Carole King’s contributions to pop music songwriting and rock ’n’ roll history can’t be overstated. Her work, both as a composer and performer, continues to be the gold standard of fine form matched ...

“Smackwater Jack” shows off King’s ability to write a playful story song. Here, she takes a break from exploring in-depth, personal emotions that are at the root of Tapestry to tell the tale of ...

If you saw the Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, you’ll know that the songwriting legend was writing songs a long time before she became a solo act. And not even just writing songs; ...

Carole King and Gerry Goffin co-wrote some of The Monkees’ songs that are essential classics. One of the tracks was the theme song for The Monkees’ only feature film, Head. The song in question ...

The first production of the Arvada Center’s 2023-2024 theatre season traces the story of an American music icon. Emily Van Fleet, who plays Carole King in the production, remembers hearing these songs ...

There are all other songwriters, and then there is Carole King. Nobody’s ever had an epic career quite like the Brooklyn girl who spent the Sixties writing classic hits for other artists—then spent ...

Carole King’s life and times – and songs she wrote with her ex-husband, Gerry Goffin -- will be the stuff of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” whose producers are aiming for a spring 2014 opening ...

Played back to back, Carole King‘s chart entries would run about five straight hours. And those are just her hits – not to mention album tracks, B sides, and the odd flop. King’s career as a ...