James Vernon Taylor was born on 12 March 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts USA, of Scottish descent (father), and is a truly legendary singer, guitarist and songwriter. He first gained recognition in 1970, following the release of his single ‘Fire and Rain’, and since then James Taylor has won the Grammy Award six times which has also added much to James’ net worth. In addition to this, he has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Hit Parade Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The above facts facts go a long way to explain why James Taylor net worth is currently leaping over $60 million, especially considering that his career has now spanned almost 50 years.
James Taylor Net Worth $60 Million
James Taylor’s father Isaac was a physician, but his mother Gertrude was a singer. and no doubt encouraged James; he began the accumulation of his net worth by forming a band ‘The Flying Machine’ together with the drummer Joel O’Brien and the bass player Zachary Wiesner. The band performed the songs written by James himself. Unfortunately he became addicted to heroin, and the band split up. His father took responsibility into his hands and James recovered in rehab.
In 1976 Taylor decided to pursue a solo career, and as Peter Asher and Paul McCartney liked his demo records, he began working under the label of Apple Records. At the time his first self-titled studio album was released he was again recovering from addiction to heroin and methedrin, and he decided to stay in the USA and work with Asher as his manager under the label of Warner Bros. His second studio album ‘Sweet Baby James’ brought James fame and significantly increased his net worth. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award and was certified three times Platinum. As he showed his talents to audiences, he continued his great job with the following album ‘Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon’, which received certification being two times Platinum. The song ‘You’ve Got a Friend’ from this album brought Taylor and Carole King a Grammy Award as the Song of the Year. His net worth was growing steadily.
Taylor continued to work at this pace, and released a number of studio albums, including ‘One Man Dog’ in 1972, ‘Walking Man’ in 1974, ‘Gorilla’ in 1975, ‘In The Pocket’ in 1976, ‘JT’ in 1977, ‘Flag’ in 1979, ‘Dad Loves His Work’ in 1981, ‘That’s Why I’m Here’ in 1985, ‘Never Die Young’ in 1988, ‘The Moon Shine’ in 1991, ‘Hourglass’ in 1997, ‘October Road’ in 2002 and ‘Covers’ in 2008. In addition to his sixteen studio albums James Taylor net worth was also increased by his four live, six compilation, a tribute, an extended play, seven video albums and forty singles. Curiously, James has only recently scored a #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, but his net worth is still very healthy even allowing for that gap in his repertoire.
James Taylor’s net worth rose after each Grammy Award. He has won three Grammy Awards for the Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, one for the Best Album, one the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and the last one for a Person of the Year. Moreover, Taylor’s net worth was increased after a long list of other significant awards including George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement, the Montréal Jazz Spirit Award and other.
In his personal life, James Taylor was married to singer Carly Simon(1972-83) with whom he has two children. He has also been married to actress Kathryn Walker(1985-05), and has been married to Carole Smedvig since 2001.
