Wrote 24 Hits Before She was 20...Then Had The #1 Solo Record of the 70s! | Professor of Rock
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- Legend Carole King wrote or co-wrote over 2 dozen hits for other people before she got a chance to record her own record... With husband Gerry Goffin.... Goffin King was the songwriting team of the 60s. In the 70s when she wanted to go solo the only problem is SHE HATED the sound of her own voice. She was criticized by some in the industry about it saying it was hoarse and too thin. One night legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor put her on the spot and pushed her to record a song she’d written for a famous group… She Killed it. This opened the door for a solo Record that would rival any artist or band in the 70s… Carole King's Tapestry with major hits like I Feel the Earth Move, So Far Away, It’s Too Late and You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman all were hits and made it a 70s vinyl classic. Carole King became a singer songwriter for the ages and the first woman to spend so many weeks at #1 on the billboard charts. She also had 24 hit before she was 20. The story is next on professor of rock.
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One of the most prestigious albums of the Rock Era was performed and composed by a prolific songwriter that hated her voice and was scared to death to sing on a stage. The odyssey that led to the making of a LANDMARK ALBUM that hypnotized the masses and is turning 50 years old….NEXT on Professor of Rock.
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You’re about to hear one of the great stories in music history. Calling Carole King precocious would be a gross understatement. The destiny of her greatness could barely await her adolescence. By the time she was 15 years old, she was already a promising songsmith working at the famed Brill Building in Times Square.
At 16, she graduated from high school and enrolled in Queens College in New York. She met and fell instantly in love with a young lyricist named Gerry Goffin, and the couple married when Carole was just 17, and Gerry was a mere 20. At 18, she had co-written a #1 pop smash. With Gerry penning the words, and Carole scripting the music, the songwriting duo of Goffin & King became one of the most prodigious in popular music history.
When Lennon & McCartney began to take over the universe with The Beatles, and were asked what they aspired to be, they answered that they "wanted to be the Goffin/ King of the UK.” The Goffin/ King partnership composed 24 Top 40 pop hits, many of which are standards that have been covered many times beyond their original recordings. After 10 years of marriage, Carole & Gerry divorced in the late 60s. Carole moved from NYC to Los Angeles to start a new life- professionally & personally.
By 1970 Carole met James Taylor and became the pianist in his touring band. On one fateful night in ‘70, JT surprised Carole by telling her before the show that she was going to do a solo performance of “Up on a Roof”, one of the classic pop hits that she co-wrote with her ex-husband, Gerry Goffin. 
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Poll: Who is your pick for the greatest singer/songwriter of the rock era?
Paul McCarteny
Wow, the list could go on forever, but to save space:
Neil Diamond
John Denver
Dolly Parton
Willie Nelson
George Harrison
Cash
Kristofferson
Dylan
@@DC8091 yes, Kris for sure, he slipped my mind
Gordon Lightfoot
When Tapestry came out, I was on the road with my band The Gringos. At that time the band featured a female vocalist and our leader and arranger, did a fantastic arrangement of Beautiful from that album. Years later when my daughter was not quite 9 years old, she appeared on Star Search and performed Someone Who Believes in You, from Kings City Streets album. Permission was needed in order to perform the song so my daughter wrote her a note that the Television producer, (Sam Riddle) took to Carol, and she wrote my daughter a very lovely note back, giving that permission to sing her song and that she would be watching the show. My daughter went on win that particular show.
Great name for a band!
How wonderful! Your daughter must have been SO excited!! Did she go on to have a career in music afterward?
@@splenderella9 yes she is a fifth generation professional musician in my family. She is a world class opera singer and a fantastic vocal teacher.
Thanks to the pandemic The Gringos are recording and releasing new music again after a 40 year hiatus.
How awesome is that!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 The Gringos were started because of the success of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. It began with a high school talent show. Then in 1970 t he band became a top level Rock n Roll show band. We still are, only were on hiatus from 1980 - 2020.
It's INCONCEIVABLE to me that Carole King almost didn't become a singer due to criticism and self-doubt. That would be like telling Michael Jordan that he was a good towel boy, but stay off the court. James Taylor and Carole's music was a huge part of the soundtrack of my youth!
Isn't that crazy?
IIRC Jordan was cut from his high school team. It made him try harder and the rest is history.
Or like calling the Beatles a reject.
I couldn't say it any better than that. I agree 100%.
Don’t forget, Michael Jordan was cut from the basketball team as a 10th grader. We almost didn’t get him.
