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471 0 0 0 16 9. James Taylor knows that he is las vegas connection give me your love not the first artist that comes to mind when you think of the glitz and cacophony of Las Vegas. But the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-ensconced singer-songwriter, who has sung odes to geographical locales from the Carolinas to Mexico to Boston, is ready to hit Sin City for a 12-date residency beginning April 17 at the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace, partially on the advice of a friend.

Taylor, 71, who notes that the idea has been germinating for a decade. The Kennedy Center Honoree admits that he was initially skeptical. Back in the day, Vegas definitely had a very specific connotation for us, and it was something in the late ’60s and early ’70s, were distancing ourselves from. But time and image and headliners change. For one thing, it’s now a town of two million people. He is aware that Vegas audiences also have certain expectations. Basically, we’ve worked up a set that’s a retrospective.

It’s an opportunity to really put on our most elaborate and most complete presentation. The idea of staying in one place for an extended period certainly also has its appeal for the performer who has been a road dog, touring with regularity now for nearly 50 years. The current run includes 12 shows throughout April and May, but Taylor doesn’t rule out adding future dates if the show is a hit. We’ll wait and see how it works, but my operating philosophy is that I’ll go wherever my audience is. Taylor will also make his traditional 4th of July stop for a pair of shows at his musical home away from home at Tanglewood in the Berkshires near his actual home. While Taylor has sung of frozen men, walking men, handymen, and rainy day men among others it turns out that he is not a gambling man. In addition to the Vegas residency, Taylor is currently at work on an album of standards with guitarist John Pizzarelli, his first studio release since 2015’s Before This World.