I like a lot of what James Taylor has written and I have enjoyed his concerts as well. Is he my favorite ? No. I think he is at best vocally adequate and tends toward non dimensional in his singing. But so was Phil Ochs, Leonard Cohen, Malvina Reynolds, Shel Silverstein.... If ability to sing was all that mattered there would be a lot more folks out there recording.

James Taylor is a very good guitar player. His simple style is very deceptive and much more complicated than it sounds at first hear. I 'd not pass the chance to play as well as he.

Don