby James by James Taylor There is a young cowboy lives on the range His horse and his cattle they’re his only companions He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons Just waiting for summer his pastures to change Yes, and as the moon rises he sits by his fire Just thinking about women and glasses of beer And closing his eyes as the dogies retire He sings out a song which is soft but it’s clear Just as if maybe someone could hear He says good night all you moonlight ladies Rockabye sweet baby James Deep greens and blues for the colors I choose Won’t you let me go down in my dreams Oh, and rockabye sweet baby James Now the first of December it was covered with snow Yes, and so was the Turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston Oh, the Berkshires seemed dreamlike On account of that frosting With 10 miles behind me and 10,000 more to go, you know There’s a song that they sing when they take to the highway A song that they sing when they take to the sea A song that they sing of their home in the sky Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep Just that singing seemed to work fine for me So, good night all you moonlight ladies Rockabye my sweet baby James Deep greens and blues for the colors I choose Won’t you let me go down in my dreams Oh, and rockabye my sweet baby James #JamesTaylor #JT #SweetBabyJames #CarnegieHall #NewMoonShine #120thAnniversary NEW ALBUM 🎵 found.ee/JTAmericanStandard NEW EP 🎵 Over The Rainbow: The American Standard EP: found.ee/JTAmericanStandardEP 🌟 FOLLOW JAMES ON SOCIAL 🌟 facebook.com/JamesTaylor instagram.com/jamestaylor_com twitter.com/jamestaylor_com 🌐 VISIT THE WEBSITE 🌐 jamestaylor.com ✉️ JOIN THE MAILING LIST ✉️ jamestaylor.com/mailinglist 🎸 FREE GUITAR LESSONS BY JAMES 🎸 youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4C7B31793C012820