- Aliases
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Carol King
Glen Campbell [sampled] with Carole King
- Birth name
- Carol Joan Klein
- Legal name
- Carole King Klein
- Born
- February 9, 1942
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00012136537 2 works
00016226512 262 works
00056634861 7 works
00072763759 1 work
00189007553
00189007651
- Affiliation
- BMI
- Comments
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Legendary songwriter, musician (piano, guitar) and singer. King won four Grammy Awards in 1972 all connected to her album Tapestry. In addition, among other honors, she has been inducted into both of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 (for songwriting) and in 2021 (as performer). She received the 2002 Johnny Mercer Award for her high quality of songwriting.
- Member of
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Broadway for Orlando (2016)
The City [US] (1968-1969)
- Family
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Charles Larkey Husband (1970-1976)
Gerry Goffin Spouse (1959-1968)
Louise Goffin Daughter
Sherry Goffin Kondor Daughter
- Related
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Gerry Goffin Songwriting collaborator
James Taylor [US] Frequent collaborator (since 1970)
- Related labels
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King's X Records
Rockingale Records
- Ranking
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54th most covered composer/author
119th most covered performer
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