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James Taylor to "Stand & Fight" for Barack Obama in North Carolina

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.16.2008 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Beyond trophies, Grammys, or Taylor Family bragging rights, North Carolina's most prized gift from James might be this legendary artist's influence on the presidential race's outcome.

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40 Years Of Creedence Clearwater Revival

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Levon Helm, Son Volt, Cast Your Fate to the Wind, Twilight Zone--the Flying Burrito Brothers, Garth Hudson, Doug Clifford, Tom Fogerty, Max Weiss, The Byrds, Rick Danko, Fantasy Records, Chris Hillman, John Fogerty, Wilco, Sol Weiss, Anatomy of a Hit, El Cerrito, Uncle Tupelo, Robbie Robertson, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ronnie Hawkins, Twilight Zone, The Golliwogs, The Jayhawks, Vince Guraldi, The Blue Velvets, Richard Manuels, Gram Parsons, The Boys Club, The Band, Stu Cook, Americana, Apple Records, Roots-Rock, "Screamin" Jay Hawkins, The Beatles, The Filmore, Booker T. & the MGs, Halloween, Bob Dylan, Ccr, Supernatural, Country-Rock, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Decades before Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt and The Jayhawks re-introduced and expanded the parameters of roots-rock, there was a scrappy little group, originally hailing from El Cerrito, California.

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A 40th Bite of the Apple

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Jackie Lomax, Doris Troy, Ronnie Spector, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ravi Shankar, Joe Garagiola, Business, Brian Epstein, Billy Preston, Apple Records, The Beatles, John Lennon, Entertainment, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Mary Hopkin, Elephant's Memory, Neil Aspinall, James Taylor, Twiggy, Badfinger, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

With the exception of Motown and Atlantic, there is no other catalog with as high a profile or cultural and historical significance as The Beatles' label, Apple Corps.

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Apple a Day Helps Your Brain Cells To Play

Kerry Trueman | Posted 04.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc, Apple Records, Ibm, Living News
Kerry Trueman

It seems only fair that the fruit that got us evicted from Eden in the first place should help us find our way back.

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Exclusive Preview: James Taylor's CD/DVD Rolls Back the Years

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.07.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Singer-Songwriter, Beatles, Milton Academy, Music, James Taylor, Apple Records, Entertainment News
Jesse Kornbluth

He's stripping away the band, getting down to basics -- the impulse to do a straightforward, confessional piece is the musician's equivalent of writing a memoir.

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