James Taylor, humm, not fond of him, don't even really care for anything he does/did. It's just a personal preference & a matter of personal taste to me not a complaint about him.
As for the singer/songwritter issue/complaint (oh no, here we go again, please hit me now) for me that's another matter of personal taste. I believe that there are far more less than good or great s/s's out there but I'm not going there this time, Goodnight, Barry