Woimba wa ku America James Taylor, yemwe dzina lake linalembedwa kosatha mu Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, anali wotchuka kwambiri kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1970 m'zaka zapitazi. Mmodzi mwa abwenzi apamtima a wojambulayo ndi Mark Knopfler, wolemba wanzeru komanso wojambula nyimbo zake, imodzi mwa nthano za anthu.
Nyimbo zake zimaphatikiza zokopa, mphamvu ndi nyimbo yosasinthika, "kuphimba" omvera ndi funde lachilungamo lokhudza mtima lomwe limakhudza kuya kwa moyo.
Ubwana ndi unyamata wa James Taylor
James Taylor anabadwa pa Marichi 12, 1948 kwa katswiri wanyimbo Gertrude Woodart ndi dokotala Isaac Taylor. Luso la mayiyo linaperekedwa kwa mnyamatayo. Kuyambira masiku oyambirira a moyo wake, anayamba kusonyeza chidwi ndi nyimbo. Violin inali chida choyamba chosankhidwa popanga nyimbo. Komabe, posakhalitsa zokonda zinasintha, ndipo pofika 1960 James anali atadziwa gitala.
Mu 1963, woimba analowa Milton Academy, kumene anaphunzira intricacies zilandiridwenso kwa zaka 16. Pa maphunziro ake anatha kupanga ubwenzi ndi Danny Korchmar, amene ndi wosewera gitala kwambiri. Ndipo posakhalitsa abwenzi adapanga duet, akuimba nyimbo mumayendedwe otchuka a anthu ndi blues.
Ali ndi zaka 16, James adamaliza maphunziro ake ndikupanga gulu lina, pomwe mchimwene wake Alex adakhala mnzake. Gululi lidadzitcha kuti The Corsayers ndipo lidasewera m'mabala ang'onoang'ono am'deralo ndi malo odyera. Wojambulayo adakonda moyo wapaulendo wotero.
Komabe, mu 1965, woimbayo anayenera kupita ku koleji ndi mayesero aakulu a moyo, omwe anathera ndi chithandizo cha kuvutika maganizo m'chipatala cha amisala.
Chiyambi cha ntchito ya James Taylor
Atamaliza maphunziro ake, James anabwerera ku New York. Kumeneko, ndi Danny Korchmar, adalenga gulu latsopano la kulenga, Flying Machine, yomwe nyimbo yake inachokera ku nyimbo za Taylor.
Kumayambiriro kwa 1966, gululo linapeza "gawo" loyamba la kutchuka, likuchita m'modzi mwa mabungwe otchuka a Greenwich Village. Nyimbo zingapo zotulutsidwa sizinachite bwino, ndipo posakhalitsa James adasiya gululo. Monga momwe anakumbukira pambuyo pake, panali mankhwala ambiri panthawiyo.
Nthawi yotsatira ya kukonzanso ndi chithandizo cha mankhwala osokoneza bongo inakakamiza woimbayo kuti aganizirenso zofunikira zake. Popita ku London, adapeza Apple Records, pomwe adatulutsa chimbale chake choyamba chokha, modzichepetsa James Taylor.
Ntchitoyi sinalandire ndemanga zabwino, ndipo kupambana kwamalonda sikunapezekenso. Akadali ndi vuto lokonda chizolowezi choledzera, woimbayo adapita ku America kukapitiliza chithandizo chake.
Mu 1969, woimba anayamba kuchita pa siteji yaikulu. Kwa nthawi yoyamba, adazindikira kuti omvera ankadziwa bwino nyimbo zake, ndipo ngakhale okonzeka kupirira nyengo yoipa kuti akumane ndi fano lake pa siteji.
