Gerry Goffin and Carole King

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musical partnership songwriting duo

Gerry Goffin and Carole King were a prolific American songwriting duo, best known for crafting numerous 1960s pop hits that became standards for artists across the era.

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Gerry Goffin and Carole King (as babysitter before music career) 1
Gerry Goffin–Carole King songwriting partnership 1

Statements (42)

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instanceOf musical partnership ⓘ
songwriting duo ⓘ
activePeriod 1960s ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ
basedIn New York City ⓘ
collaborationEnded early 1970s ⓘ
collaborationType lyricist–composer team ⓘ
composer Carole King NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era pre-Beatles American pop ⓘ
genre Brill Building pop NERFINISHED ⓘ
pop ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
influenced 1960s pop music ⓘ
Brill Building sound NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
lyricist Gerry Goffin NERFINISHED ⓘ
member Carole King NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gerry Goffin NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor crafting 1960s pop standards ⓘ
notableSongCharacteristic strong melodic hooks ⓘ
teen-oriented lyrics ⓘ
notableWork Chains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Go Away Little Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ
One Fine Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pleasant Valley Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ
Take Good Care of My Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Loco-Motion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Up on the Roof NERFINISHED ⓘ
Will You Love Me Tomorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation songwriters ⓘ
spouses true ⓘ
startOfCollaboration around 1959 ⓘ
subjectOf music history books on Brill Building era ⓘ
workLocation Brill Building NERFINISHED ⓘ
wroteForArtist Bobby Vee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Little Eva NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Chiffons NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Drifters NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Monkees NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Shirelles NERFINISHED ⓘ
wroteHitSingles multiple US Top 10 hits ⓘ

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Goin’ Back (Dusty Springfield recording) → originalSongwriters → Gerry Goffin and Carole King ⓘ
Oh No Not My Baby → associatedWith → Gerry Goffin and Carole King ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gerry Goffin–Carole King songwriting partnership
Little Eva → employer → Gerry Goffin and Carole King ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gerry Goffin and Carole King (as babysitter before music career)