Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She was most active as a singer during the first half of the 1970s, though she was a successful songwriter for considerably longer both before and after this period. She was born on February 9, 1942.

King has won four Grammy Awards and has been inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her songwriting, along with long-time partner Gerry Goffin.

King's own singing career, however, was slower to gain momentum. She had a modest hit singing one of her own songs in 1962 with "It Might As Well Rain Until September" (no 22 in the US and a top 10 success in the UK, later a hit in Canada for Gary & Dave), but after "He's a Bad Boy" made no 94 in 1963, King did not make the Hot 100 singles chart again for eight years.

Her best-received album, “Tapestry” was instantly recognized as one of the landmark albums of the singer-songwriter genre of the early 1970s. “Tapestry” was placed at no 36 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of all time. In addition, "It's Too Late" was placed at no 469 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

King launched her "Living Room Tour" on July 15, 2004, at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. That show, along with the shows at the Greek Theater (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles and the Cape Cod Melody Tent (Hyannis, Massachusetts) were recorded live and released as “The Living Room Tour” album on July 12, 2005. The 2005 leg of "The Living Room Tour" kicked off on July 3, 2005, in Ontario, Canada.

In May 2007, King released “Love Makes the World: Deluxe Edition” on her own label, Rockingale Records. The 2-CD set contains a bonus disc with five additional tracks, including "Where You Lead (I Will Follow)."

King can be heard on the track "Everyday People" from Reba McEntire's Reba: Duets CD, released September 18, 2007.

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