The National Press Club

Taylor, a singer-songwriter and guitarist, is a five-time Grammy Award winner. His first breakthrough hit came in 1970 with "Fire and Rain," and many other million-selling hits followed. He was inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000. He is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Government.

The formal program, which includes a question-and-answer session, begins promptly at 1 p.m. and concludes at 2 p.m. The event will be held in the National Press Club ballroom 13th floor, National Press Building, 529 -14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Tickets cost $19 for Press Club members,$30 for guests of members, and $37 for general admission. To reserve tickets, please e-mail reservations@press.org or call 202-662-7501.

Tickets must be paid for at time of reservation.

To submit a question in advance, put TAYLOR in the subject line of an e-mail to president@press.org before 10 a.m. on the day of the luncheon.

National Press Club Luncheons are webcast live on press.org. Follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #NPCLunch, or on Facebook at (facebook.com/PressClubDC) and Twitter (@PressClubDC). Submit questions for speakers in advance and during the live event by sending them to @QNPCLunch on Twitter.