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This article is from the James Taylor FAQ, by Joel Risberg (jrisberg@shore.net) with numerous contributions by others.

5.1 Saturday Night Live (NBC network - U.S.) (James Taylor)

Mid-October, 1976 - Sang "Shower the People" and "Sweet Baby James."
Host: Lily Tomlin

1979 - Sang "Johnnie Comes Back" and "Up On the Roof"
Also played small role in a skit as a ship's crewmember.
Host: Eric Idle

100th episode special (1980?) - Sang with Paul Simon on "Sunny Skies,"
"Take Me To the Mardi Gras" (a Simon song), and "Cathy's Clown" (made
popular by the Everly Brothers).

January 23, 1988 - Sang "Never Die Young," "Sweet Potato Pie," and "That
Lonesome Road." Host: Robin Williams

December 14, 1991 - Sang "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' Bout That," "Shed a
Little Light," and "Sweet Baby James." Host: Steve Martin

November 13, 1993 - Sang "Memphis" (written by Chuck Berry, 1959), "Slap
Leather, and "Secret 'O Life."
Also played himself in a skit satirizing a Frank Sinatra duet
compilation that had recently been released.
Host: Rosie O'Donnell

 

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