King, Carole

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Dates:
Birth 1942-02-09
Americans
English, English,

Biographical notes:

Carole King (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. The most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US. King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years.

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Subjects:

  • Popular music

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Places:

  • NY, US

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