Carole King is American singer-songwriter and musician.

Carole King

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American singer-songwriter and musician

Born:February 9, 1942

Age:84

Zodiac Sign:Aquarius

Born in:Manhattan, United States

Languages:English

Actor Pianist Bandleader Composer Singer Television Actor Musician Film Actor Songwriter Liedermacher Singer-songwriter Voice Actor Recording Artist

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Murphy's RomanceAmerican MastersRusskiesHider in the House

Books

A Natural Woman

Songs & Albums

You've Got a FriendTapestryIt's Too LateThe Care Bears MovieGoin' Back

Awards

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2021)Kennedy Center Honors (2015)MusiCares Person of the Year (2014)Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)Gershwin Prize (2013)

Carole King

American singer-songwriter and musician

Biography

Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 during the latter half of the 20th century and 61 songs that reached the UK charts, establishing her as the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts from 1962 to 2005. In the 1960s, King and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, composed over two dozen hit songs for various artists, many of which remain standards. She transitioned to a solo performing career in the 1970s, following her debut album Writer (1970) with the critically acclaimed Tapestry (1971), which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks and stayed on the charts for over six years. King has released 25 solo albums, with Tapestry being her most successful, and has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Her honors include four Grammy Awards, inductions into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a performer and songwriter), the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (as its first female recipient), and the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors.

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Quotes

“I'm a songwriter first, have always been, and probably always will be. Making the demo is a natural product of writing a song; after that, I'm happy to hear other people do it in other ways.”

— As quoted in "Will you still love me tomorrow?" by Rachel Louis Snyder in Salon (19 June 1999)

“The song is the center; the song is the key. If you don't have a good song you don't have anything by my value.”

— As quoted in "The King is Still Alive" in The Birmingham Post [England] (6 November 2001)

“Tonight you're mine completely, You give your love so sweetly Tonight the light of love is in your eyes, But will you love me tomorrow?”

— Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1960), Co-written with Gerry Goffin, first recorded by The Shirelles, later by Carole King

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Photos

Carole King at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets 2015 Kennedy Center Honors recipient singer-songwriter Carole King at the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2015. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry poses for a photo with the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors recipients, singer-songwriter Carole King, filmmaker George Lucas, actress and singer Rita Moreno, conductor Seiji Ozawa, and actress and Broadway star Cicely Tyson, as well as Mrs. Teresa Heinz Kerry, and Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2015. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

Advertisement for Little Eva's single, "The Loco-Motion". 21 July 1962.

Carole King featured on the cover of Cash Box magazine, 15 May 1971.

"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" being performed by Carole King (far left on stage) as the final song of the first set during one of her Troubadour Reunion Tour shows with James Taylor. Madison Square Garden, New York.

Arnold McCuller (center rear, and video screens) sings his well-known coda part as "Shower the People" is performed on the James Taylor and Carole King Troubadour Reunion Tour show at Madison Square Garden in New York. Taylor is center right with an acoustic guitar and King has joined the other backup singers in the middle position on the right.

"Sweet Baby James" being performed by James Taylor, with Carol King on piano part of the band as on the original recording, during their Troubadour Reunion Show at Madison Square Garden in New York.

"Up on the Roof" being performed by James Taylor (right center, playing acoustic guitar) and Carole King (left center, playing piano) as the first encore during a show on their Troubadour Reunion Tour at Madison Square Garden in New York.

"You Can Close Your Eyes" being performed by James Taylor and Carole King, without any backing band, as the final encore during a Troubadour Reunion Tour show at Madison Square Garden in New York.