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It's easier to make an album, harder to figure out how to get people to notice it.

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
Notice
Albums
Figure
Figures
Harder
Easier
Make
People
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