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Television news is now entertainment, and the stories are being written by the people that have a special interest in them.
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James Taylor
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 12
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
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Boston
Massachusetts
James Vernon Taylor
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