Carole King

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American Singer and Songwriter • Born 1942 • Pop • Folk Rock • Soft Rock

Fast Facts

• Carole King was born on February 9, 1942 in New York City. 
• Carole King demonstrated a fascinating interest in music from a young age, demonstrating her ability for ‘absolute pitch’ when she was only four. 
• Carole King married her songwriting partner, Gerry Goffin, when she was 17 years old. 
• King and Goffin’s first number-one hit was “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, performed by the Shirelles. 
• King and Goffin divorced in 1968, leading King to explore a songwriting and performance career of her own.
• King released “Tapestry” in 1971, featuring her own renditions of some of her most popular songwriting credits and other songs that would go on to be popular standards in the pop/soft rock genre.
• Despite a somewhat unofficial ‘retirement from music’ in 2012, King’s impressive career spans decades as she has left a tremendous legacy on the singer-songwriter world.