Jim Taylor

From 1976 to 1985, he led the Nashville-based Taylor & Stone Band, a six-piece country-rock outfit that toured tirelessly throughout the United States and Europe, releasing 11 singles and two albums of original songs. Since moving to Asheville in 1988, Jim has performed solo, with The Forest Hill Band, with his bluegrass group, The Shady Oak Ramblers, the Americana/Folk band, Simple Folk, and with Tuxedo Junction. Jim has released four critically acclaimed solo CD’s: Time Flies (1995), The Health Adventure (1998), Tell Me A Story (1999), and Momentum: Songs About Science (2006). Jim also sang lead and was a featured songwriter on the Forest Hill Band’s 1999 CD, “Step On It.” Jim’s song “Rolling Away” was just released by The Chapmans, a nationally touring bluegrass band from Missouri.