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Carole King

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Carole King · Arts & Literature

What

Songwriter and performer whose album Tapestry became one of the best-selling records

When

1942, New York City, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Carole King is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Songwriter and performer whose album Tapestry became one of the best-selling records

How & why

King is one of the most successful songwriters and performers in popular music. In the 1960s she and Gerry Goffin wrote dozens of hits for other artists, and her 1971 solo album 'Tapestry' became one of the best-selling records of all time and won four Grammy Awards. She was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Songwriter and performer whose album Tapestry became one of the best-selling records

1942

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music