Tapestry was a game-changer in so many ways and became the gold standard for album sales for many years. It was on everyone's turntable. She paved the way for so many female artists who came afterward, and remains great friends with James Taylor to this day. Now 81 years old, she lives in Idaho, of all places! Thanks, Adam!
Everyone had it. How right you are!
...been sayin' it....WOMEN danced in the streets when that LP hit the Top; it showed that Ladies can move LP's , and Linda Ronstadt picked up the torch and RAN with it....Carole is a TRIPLE threat, legendary Singer, Songwriter, and Album game-changer....
Absolutely.
@@RBS_ Absolutely!
Remembering the song about her mother reading her magazines totally brings back where I was at that time. I think that throwaway McCartney Uncle Albert song was all over the radio too. Listening to her here, I think if some random person showed up with that voice it wouldn't take her very far. With some luck it's got enough character for pop or rock, but more than that were the songs. It was the day of the singer/songwriter and she had the goods.
I don't know how she or anyone could hate her beautiful, emotional, soulful, honest voice. So hard to narrow down a favorite song of hers but damn, do I love "It's Too Late". She still sounds so fabulous to this day.
SO true. Thanks Laura!
The song that started my love of truly great music.
She may have been right in the 60s but by 1970, hers was a voice for the age, inspiring a generation.
Oh I love that one!
Her voice has a certain unique tone, which can throw people when they want or expect something else, like a squeaky clean bubble gum pop voice or something. But yes, "It's Too Late" exemplifies that perfectly, such a great tune that everyone can relate to
Tapestry was a sanctuary for those quiet times. It wasn't rock, it wasn't folk and it wasn't bubblegum pop. There was a sweet perfection to it, especially 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?'
....yeah, it made you want to sit on a windowsill on a rainy day, and ask Carole, "....what'cha sewin'!??" ..ha-HAA! ! >jus'kiddin'
Agreed. Beautiful songs!
Yes well put
It’s like a warm friend in a way.
Nearly every girl in my dorm in ‘71 owned “Tapestry” and we played it on repeat for years!
Carole King changed the game, and basically paved the way for the rise of the “singer/songwriter” genre in the 1970’s and beyond. “Tapestry” is just a masterpiece, and will probably never be topped.
Carol rode the wave, but there were quite a few before her. If she would have done her own stuff earlier, yeah, but the 60s saw the birth of quite a few songwriters who put their voices out there, and many blues and country singers before them who inspired Dylan, the biggest splash.
Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, say hi.
What do you expect from a Brooklyn girl? Proud to call her a co-alumni from my high school!
Tapestry by Carol King is a masterpiece. Probably one of the very few albums that all songs are the best. One of the whole albums on my song list.
IT'S MY FAVE ALBUM OF ALL TIME. I STILL HAVE A COPY ON CASSETTE. "WAY OVER YONDER" IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CUTS. THE WHOLE ALBUM IS EXCEPTIONAL..
There are really only a few complete albums. Not everyone is so lucky.
It's an absolute brilliant masterpiece. What else can you say??????
My dad died in February 1971. I bought the Tapestry album. That September I went to college in London England. I remember listening to James Taylor singing “ you’ve got a friend”, I was lonely and scared. A fellow college friend had never heard the song when I sang it. She thought I made it up. Fat chance. ❤
Another aspect of JT’s genius-recognizing the unique appeal of Carol King’s singing. 👏👏👏👏👏
Tapestry is one of the greatest albums of all time. It's absolutely timeless. I listen to it today, and I still can't believe it came out in 1971. Just two years removed from "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies? She not only felt the earth move under her feet, but she moved the entire music industry forward.
The great thing about radio then is that Sugar, Sugar (a great pop song, actually) could share the airwaves with Carole, James Taylor, Harry Chapin, Jim Croce and those others who came along to share their insightful magic.Since then, as an audience, we've been diced and spliced and while some classic rock stations aren't 100% bad we no longer have the breadth we had between 1965 and 1975... as "consultants" took over... An advantage of 2 and 3 minute records is you didn't have to change stations.
In a concert several years ago, James told the story how he heard Carole sing "You've Got a Friend" and ran downstairs to hear it all. He said he asked to record it. "I didn't know I'd be singing it every night for the rest of my life!" he said, to a laughing crowd. Then, under his breath, he said, "Could be worse." It was an amazing anecdote, sure, but the level of self-awareness was awesome, too.
