Carole King

In the 1960s, Carole King (along with husband and collaborator Gerry Goffin) wrote more classic pop and rock songs than anybody this side of Lennon and McCartney. Working as part of the now-legendary Brill Building songwriters stable, she penned gems for the Monkees, the Byrds, Dusty Springfield, and scores of others. In the early '70s, she pioneered the confessional singer-songwriter genre with her landmark solo album TAPESTRY, in the process inspiring several generations of troubadours.

• Burt Bacharach
• Carly Simon
• Darlene Love
• Dionne Warwick
• Dory Previn
• Jackson Browne
• James Taylor (Popular)
• Joni Mitchell
• Little Eva
• Neil Diamond
• Sam Cooke
• The Crystals
• The Righteous Brothers
• The Ronettes
• The Shirelles

• Elvis Presley
• Faye Adams
• Frankie Lymon
• Little Anthony & The Imperials
• Little Richard
• Neil Sedaka
• Paul Simon
• Phil Spector
• Ruth Brown
• Shep & The Limelites
• The Chantels
• The Coasters
• The Drifters
• The Heartbeats
• The Moonglows

• Billy Joel
• Celine Dion
• Elton John
• Joy Of Cooking
• Laura Nyro
• Nils Lofgren
• Rickie Lee Jones
• Sheryl Crow
• Ten Wheel Drive With Genya Ravan
• The Beatles
• The Bee Gees
• The Byrds
• The Carpenters
• Tori Amos
• Victoria Williams

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