Where You Lead" (lyrics by Toni Stern), re-recorded to include King's daughter, became the title song of TV show Gilmore Girls. Carole King – Thoroughbred 1976 Album and Tour". Waddywachtelinfo.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014 . Retrieved April 19, 2014. King's mother had learned to play piano as a child, and after buying a piano, would sometimes practice. When King developed an insatiable curiosity about music from the time she was about three, her mother began teaching her basic piano skills, without giving her actual lessons. [16] :14 When King was four, her parents discovered she had absolute pitch, [19] which enabled her to name a note correctly just by hearing it. [16] :14 King's father enjoyed showing off his daughter's skill to visiting friends: "My dad's smile was so broad that it encompassed the lower half of his face. I enjoyed making my father happy and getting the notes right." [16] :15

Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017 . Retrieved February 6, 2020. This is a list of songs co-written by Gerry Goffin. Goffin (1939–2014) was an American lyricist, who formed a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Carole King. Their first success was " Will You Love Me Tomorrow", recorded by the Shirelles and a hit in 1961. Goffin later wrote lyrics for songs with several other composers, most notably Michael Masser. One version of a release from Gerry Coffin's 1973 album, "It Ain't Exactly Entertainment'. Goffin, Pt. 2a b c d e f Yardley, William; Keepnews, Peter (June 19, 2014). "Gerry Goffin, Songwriter With Carole King, Dies at 75". The New York Times. On December 6, 2015, she was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors for her lifetime contribution to American culture through the performing arts, with performances that included a notable tribute from Aretha Franklin. [119] [120] Despite its Gold-certified record status, Simple Things was named "The Worst Album of 1977" by Rolling Stone magazine. [24] :394 Neither Welcome Home (1978), her debut as a co-producer on an album, nor Touch the Sky (1979) reached the top 100. Pearls – The Songs of Goffin and King (1980) yielded a hit single, an updated version of "One Fine Day".

Harvey Kubernik, “Carole King’s Monumental Tapestry Album,” PBS.com/American Mas-ters, February 14, 2011.

Gene Pitney – Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa

Richard Williams, writing for The Guardian newspaper in London, called Goffin “The Poet Laureate of Teenage Pop,” also adding: “…Those who accept the conventional wisdom that nothing happened in pop music between Elvis and the Beatles should listen to these marvelous [Goffin-crafted] records – and to the outpouring of memories of a man who did the best thing a pop songwriter can do: made listeners feel they are not alone with their emotions.” Thoroughbred (1976) was the last studio album she made under the Ode label. [53] In addition to enlisting her long-time friends such as David Crosby, Graham Nash, James Taylor and Waddy Wachtel, King reunited with Gerry Goffin to write four songs for the album. Their partnership continued intermittently. King also did a promotional tour for the album in 1976. Kenny Lynch (UK #10, 1962), Julie Grant (UK #33, 1963), Carole King ( in 1970), Laura Nyro ( in 1970),Tony Orlando and Dawn (1970) in album Candida, James Taylor ( in 1979, #28), Neil Diamond ( in 1993), Robson and Jerome (UK #1, 1995), Billy Joe Royal, Peter Cincotti Schrieber, Zachary (November 5, 2014). "Carole King and Alan Dershowitz Explore Their Jewish Roots". Tablet Magazine. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018 . Retrieved June 5, 2018.