James Taylor, Jr.

James Taylor, Jr. Singer/Songwriter in SE MI. Serving MI, OH & more. Linktr.ee/jtjrmusic
jamestaylorjrmusic.com From the moment he began to talk he began sing. Stay tuned!

James Taylor, Jr., was born in a suburb of Detroit, where music was in his city and in his soul. His stage career began at 4 years old, and he wrote his first poem at the age of 6. It was simple beginning, but it was a start. By age 12, poems turned into lyrics and melodies. When he was 15, Cynthia Springborn recorded "U Think" ("You Think") on her first demo, a song he wrote at age 14. By the tim

e he was 16, James was performing his own songs with MIDI compositions and accompaniments he composed himself. James has sung in theater groups, choirs, performed in musicals, and took voice and piano at Eastern Michigan University. He has sung in English, Latin, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, French, German, and Korean. James has two singles (“Just Stay Home”, “When She’s Gone”), an EP (“Love Can Save Us”), and two singles with his duo, Remington Taylor (“Welcome To America”, “For Both of Us (Live)”. He began working with Kylee Remington and Remington Taylor was formed in the summer of 2016. Jason Lamb was also added to the group and provides phenomenal guitar skills. James started work in 2020 on the concept album, “PRIDE”. It’s his contribution to telling the story of LGBTQ history and culture. However, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused the recording studios to close. While at home, James began work on an EP, “hi / jt”, with plans to release it in summer 2020. Remington Taylor has plans to record two EPs, “For Both of Us” and “Sing Me A Song” with the former being a collection of more melancholy songs and the latter having a more uplifting and joyful vibe. James plans to return to work on “PRIDE”, with a hopeful release date of Spring 2021. He has many other projects ahead in planning, including “Untold Stories”, “Unnamed Untold Stories Sequel”, and “Have A Gay Holiday”.

07/07/2026

Finally saw after 26 years! Only had to fly to Rome from Michigan to do it.

07/07/2026

One of the most covered songs in history - "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" - was reportedly written by a gay man staring at his lover in bed. He took that secret to his grave.

Bob Crewe was the creative force behind virtually every Four Seasons hit - "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like a Man," "Rag Doll," "Lady Marmalade" - and one of the most successful songwriter-producers in pop history. He was also gay, at a time when that could end a career overnight.

So he hid it behind what his own brother described as "extreme machismo," loving in secret while writing songs that became the soundtrack to millions of other people's love stories.

The story behind "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" - that Crewe wrote the lyrics gazing at his boyfriend one morning - circulated quietly in gay circles for years before Jersey Boys finally brought his story into the open.

BMI later named it one of the Top 10 songs of the entire 20th century, with 6 million radio airplays. It has been recorded by everyone from Lauryn Hill to the Supremes. And the man who wrote it could never explain what actually inspired it.

When Jersey Boys became a Broadway phenomenon, Crewe used his royalties to fund a foundation supporting gay rights and people with AIDS. He died in 2014. His brother has said that if Bob had been born a generation later, those decades of hiding - and the self-loathing that came with them - might never have happened.

06/02/2026

Love will bring us back together 🩷 Happy Month to our incredible LGBTQIA+ community! 🌈

06/01/2026

Do you support q***r people???

OR

Do you support fascists???

Those are your only options.

05/30/2026
03/07/2026

I know I've been relatively quiet, but would anyone listen to old demos? I have tracks from my old EP "Do You Understand" as well as the album I did with my sister, "Unknown." Anyone interested in hearing old stuff? If so, I also might buy a cassette player to convert some old cassettes as well.

11/29/2025

“Hate To Say” (aka “Your Boyfriend’s Gay”) is one of my favorite songs to play to a captive audience. This was a small crowd a few years ago at the Saugatuck festival brunch.

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