I was 13 when Tapestry came out and it was everywhere, all the time, for years. Tapestry was like air - you were surrounded by it and had to breathe it in. I have never written a song and could not carry a tune in a wheelbarrow. Carole King’s talent is incredible.
As the Hollies once said, basically the air that we breathe.
Can't believe this is 50+ years old. I think every home had this album it was so popular...not a bad song in the list. Still listen to it and makes me happy to be a part of this period in music. CK deserves every accolade she's received...at the top of the industry.
She is phenomenal.
She seems so humble. Her song writing is unbelievably great, but for my money she has one of the best voices in pop music.
Her voice is PERFECT.
For sure!😃❤️
Love Carole King. She is my all-time favorite female songwriter. Her catalog of songs that she wrote with her husband Gerry Goffin in the 1960's are timeless classics. Then, as a singer/songwriter, she recorded one of my very favorite albums, Tapestry, in 1971. That album is an absolute masterpiece with standout songs such as "You've Got A Friend", "Will you Love Me Tomorrow","Natural Woman"," It's Too Late", "I Feel The Earth Move":,"So Far Away". and so many others.
Shows how classic she is as a musician.
Tapestry is one of those works of true genius like Dark Side of the Moon that makes it immortal. As beautiful to listen to today as the day it hit the streets.
Just when I took my love for Carole King’s album Tapestry for granted, you come in with the story.
All these pieces of the story, bring the fear and the joy of the people who worked their magic to light.
Definitely one of the greatest writers to ever live, beautiful vocals but what most people don’t realize is just how phenomenal a piano player she is. She’s in the caliber of the best ever, like the European masters. Truly impressive in every aspect.
When I was a teenager in the 1970s, everyone I knew who had a collection of rock records had Carole King's Tapestry. People loved her singing more than she knew.
Carole King’s Tapestry album is across the board the best compilation of any rock era music. This is the album I listened to daily in its entirety throughout my teen years. It was my anthem album, my go to when I needed to be uplifted and when I badly needed a good cry. I sang, danced, drove and made love to this album. I introduced my daughter to this masterpiece in utero. She was vocalizing to it before she could talk. She, in turn, passed the love of this album to her daughter. It became a family heirloom and tradition. We may not have a lot of money, but we have Carole King. She and her music are worth more than all the money in the world, so we really are immensely wealthy. God blessed Carole King and the world.
What a lovely story. I grew up in the 60s, 70s and graduated in 1980. Music was a way of life back then. It determined who your friends were. GodBless y’all
We need more families like that! That is absolutely beautiful and great to hear!
Carole's Tapestry LP is in my top 5 albums of all-time!!!! "So Far Away" and "It's Too Late" are two of the first songs I heard on my transistor radio!
Transistor radio! Awesome!
Love both songs.
Oh my, I remember my little purple/plum Radio Shack transistor radio that my daddy bought me for a birthday present before he passed in '77. It was a tiny thing and I loved it!! AM radio!😊 Thus began my incredible love for music!
My mother who was a classically trained singer was at first critical of King's voice, but grew to love it and all of KIng's Ode7 records. King's piano playing was the impetus for my becoming a piano major many decades ago. King's voice makes an emotional connection that many more technically adept singers totally miss. So thankful to have had King's music for these many years.
I’ve played piano since I was 8, so Carole King has definitely been one of my musical inspirations.
Feelings and emotions that just tug at your heart strings and hold you like a child. It doesn't require perfection, just realism.
My parents split up when I was very young. I would shuffle back and forth living with my dad and mom. One thing that was constant was that both had the Tapestry album and played it often. In fact, all of their friends had it too. I guess it was just comforting for me to see that album cover no matter where I was living or visiting. Oh, and I own Tapestry as well!🖖🏼
Thanks for sharing. Glad it was a comfort!
Must have been tough. Thank god Carole was there to help.
When I was a teenage boy, Tapestry continued to remind me that girls and women are just people, just like me, a teenage boy with fears and hopes, and reminded me to respect who they were.
With the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade this could not have been truer.
I always loved King's voice. And there's not a miss on the Tapestry album. Every song solid.
So true. Solid as a rock as the song says...
@@ProfessorofRock ...and That song is another story! 😊
It’s a perfect album.
I played guitar for her once and she was so gracious and wonderful. What a legend. Such a catalog of hits and I love her voice. Great episode!
Can you imagine the world without Tapestry? Album had huge impact on me. Speaks to my soul.
