Carole king

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

How an "absolutely sincere" easy-listening LP recorded amid Laurel Canyon's early-'70s hippie bliss remains one of the biggest-charting (and universally beloved) albums of all time, more than 40 years later.

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

James Taylor, Roberta Flack, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Rufus Wainwright and more on the 70s masterpiece

From Carole King, Sting, Rodney Crowell, Paul Simon, Donald Fagen, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Jimmy Webb, Sammy Cahn, Hal David, Allan Shamblin & Bob Dylan Truth. What is truth? Is there a larger truth about songwriting to be learned? Pete Seeger answered this with words he learned from his father. Videos by American Songwriter “The […]

David Browne unpacks why the masterful songcraft and liberating backstory at the heart of Carole King's 'Tapestry' still resonate.

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

From her time as a songwriter-for-hire in the 1960s to later solo and collaborative compositions, King has created a wide array of memorable melodies.

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