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I'm thinking it was around 1970 when I first saw James Taylor live at the Music Hall in Fair Park. He had two opening acts on the bill with him. The first was a band called Jo Mama. He did something that was unprecedented back then and is still rare today. Following a brief intermission, he took the stage himself to introduce his second opening act.
"Here's a woman you've never heard of," he told the audience, "but you have heard the songs she has written: Will You Love Me Tomorrow, (You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman and Loco-Motion, among others. Please welcome Carole King."
This, of course, was a number of months before the release of Ms. King's monumental Tapestry album.
Following Ms. King's 40-minute set and another brief intermission, Taylor came on stage, sat on a stool with his acoustic guitar and sang three of his more familiar tunes. Then a piano was wheeled on stage and Ms. King joined him for a couple of tunes. Then, one by one, the members of Jo Mama joined the ensemble so by the set's sixth or seventh number Taylor was playing with a full band behind him.
As you can tell, it was one of my more memorable concert experiences.
That was why I was excited today to learn that Taylor and Ms. King are reuniting for another tour. Then I saw the tour's itinerary and the closest they will come to Dallas is a May 21 show in Kansas City's Sprint Center.
Oh, well, it probably wouldn't live up to the memories I have of the first one, if. for no other reason, than the sense of discovery would be missing.
"Here's a woman you've never heard of," he told the audience, "but you have heard the songs she has written: Will You Love Me Tomorrow, (You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman and Loco-Motion, among others. Please welcome Carole King."
This, of course, was a number of months before the release of Ms. King's monumental Tapestry album.
Following Ms. King's 40-minute set and another brief intermission, Taylor came on stage, sat on a stool with his acoustic guitar and sang three of his more familiar tunes. Then a piano was wheeled on stage and Ms. King joined him for a couple of tunes. Then, one by one, the members of Jo Mama joined the ensemble so by the set's sixth or seventh number Taylor was playing with a full band behind him.
As you can tell, it was one of my more memorable concert experiences.
That was why I was excited today to learn that Taylor and Ms. King are reuniting for another tour. Then I saw the tour's itinerary and the closest they will come to Dallas is a May 21 show in Kansas City's Sprint Center.
Oh, well, it probably wouldn't live up to the memories I have of the first one, if. for no other reason, than the sense of discovery would be missing.
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