Carole King
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carol Klein |
| Born | February 9, 1942 |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Folk rock Pop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Piano Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | Rockingale Ode/Epic/CBS Records Priority/EMI Records |
| Associated acts | James Taylor The City Danny Kortchmar |
| Website | CaroleKing.com |
Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.[1] King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King's album Tapestry topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks, in 1971, and remained on the charts for more than six years.
She did best a performer in the first half of the 1970s, although people liked her as a songwriter before and after. She had her first No. 1 hit as a songwriter in 1961, with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow."
In 2000, Joel Whitburn, who writes for Billboard Magazine, named her the most successful female songwriter of 1955-99, because she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
King made 25 solo albums. The album that people liked best was Tapestry. Her most recent album is Live at the Troubadour, which she made with James Taylor. This album was #4 on the charts in its first week, and has sold over 400,000 copies.[3][4]
She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into (joined) the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her songwriting. In 2009, Carole King was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. Of all the albums made by women ever, Tapestry stayed on the charts for the longest time, and was the best-selling album for the longest time.[5]
[change] References
- ↑ The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
- ↑ http://www.caroleking.com/index.php?p=news&NewsID=31
- ↑ http://www.antimusic.com/news/10/july/20Carole_King_and_James_Taylor_Troubadour_Reunion_Comes_To_An_End.shtml
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4681
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/news/chart-beat-christopher-cross-paul-mccartney-1003933441.story#/news/chart-beat-christopher-cross-paul-mccartney-1003933441.story
[change] Other websites
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- www.caroleking.com
- Carole King at the Internet Movie Database
- Carole King at the Internet Broadway Database
[change] Articles on Carole King
- Rachel Louis Snyder on Carole King, Salon, June 19, 1999
- Franck Scheck on Carole King, Hollywood Reporter, July 15, 2005
