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Whenever I see your smiling face, I have to smile myself, because I love you, yes I do.

James Taylor

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James Taylor
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 12
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
James Vernon Taylor
Whenever
Smile
Face
Happiness
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Love
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