Carole King

Since 1958, Carole King has blessed the world with her inspired music. She and her husband, Gerry Goffin, have written numerous chart-topping hits during the 1960’s. Overall, she has written and co-written about 118 of the world’s favorite songs. The Dream Team of Goffin and King met at Queens College, where both of them thrived on finishing their college degree. The couple married in 1959 and later wrote the classics that everyone fell in love with.

Later on, King pursued a solo career and hit stardom with her album Tapestry, which gained four Grammy Awards, such as Album of the Year, among others. King was considered one of the most successful female songwriters in the latter half of the 20th century. In the U.K. alone, 61 of her written songs hit charts, making her the most successful female songwriter in the nation between 1962 and 2005. In fact, her solo album, Tapestry, held the longest record by a female artist, placing #1 for more than 20 years.