This is an album that I will ALWAYS treasure, Carole King's 1971 masterpiece, Tapestry. My parents have it on vinyl in our cellar & I got it as a 16th birthday present in 1995. One of the best-selling albums of all time, with over 25 million copies sold worldwide. In the United States, it has been certified diamond by the RIAA with more than 10 million copies sold. It received four Grammy Awards in 1972, including Album of the Year. In 2003, Tapestry was ranked number 36 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
She deserves it. Hard work pays off.
Absolutely LOVE Carole. Can't imagine how ANYONE wouldn't love her beautiful voice.
So very happy she got over her fears and started singing. She is one of my "Go To" performers when I feel down. I physically NEED her music.
Such a beautiful soul and I would love to thank her personally for helping me through a lot of tough times ❤️
Thanks Stacy!
She’s a phenomenal woman.
Me too. Tears streaming. Still one of my top 5 albums of all time.
Every time I hear It’s Too Late, I close my eyes and get transported back to my childhood. My parents were avid fans and had Tapestry, which got played over and over. I don’t know why, but the memory brings back the Sunday’s when my dad would make his famous breakfast for us. Both my parents passed away way too young and I never thought I would be a 40 year old orphan! I miss them so much!
It’s Too Late was a song that changed my life permanently in 7th grade. As a rising senior in high school now, I can happily say it’s for the better.
It was so overplayed that I hate it to this day.
I was a freshman in high school in 1971. To say that this album was seminal for women of the time is an understatement, we finally felt heard. We could relate, at some point, to every one of the songs on that album. It is one of my original albums I’ve been able to hang on to for all these years & still gets played scratches & all ( isn’t it amazing how those scratches become part of our listening experience too). Carole, Joni, Linda Rondstadt, they are all touchstones for girls of that era. We were such a musically blessed generation for sure!
Thanks for your great summary of her career & this album….I’m going to go pull the album right now, pour a glass of wine & let Carole take me on a journey. Thanks again
1971. I was in 7th grade. My English teacher was supposed to teach poetry. She got all the lyrics to Tapestry and we studied that instead of other stuff. She would have us read lines and such, then play the song. It showed how much work went into the songs, how poetry was music, and just wonderful. I've always remembered that part of the class, I couldn't tell you anything we studied. But Carole King's Tapestry was the one thing I very much remember out of that year.
What a cool teacher!
My sister always had "Tapestry" or the Allman Brothers' "Eat a Peach" ready to go on the old record player. Those were the days, my friend! We thought they'd never end. (Quote from the great Mary Hopkin's song)👍
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" feature not just background vocals by James Taylor, but also by fellow Laurel Canyon resident Joni Mitchell, who you noted was recording "Blue" in another studio in that building. I love Carole King's version of this song. A songwriter always seems to be in touch with the emotion behind the song.
And the Carpenters were recording in the studio on the opposite side of them!
Among my top 5 albums of all time. I played Tapestry at work one day (my co-workers all being 20-somethings) and although they had never heard the album, they knew EVERY track by other artists. That was nearly 50 years after Tapestry's 1971 release. They didn't know the artist or the album, but they knew every song well enough to sing along.
I'm proud to say that each of them own the album now (Thank you iTunes).
It continues to make the earth move under my feet and is a constant reminder of how good it is to know you have a friend (regardless of one being a natural woman or just a Smackwater Jack looking for a little confrontation!
And it has become the soundtrack of at least a few of the next generation who have crossed my path (along with Rikki Lee Jones' Chuck E's in Love and Joni Mitchell's Lady of the Canyon. - I gave them no choice.)
I remember hearing the album played by my mother when I was young, and I always liked it. In 1985, when I was 20 years old and serving on a U.S. destroyer in the Mediterranean Sea, I met the woman who would become my wife in Haifa, Israel. She was an American who missed the music she always listened to on the radio in America, so I gave her two cassette tapes of music. One tape was of recordings I made for her, and the other was Carole King's Tapestry. Yes, I actually had it among the cassettes that I took with me. To my mind, it is the single best record ever produced by a female solo artist. My future wife loved it and was so glad to have it. Anyway, we are going to celebrate our 37th wedding anniversary this year. As I'm sure you can imagine, my wife and I still listen to that record from time to time. It is not only outstanding, but it also holds great memories for us.
I have always revered this album but never knew the full story until today. Thanks, Professor, for bringing the history of the greatest era of music in my lifetime to us all.
One of the most celebrated albums of all time.
Swept the Grammys
No.1 for 15 weeks
First contemporary album to hit 300 weeks on the charts.
