Carol King

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Carol King is an American singer-songwriter and pianist renowned for her influential 1971 album "Tapestry" and her extensive contributions to pop and soft rock music.

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instanceOf composer
human
pianist
recording artist
singer-songwriter
activeYearsStart 1950s
album Fantasy
Music
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
Rhymes & Reasons
Simple Things
Tapestry
Thoroughbred
Wrap Around Joy
Writer
awardReceived Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Grammy Trustees Award
Kennedy Center Honors
Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
birthName Carol Joan Klein
collaboratedWith Gerry Goffin
James Taylor
Lou Adler
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1942-02-09
familyName Klein
genre Brill Building pop
adult contemporary
pop
soft rock
givenName Carol
instrument piano
vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame
movement Brill Building sound
linked to: Brill Building pop
name Carole King
notableAchievement Tapestry spent over 300 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart
notableWork (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Chains
I Feel the Earth Move
It’s Too Late
Jazzman
Tapestry
The Loco-Motion
Up on the Roof
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Writer
You’ve Got a Friend
occupation composer
musician
pianist
singer-songwriter
placeOfBirth Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
spouse Gerry Goffin
stageName Carole King

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