b'Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour concert at Sofi Stadium, Inglewood, CA, 2023 | flickr.com/people/9309089@N05 | CCBY2.0 | background darkened, image cropped, floppedInside The Taylor Swift PhenomenonBy John FerriesOctober 23, 2 p.m.(Bradford movie theater) Born in Reading, and raised in Wyomissing, PA, Taylor Swift burst on the musicscene at age 12, singing a rousing Country music rendition of the national anthem before an enraptured 76ers basketball audience. Since this debut, the singer-songwriter has become the most successful performer ever in the rarified and competitive universe of pop stardom. Well explore how she has and continues to accomplish this, including why her appeal is so powerful and her message so timeless to a growing legion of adoring Swifties (fans) . your grandchildren likely included. 44'