By Julie Lawrence Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Feb 06, 2009 at 12:44 PM

If you're looking for a good gift to surprise your sweetie with this Valentine's Day, James Taylor tickets go on sale the day before on Friday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m.

He'll be here for an intimate night of music at the Milwaukee Theatre on Saturday, May 9.

Taylor has been churning out the hits for the last 40 years and has earned 40 gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards and five Grammy Awards for a catalog running from 1970's "Sweet Baby James" to his Grammy Award-winning efforts "Hourglass" and "October Road."

His most recent recording, 2008's "Covers," features Taylor's full band and is his own musical interpretation of tunes from the '50s, '60s and '70s.

He now has two 2009 Grammy nominations for Best Male Pop Vocal ("Wichita Lineman") and Best Pop Vocal Album ("Covers").

Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, The Milwaukee Theatre box office, or call 1-800-745-3000.

Julie Lawrence Special to OnMilwaukee.com

OnMilwaukee.com staff writer Julie Lawrence grew up in Wauwatosa and has lived her whole life in the Milwaukee area.

As any “word nerd” can attest, you never know when inspiration will strike, so from a very early age Julie has rarely been seen sans pen and little notebook. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee it seemed only natural that she major in journalism. When OnMilwaukee.com offered her an avenue to combine her writing and the city she knows and loves in late 2004, she knew it was meant to be. Around the office, she answers to a plethora of nicknames, including “Lar,” (short for “Larry,” which is short for “Lawrence”) as well as the mysteriously-sourced “Bill Murray.”