Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, her album topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971, and remained on the charts for more than six years.
She was most successful as a performer in the first half of the 1970s, although she was a successful songwriter long before and long after. She had her first number 1 hit as a songwriter in 1961 at age 18, with "Aerosmith , but instead it was sung by Celine Dion .
In 2000, Joel Whitburn , a Billboard Magazine pop music researcher, named her the most successful female songwriter of 1955 99, because she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Early life Partnership with Gerry Goffin Solo career Later life and work The City Acting career Political and environmental activism Tributes and covers Awards and recognition Discography and certifications See also References^
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^ Girls Like Us: Carole King , Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon-and the Journey of a Generation New York, Washington Square Press, 2008.
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^ Details of Carole King's album Thoroughbred (1976) at Waddy Wachtel
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Dolen, Christine. (July 31, 1916) Eugenia Gingold, Carole King's mother, dies at 94 . MiamiHerald. Retrieved on July 8, 2011.
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