Livingston Taylor
Livingston Taylor picked up the guitar at the age of thirteen and has been performing ever since those early days playing in coffeehouses. Younger brother to James Taylor, his first guitar teacher and mentor, Liv has also secured his own repertoire of hits. In this episode, Liv, also a Berklee professor of music, demonstrates his songwriting process, and teaches us a few things about the art of performance.
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