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Carole King
Singer/songwriter Carole King has had two outstanding careers. Throughout the ’60s she was one of pop’s most prolific songwriters, writing the music to songs like the Shirelles’ “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” and the Drifters’ “Up on the Roof,” with most lyrics by her first husband, Gerry Goffin. Then in 1971 her multimillion-selling Tapestry helped popularize the ’70s pop-rock singer/songwriter genre. The album won four Grammys, went #1, and stayed on the chart for nearly six years. It remains a solid catalogue performer and has now sold 22 million copies.
Involved in environmental issues since the ’80s, the songwriter was inducted in 1990 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and honored at the 1999 star-studded event Carole King: Making Music With Friends – A Concert for Our Children, Our Health, and Our Planet.
King’s music remains an essential part of America’s pop consciousness. In 1993 the off-Broadway revue Tapestry: The Music of Carole King evoked the songwriter’s biggest hits. A tribute album, 1995’s Tapestry Revisited, featured singers such as Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Rod Stewart, and Richard Marx performing songs from King’s enduring 1971 record.
In 1973, King performed a free concert in New York City’s Central Park and broke all previous records for such a concert with over 100,000 people attending.
