Carole King
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Carole King is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in 1942 who became one of the most influential figures in popular music. She is significant for her songwriting and musical contributions that shaped modern music across multiple decades.
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- Bookbinding with Coptic Stitching
- Montgomery
- Tender Tomorrow
- Natural Woman, a
- Beautiful - the Carole King Musical Songbook
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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.
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