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Carole King

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ComposerLyricist b. 1942 On stage 1993

Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 during the latter half of the 20th century and 61 songs that reached the UK charts, establishing her as the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts from 1962 to 2005. In the 1960s, King and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, composed over two dozen hit songs for various artists, many of which remain standards. She transitioned to a solo performing career in the 1970s, following her debut album Writer (1970) with the critically acclaimed Tapestr…

On stage 1 production

1993 Blood Brothers Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Bob Tomson 840 perf.

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Also credited on1 work

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

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In the literature3 passages

  • While Meat Loaf remembers that American singer-songwriter Carole King (another artiste produced by Lou Adler) attended Rocky performances in LA costumed as Magenta, it would be a number of years until audience participation and dressing up became an established by-product of the Rocky Horror phenomenon. Nevertheless, it quickly became app…ebooks/Bagnall, Rob/Still the Beast is Feeding_ 40 Years of Rocky Horror - Rob Bagnall & Phil Barden.txt
  • These are nicely conversational lyrics. So was Malcolm’s introspective response at being thrilled at having newfound buddies. “I got a friend, like Carole King or Carly Simon used to sing—I always get those two confused.”ebooks/Filichia, Peter/Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Petula Clark, David Cassidy Bottom Left: Carole King Bottom Right: Helen Reddy, Philip Lehltheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1994-95 Season, v. 51 (Willis).txt

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