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Hear 10 songs you likely didn't know were written by Carole King, the most successful woman songwriter of the 20th century.

Carole King at the Hotel Chelsea, New York City, 1971.

Dear Carole King, Your music has meant so much to me in my life. It helped me survive my wacky pre-teen years. Each time I played your “Tapestry” album & heard your distinctive voice, I calmed down…just a bit. I played that LP on my stereo so much, I almost wore it out. I would stare at your album cover & wish I had curly hair like yours. You seemed to be one of those cool, hip people I always tried to be like...even though I was only 11! In high school, I was at a friend’s house and we were…

Born 1942 in Manhattan, New York, American singer-songwriter Carole King has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwrite...

Odetta (b. December 31, 1930) is a singer and guitarist whose repertoire consists largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. She was an important figure in the revival of American folk music in the 1950s and '60s, and a formative influence on artists such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Janis Joplin. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, grew up in Los Angeles, California, and studied music at Los Angeles City College. Having operatic training from the age of 13, her first…

The most surprising and pleasurable thing about watching Carole King perform with her dear friend James Taylor on their reunion tour Thursday night was how fresh it all seemed. Her music was not simply the soundtrack to my life in high school and college, when “Tapestry” burst onto the music scene and suddenly this Jewish...

Musical tribute to two legends of modern music

Born 1942 in Manhattan, New York, American singer-songwriter Carole King has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwrite...