Carole King

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


Statements (71)
Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
human
pianist
recording artist
singer-songwriter
activeYearsStart 1958
awardReceived Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
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
basedIn Idaho, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States
birthName Carol Joan Klein
collaboratedWith Gerry Goffin
James Taylor
Lou Adler
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1942-02-09
genre adult contemporary
blue-eyed soul
pop
rock
singer-songwriter
soft rock
inductedAs non_performer_songwriter
performer
influenced 1970s pop music
female singer-songwriters
instrument piano
vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame
movement Brill Building sound
name Carole King
notableSongWritten (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
I Feel the Earth Move
It’s Too Late
One Fine Day
So Far Away
The Loco-Motion
Up on the Roof
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
You’ve Got a Friend
notableWork A Natural Woman: A Memoir
Fantasy
Music
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
Rhymes & Reasons
Simple Things
Tapestry
The Living Room Tour
Thoroughbred
Wrap Around Joy
Writer
occupation composer
pianist
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Capitol Records
Columbia Records
Ode Records
Rockingale Records
spouse Charles Larkey
Gerry Goffin
Rick Evers
Rick Sorenson

Referenced by (52)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fantasy
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
Rhymes & Reasons
Simple Things
Tapestry
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
Welcome Home
Wrap Around Joy
artist
Fantasy
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
Rhymes & Reasons
Simple Things
Tapestry
Thoroughbred
Wrap Around Joy
performer
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
Wrap Around Joy
composer
Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin ("Carole King (married 1959; divorced 1969)")
Rick Evers
spouse
Fantasy
Wrap Around Joy
lyricist
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King ("Carole King discography")
Rhymes & Reasons ("Carole King discography")
partOf
Fantasy
Simple Things
primarySongwriter
Simple Things
Wrap Around Joy
producer
James Taylor
associatedAct
Simple Things ("Carole King discography")
chronology
Gerry Goffin
collaboratedWith
Simple Things
coverArtDesigner
A&M Records
hasArtist
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
hasAwardedTo
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
hasKeyContributor
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
hasLivePerformanceBy
King
hasNotableBearer
I Feel the Earth Move ("Carole King and James Taylor (live performances)")
hasNotableCoverVersionBy
Will You Love Me Tomorrow ("Carole King album Tapestry")
includedIn
I Feel the Earth Move ("Carole King discography")
isPartOf
Tapestry
lyricsBy
Wrap Around Joy
mainPerformer
Tapestry
musicBy
Carole King
name
Gerry Goffin
notablePartner
Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
notableRecipient
Tapestry
notableWorkOf
Rick Evers
partnerInWorkWith
Carolyn Dennis
workedWith
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
writer

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