Carole King
Carole King Klein 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.
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Background
- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Educated at
- Queens CollegeJames Madison High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Grammy Trustees Award🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame🏆 Johnny Mercer Award🏆 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame🏆 MusiCares Person of the Year
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1942
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