Guardian Music — A study of 1970, filtered through the music of the timeWe live in turbulent times, our distrust of institutions seemingly at a peak. Yet between January 1969 and the spring of 1970, according to the author of Fire and Rain, borrowing figures quoted ... more info

Guardian Music — Founder member of the chart-topping 1970s band AmericaThe songwriting ability and vocal harmonies of the bassist Dan Peek, who has died aged 60, were an integral part of the success of the soft-rock band America. Between 1971 and 1977, the year he qu... more info

Guardian Music — At just 14 she started to write her own songs - stardom soon followed. But so too did a fatal attraction to drugs and drinkIt made painful viewing. Amy Winehouse, the tiny woman with the contralto voice, was mumbling her way through some of her most ... more info

Topix — There are many ways to connect the dots between the acts on this marquee. For example: The Beatles' Apple Records released Taylor's solo debut, Taylor played banjo on Neil Young's "Old Man," and Young's Buffalo Springfield was co-billed with Simon & ... more info

Scotsman.com — James Taylor SECC, Glasgow *** more info

The Telegraph — James Taylor has had a notoriously colouful life, but did you know he had a run in with Mark David Chapman just 24 hours before Chapman assassinated John Lennon? more info

The Telegraph — James Taylor worked with the Beatles, married Carly Simon - and beat heroin addiction. more info

The Telegraph — Watch the official trailer for the new DVD/CD boxset, Troubadours: Carole King - James Taylor - The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter. more info

The Telegraph — "They actually specifically suggested 'You've Got a Friend'," the singer said before his performance on Tuesday night. more info

Guardian Music — Singer-songwriter famed for the 1970s chart hit Lonely BoyBest known for his 1970s solo hits Never Let Her Slip Away and Lonely Boy, Andrew Gold, who has died of a heart attack aged 59, was an accomplished all-round musician, composer and arranger. H... more info