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Carole King was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 - receiving the Ahmet Ertegun Award for non-performing industry professionals - and was later inducted as a performer in 2021.

Carole King

Trailblazing singer-songwriter for all women who rock.

"After writing the soundtrack of the 60s, Carole King wove a tapestry of introspection as a Laurel Canyon singer-songwriter in the 70s." More on rockhall.com...

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Books

All of our books on Carole King can be found here.

A Natural Woman by Carole King
Call Number: ML410.K564 A3 2012
The Words and Music of Carole King by James E. Perone
Call Number: ML410.K564 P47 2006
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller
Call Number: ML400 .W45 2008
Rock is beautiful : an anthology of American lyrics, 1953-1968 by Stephanie Spinner
Call Number: ML54.6 R63 1970

Video

All of our videos related to Carole King can be found here.

Welcome to My Living Room by Carole King
Call Number: VID KING-C WELC 2007
The Songmaker's Collection
Call Number: DVD VAR SONGM 2001

Spotify Playlist

Audio

All our audio on Carole King can be found here.

Tapestry by Carole King
Call Number: VIN KING-C TAPE 1971
The Essential Carole King by Carole King
Call Number: CD KING-C ESSE 2010
The Legendary Demos by Carole King
Call Number: CD KING-C LEGE 2012
The Notorious Byrd Brothers by Byrds
Call Number: CD BYRD NOTO 1997
Very Best of the Shirelles by Shirelles
Call Number: CD SHIR VERY 1994

YouTube Video

Archival Resources

Listed below are notable collections and items from the Rock Hall's Archives. You can find more by searching our catalog here.

Artist Files from the Rolling Stone Collection
Poster for Carole King's Tapestry
Part of the Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss Posters Collection.
Eric Clapton and Carole King at Royal Albert Hall (Audio)
January 28, 1989 concert; part of the Herb Staehr Collection.
Video of James Taylor with Carole King from 1972
Part of the Howard Kramer Collection.

Articles from Rock's Backpages

These articles are available in the Free section of the database Rock's Backpages.

Other Articles

'It Shook Me to My Core': 50 Years of Carole King's Tapestry
James Taylor, Roberta Flack, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Rufus Wainwright and more reflect on the 70s masterpiece
Behind the Song: Carole King, “Beautiful”
Jason Scott, American Songwriter, 2020

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Influence & Legacy

Carole King was influenced by...

Rodgers and Hammerstein
The Penguins
Laura Nyro

Carole King inspired artists like...

Beatles
Mary J. Blige
Celine Dion

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