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A devotee of the composing team of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller (the duo behind numerous hits for Elvis Presley, the Coasters, and Ben E. King's work has won her multiple Grammys, an Emmy, and two separate inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.īorn Carole Klein on Februin Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, she began playing piano at the age of four, and formed her first band, the vocal quartet the Co-Sines, while in high school. She would have a vibrant solo career that produced multiple gold and platinum albums like 1971's Music and 1973's Fantasy, and she remained active as a songwriter and solo performer into the '80s, '90s, and beyond. The album's flawless confluence of melodic hooks and soft rock textures would help define the entire era it soundtracked, going on to sell over 25 million units and consistently stay in the charts for over five years. King eventually applied her gift for songcraft to her own albums, reaching new levels of artistry and commercial success with 1971's landmark Tapestry. Active as a songwriter in the legendary Brill Building since the late '50s, King penned hits like Little Eva's "The Loco-Motion," the Drifters' "Up On the Roof," "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," which the Shirelles scored a number one hit with, and countless other songs that would help define pop music throughout the '60s. Even before stepping out of the shadows into one of the brightest solo careers of all time, singer/songwriter Carole King had already firmly established herself as one of pop music's greatest composers, with work recorded by everyone from the Beatles to Aretha Franklin.