Fridav. October 15. 1971
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James Taylor Sold Out
By DON MAYBERGER
Sweet Baby James Taylor brings his highly personal and intelligent talent to Alen Field House tonight at 8:30 for SUA's second major concert
The sensitive and often brooding 23-year-old Taylor is known as one of those startling artists who overtakes an audience. Voted on by performers-songwriters in the country by every major music publication, Taylor has been the subject of numerous magazine issues from Rolling Stone to TIME.
The low-key singer and guitarist is the prime example of "the gentling process" that "the gentling process" that leads to the rise of rock's new solo artist.
Taylor, whose first album came out three years ago on the Beatles' label already has had two million-sellers. His latest "Mud-Side Slim." was sold gold before it was released
RESIDES HIS THREE
albums, Taylor has had hit
singles, "Fire and Rain," "Rain"
"Bad" and "You've got a
Girl."
Taylor also starred in the recent movie, "Two-Lane Train." Esquire Esquire Magazine nominated for its movie of the year.
Earlier this year, Taylor completed a 27-city sellout national tour.
James Taylor's often sad ballads, described by Time Magazine as the fusion of the old and new pop-country folk and houses-a reflection of the problems of the middle-class advantages of his
School Plans Discussion Of Grades
A committee composed of five School of Education professors, and five other teachers the possibility of offering another system of grading within the school, according to Dale S. Scannell, Dean of the School of Education.
Scannel said that Thursday that the committee would discuss which students to be graded on a credit-no-credit system. They will approach the question of whether the A.B.C. program is worth for what the school is trying to accomplish. The present student teaching program will also be
The School's current policy is that students cannot elect a credit-no-credit grading system they have entered the school.
The School of Education faculty and the school's student recruitment recommendations that the committee makes. Scannel said he hoped a decision would be made at the end of the fall semester.
Heller to Meet With Council
Francis  Heiler, Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, will attend the regular meeting of the Academic Office and the Academic Officers Monday at Wichita.
Vice-Chancellors of the six state-supported schools constitute the council and make decisions to the school's presidents.
The agenda includes revision of enrollment and the counting of enrollees. The committee will review applications and a discussion of conforming of the schools' calendars. The council will meet with physical facilities Planning Committee, a computer advisory team, and the deans of graduate schools
past. His fans, says Time, are often "troubled, discloaked young Americans" who can associate with the outlines of his personal life.
Taylor came from a musically oriented east coast family. His mother, Mary and his sister, Kate, all have embarked on musical careers of their own.
Raised in affluence, James spent his childhood winters in an 11-room house near Chapel Hill, Martha's Vineyard. And on Martha's Vineyard Island.
Pushed by his parents, who always assuage their children, James entered the Milton Academy, a military school, where he spent many years.
"There's not much to say," he has said. "I had some friends, but I was often sad."
At 17, he grew suicidal and
agged himself into a $36,000-
paid business class. The home provided him
with a place to think and *effect*
on others.
Later, he travelled to New York where he met an old friend and joined a rock band, the band Kiss. He wrote many of his later-to-be-recorded songs, but the New York drug scene was a personal highlight.
LEAVING NEW VORK, the Flying Machine and heroin
behind, he traveled to London where he met the painter, Gatherer, of Peter and John, who was then Apple's chief talent who was then John. He recorded his first album, "The Man," on the record.
with Warner Brother's and recorded his second album, "Sweet Baby James."
A year later, Taylor signed
Taylor, when not on the road,
lives on a 27-acre home on
Martha's Vineyard with his pig,
Mona.
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