Umboni wa izi ndi ntchito ya woimba ku Newport, kumene maonekedwe ake anamaliza pulogalamu ya konsati. M’chaka chomwecho, James anagonekedwa m’chipatala chifukwa cha ngozi ya njinga yamoto. Koma sanasiye kulemba nyimbo zatsopano.
zoyembekezeredwa kwa nthawi yayitali kutchuka kwa James Taylor
Mu 1970, chimbale chachiwiri cha situdiyo cha Sweet Baby James chinatulutsidwa, chojambulidwa pa Warner Bros. zolemba. Ntchito yatsopanoyi "inaphulika" mwachangu pazithunzi zitatu zapamwamba za Billboard ndikugulitsa makope oposa miliyoni imodzi ndi theka. Kupambana koteroko kunakulitsa chidwi cha anthu onse pantchito ya woimbayo. Ndipo mbiri yoyamba inayambanso kukhala yopambana.
Mu chaka chomwecho woimba anaitanidwa kuchita mafilimu. Chotsatira cha kuyesera chinali gawo mufilimu ya Two-Lane Blacktop. Otsutsa adalandira filimuyi mozizira kwambiri, ndipo James adaganiza kuti asadzifalitse pa ntchito zambiri, makamaka pa nyimbo. Ndipo ntchito yotsatira, yomwe inawonekera mu 1971, inatsimikizira kulondola kwa njira yosankhidwa.
Zolemba zingapo zochokera ku Mud Slide Slim ndi Blue Horizon zidakhala pamwamba pa ma chart nthawi imodzi ndikulandila "golide". Chifukwa cha nyimbo yapadziko lonse lapansi yomwe muli nayo Bwenzi, wojambulayo adalandira Mphotho yoyenerera ya Grammy. Posankha kuti asasiye pamenepo, woimbayo anayamba kujambula chimbale chotsatira.
Mu 1972, zochitika ziwiri zazikulu zinachitika nthawi imodzi. Album ya One Man Dog inatulutsidwa, yomwe nthawi yomweyo inakhala golide, ndipo panali zambiri zokhudza ukwati wa James Taylor ndi woimba wotchuka Carly Simon. Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, banja losangalala lakhala likujambula nyimbo zomwe zinaphatikizidwa muzochita zawo zokha.
Zatsopano zatsopano ndi maulendo a woyimba
Moyo woyendayenda wa woimbayo unasokonezedwa ndi kujambula nyimbo zatsopano. Walking Man adatuluka mu 1974 ndipo Gorilla adatuluka mu 1975. Onse Albums yomweyo anakhala "golide", nyimbo anali kasinthasintha pa wailesi. Pambuyo pa kutulutsidwa kwa album yachisanu ndi chiwiri Mu Pocket, wolembayo anasiya kugwira ntchito ndi chizindikiro cha Warner Bros. Amalemba ndikusunthira pansi pa phiko la Columbia Records.
Chifukwa cha nyimbo ya Handy Man kuchokera ku album ya JT, wojambulayo adalandira mphoto yachiwiri ya Grammy. Kenako mu 1979 adalembanso ntchito ina ya studio, Flag. Kenako anayamba kuyendera. Chimbale chatsopano, Abambo Amakonda Ntchito Yake, chinatulutsidwa mu 1981. Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, woimbayo nthawi zambiri ankaganiza zothetsa ntchito yake. Osalimba mtima kusiya siteji, adalemba nyimbo ya Never Die Young, yomwe idatulutsidwa mu 1988.
Ndi mafupipafupi ang'onoang'ono otulutsidwa monga: New Moon Shine (1991), Hourglass (1997), October Road (2002), Covers (2008) ndi Before This World (2015). Ntchito yomaliza ikhoza kutchedwa yopambana kwambiri pa ntchito yonse ya woimba. Ndipotu, ndi iye amene adatha kufika pa malo 1 mu Billboard 200.
Moyo waumwini wa James Taylor
Pambuyo pa maukwati awiri osapambana kwambiri, omwe woimbayo adasiya ana awiri, adapeza chisangalalo cha banja ndi Karoline Smadwing ndipo akulera mapasa obadwa ndi mayi wina. Banjali limakhala ku Massachusetts, mumzinda wa Lenox. Safuna kulankhula za moyo wake.
