I was having trouble locating the Karen O'Brien 'Shadows and Light' at Helter Skelter (or anywhere, actually). I exchanged an email with the folks there and asked for help. They admitted the book had 'dropped off' the website somehow, but they said they'd get it back online soon.
This is bio-heaven-time. I am in the middle of Tim White's 'James Taylor' bio, and I think it's excellent. Rather a lot about ancient ancestors in Scotland (Guess what? some ancestors were tailors!) but White apparently feels it sheds light on some of James' choices and predilections (as for the sea and boats). There are only about 7 Joni references and none of them are particularly revealing. It's almost as if White and James intentionally don't much go there. Lots about early bands and Kortchmar and Carole (Klein) King and the Abby Road times. White is excellent when it comes to framing the album contents and deconstructing the songs themselves. The book by the way is subtitled 'Long Ago and Far Away'. ChuckE
