Carol Klein was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 9, 1942. 
At James Madison High School, she played piano and formed a girl
group called the Co-Sines.  At Queens College, Carole met
Paul Simon, Gerry Goffin and Neil Sedaka (inspiring Sedaka’s 1959 hit
“Oh Carol”).  She married Goffin and in 1960 the two wrote their
first of many hits together, The Shirelles’ chart-topping
 “Will You Love Me Tomorrow.”  Others included Bobby Vee’s
“Take Good Care Of My Baby” (1961), Little Eva’s “The Locomotion”
(1962), Steve Lawrence’s “Go Away Little Girl” (1962),
The Chiffons’ “One Fine Day” (1963), The Drifters’ “Up on the Roof” (1963),
The Monkees’ “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (1967) and Aretha Franklin’s
“A Natural Woman” (1967).

Aside from a single hit in 1962 (“It Might As Well Rain Until September”),
Carole’s own singing career seemed destined to never take off. 
In 1971, though, everything turned around.  Her album Tapestry
became a #1 LP, selling  over 22 million copies and earned four
Grammy Awards.  It featured four major hits: “It’s Too Late,”
“I Feel The Earth Move,” “So Far Away” and “Smackwater Jack.”

After that the hits just kept on coming: “Sweet Seasons” and
“Been To Canaan” (1972), “Believe In Humanity” and “Corazon”
(1973), “Jazzman” (1974), “Nightingale” (1975), “Only Love Is Real”
(1976) and “Hard Rock Café” (1977).  

Carole’s last major hit was her own 1980 version of “One Fine Day,”
which she and Gerry had originally written for Little Eva but
instead given to The Chiffons.  King was largely inactive in the
‘80s and ‘90s, but did appear in shows both on and off-Broadway
(A Minor Incident, Blood Brothers).   In 1996, her life inspired
the movie Grace Of My Heart -- the story of a young woman who
dreams of a singing career while writing hits for others.  In the
film, as in real life, the heroine’s dreams do come true in the last reel.

  Visit the offical Carole King Web Site here.