Carole King

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Carole King

Klein
(1942 –
now)
Linh
1.
Highlight
History & Timeline
Childhood
James
Madison First hit:
High “Will You
School, Love Me
194 new last 195 Tomorrow”
2 name
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“King”
195 196
Born on Queens
02/09, 7 College 0
Manhattan
, NY.

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1960 197
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String of hits for various Tapestry album


• “Chains”, The Cookies • #1 Billboard, 15 weeks
• “Take Good Care of My • Top 100 for 6 years
Baby”, Bobby Vee • 25 mil copies worldwide
• “Up On The Roof”, The sold
Drifters • 4 Grammy Awards
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End of 197
1971 3
Album “Carole King: Music” “Fantasy” album
• ½ mil copies first week • 05/26, Free concert for
• Top 100 album chart 100,000 people in
• 44 weeks in pop album chart Central Park’s Great
Lawn NYC
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”Wrap Around Joy” album
• Go gold Continue producing
• Song “Jazzman” goes #2 on album, write song for
Billboard chart & nominated film, some nominated
Grammy Grammy

197 Continue to
4 2012

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Publish Autobiography:
“A Natural Woman”
• New York Times best
seller
201 ETC
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2013
• 1st woman receive
the Gershwin Prize
• Grammy Lifetime
Achievements
award 7
Influenced Carole King

Her mother, Eugenia


Cammer
• Early music
education

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Overall awards

✘ 4 Grammy Awards
✘ Grammy: Lifetime Achievement Award
✘ Gershwin Prize
✘ Songwriters Hall of Fame
✘ 2 Tony Awards
✘ Kennedy Center Honor

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It’s too late, Tapestry album

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“Reason why?”
Her confident
and braveness,
her strong,
power voice
while playing
piano

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Thanks you!
Professional Communication

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