James Taylor
by Kimberly Potts (see more from this contributor)
Tour kickoff: June 17 at the Meadows Amphitheater in Hartford, Connecticut
Dates include: June 22 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; July 4-5 at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts; July 10 at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; August 15-16 at the Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta; August 22 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles
Tix: Top tickets are $69.50; on sale at Ticketmaster
Check out: JamesTaylor.com
Tourmates: None
The buzz: This man has two volumes of greatest hits... in other words, you're not gonna hear a clunker in this feel-good fest. The crooning icon has a talented band and an amazing group of powerhouse backup vocalists accompanying him, but the best moments of any James Taylor concert are the unplugged tunes when it's just him and his acoustic guitar. You say you've already seen him on tour? It's so worth a repeat performance.
The hits: "Handy Man," "Your Smiling Face," "You've Got a Friend" and "Shower the People"
NEXT : John Mellencamp and John Fogerty 
