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]

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.

"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.

"You've Got a Friend" being performed by James Taylor (right spotlight) and Carole King (left spotlight) as the last song in the main set during their Troubadour Reunion Tour stop at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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