It's become a quadrennial ritual for us to see a lot of Chapel Hill expatriate James Taylor in his former home state during election years. With North Carolina once again shaping up as a key swing state in November's presidential election, that will be the case this year, too. Taylor has been announced as the featured musical guest at President Obama's nomination speech, Sept. 6 at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium -- and one of his opening acts will be rising local country band Delta Rae.
In 2008, you might recall, Taylor played a series of five shows for the Obama campaign in North Carolina, including an exceedingly mellow get-together in downtown Raleigh a couple of weeks before election day.
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JT
Fri, 08/24/2012 - 21:37 — lovebaconGreat North Carolinian, well loved nationwide. You boo-birds don't know anything about music or tradition.
AND..just checked the RNC's
Fri, 08/24/2012 - 13:06 — wjollyAND..just checked the RNC's entertainment....Rodney Adkins..and an acrobat troupe from Busch Gardens..a local American Idol loser...and some locals dressed up as pirates....hoo-boy.....that's more fun than most of you good ol' boys can stand....I see heart-attacks in the offing from all that excitement....
yep..the necks are out
Fri, 08/24/2012 - 12:44 — wjollyyep..the necks are out again....slamming a native son..just like the Dixie Chicks...guess y'all will have Hank , Jr. (drunk) at the RNC....yee-haw!!!...and by the way Mr. Taylor is in the R'n'R Hall of Fame....what have y'all done???....lol!!!!...
taylor
Fri, 08/24/2012 - 12:12 — exblackbirdworstest whiny sounding noises coming from any singer i have ever heard.
better he whine at obama's charlotte gig...............and leave the rest of north carolina in peace and quiet.
Hollywood STARS NOT COMING TO DNC FOR OBAMA
Fri, 08/24/2012 - 12:11 — ViperRetTHIS is the Headline ELSEWHERE. The stars are NOT giving their time, and more importantly, their $$$$$$ to the Re-Election Campaign. George Clooney, Babs, etc. are NOT flocking in their private jets for Obama.
Instead, they are using local and overage and under sellout stars like Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor, several years ago, resulted to four letter words and the F-Bomb in an album and some folks had a burning.
Doesn't surprise me. He will probably be selling CD's in the lobby after the DNC to get enough gas money to drive home....or maybe the DNC will charge his Prius battery for free.
..actually..Mr. Clooney and
Fri, 08/24/2012 - 12:47 — wjolly..actually..Mr. Clooney and the others have been quite active in President Obama's campaign...they may not flock to Charlotte....too many rednecks for their liking, I guess...and the posts here by you good ol' boys...would prove that to be a correct assumption....
It's gonna leave a bad taste
Fri, 08/24/2012 - 11:10 — readeracct2in my mouth every time I have to listen to another James Taylor song. Yuk.
That does it, I'm throwing
Fri, 08/24/2012 - 10:51 — RootBoySlim66That does it, I'm throwing away all those James Taylor LP's.
hmm
Fri, 08/24/2012 - 10:48 — Hockeydad92Slow news day.. or just another reason why nobody remembers sweet baby james?