'Sweet Young Thing' was an ahead-of-its-time track with a heavy roots music edge ...

THE CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR STORY will return to The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville following sold-out runs at Edinburgh ...

In February 1971, Carole King stepped out from behind the piano and straight into pop music history. Her masterpiece LP Tapestry didn't just capture the hearts of a generation. It landed on the charts ...

Some songwriters allude to the feeling there is a higher, spiritual force at work. This was allegedly the experience of Carole King in January 1971 when she wrote You've Got A Friend, the song that ...

With such an incredible gift for songwriting, Carole King was always going to make it in music, but few know about her first ...

When Carole King became explosively popular with the release of her 1971 album "Tapestry," that success wasn't overnight or sudden: She'd been working as a songwriter for more than a decade, and since ...

The lyrics had particular resonance for Taylor, who had just emerged from a depression when he first heard King play the song ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Carole King's Tapestry is a top 10 bestseller again this week after ...

The New York City-born songwriter and performer Carole King writes novels—except she fits them into three-minute songs. With poetic lyricism, deep meaning, and strong character building, King has ...

Starting in 1960 and throughout most of the decade, Carole King enjoyed huge success as a songwriter with her husband, lyricist Gerry Goffin, writing hits for many other artists. King and Goffin ...

Carole King is not just a Taylor Swift fan — she’s a Swiftie who endorses Kamala Harris. On Aug. 27, the legendary singer-songwriter appeared on the Swifties for Kamala coalition’s kick-off call, ...

Gloria Steinem spent a lifetime impacting women everywhere, from everyday feminists to activists in the arts, music, and ...