At 14X Platinum, still one of the biggest by a solo artists.
Tapestry is the signature album of the singer-songwriter era.
15 weeks!
And THAT right there is something to be proud of.
So Far Away is by far my favourite
So good!
It was Amy Winehouse's favourite song of all time. It was played at her funeral.
Yeah good song , and think everyone who had friends and lovers who drift away can relate to that song
Where You Lead is up there as well.
As a teenager when Tapestry came out, it became one of my favourite albums. It changed the way I thought about what women could accomplish. I listened to it constantly. Every time I hear one of the songs from Tapestry I am back in my childhood living room listening to my parent’s stereo. It definitely made a difference in my life.
A great example of “girl power” put to record.
This album always reminds me of my recently-deceased sister. She loved allot of different music, but this album might have been her favorite. She also introduced me to Carly Simon who I still love to this day (this minute, even)
Both equally talented.
It's Too Late is right up there with Superstar as two of the greatest "Heartbreak" songs of all time. It's pretty crazy to think that they were being recorded almost simulaneously at A&M (along with Blue by Joni Mitchell)! A&M also later became Jim Henson's headquarters. If those walls could talk! Have a great weekend, Adam. Thanks, Dave
Thanks Dave! Appreciate you watching!
In the same year of course. 1971 was very impactful for music.
I've read that Carole and Joni used the same piano while recording those epochal albums. If it's not true, it should be.
So many parallels and reminded me how great Laura Nyro was (also).
Laura was the 5th Dimension’s backbone!
Tapestry, simply put, is one of the absolute greatest albums of all time. One of the greatest sellers of all time. God bless the 70s, the greatest decade of singer/ songwriters in modern music, and it is not even close.❤70s rule!
Tapestry is an album for the ages. You noted that an elite group of musicians were brought together for the recording and that Joni and James were also working in the same building. Not only did James Taylor provide backing vocals he also provided guitar parts. Joni sang backing vocals on "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". During the recording of Tapestry, James was working on his album "Mudslide Jim and the Blue Horizon" and Joni was working on her album "Blue". James Taylor played on all three of the albums and Joni sang on all three. Of the session musicians, Drummer Russ Kunkel played on all three albums, Danny (Kootch) Kortchmar played on Tapestry and Mud Slide Jim and the Blue Horizon. Russ Kunkel, Danny Kortchmar, along with Leland Sklar, who played bass on Mud Slide Jim and the Blue Horizon, were part of a collection of session players that became know as "The Section". Currently Russ, Danny, Leland (Lee) are playing with a band called "The Immediate Family" along with other past members of "The Section", keyboardist Craig Doerge, and guitarist Waddy Wachtel.
Documentary Film Maker, Danny Tedesco, has produced a film called "The Immediate Family" that follows the work and lives of these legendary 70's session musicians featured on some of the most iconic records of that time. Danny Tedesco also produced the documentary "The Wrecking Crew".
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You know you’re a legend when your backing band is full of legends.
Haha all the sessionists you mentioned also played on Jackson Browne's albums throughout the 70s 😊
I was 10 in 1970 and Carol's songs were on the radio constantly, even back then she never got a lot of credit for her brilliant work, she wasn't flashy and she just didn't get the attention she deserved. Thanks for all the great music
I fell in love with the Tapestry album and played it over and over again until my mom asked if I had any other records I could play for awhile. I still listen to it
Brandy You're a Fine Girl was my first 45. Tapestry was my first album. I got a record player and those 2 records for my birthday when I was still in grade school. My sister made me sing So Far Away to her after she had to move away from her boyfriend. So many memories!
Coming in age in those early 70 Carole King songs was such a wonder. So many memories tied to her music. You knew those who had kindred spirits if you found the album sitting around their apartment or house. She was and is a force we've been blessed to enjoy.
No question. Thanks!
Absolutely.
Any album with a cat photo bombing on the cover HAS to be good 😻
So true!
Look at her and that kitty, just chilling 😂
Tapestry came out the summer before I went into middle school. I played it on my cassette player non-stop that summer. Often while alone & anxiously contemplating where I fit in during those tumultuous times.
It is by far my favorite album of all time.
I passed the love of Carole King on to my daughters & now my 6 granddaughters.
When it comes to the G.O.A.T. songwriters in pop history, Carole King is right there with Lennon-McCartney. But with the release of Tapestry we were finally able to see and hear the person responsible for all those classics. Carole is a true original.
Please stop with “Lennon-McCartney”. These are pretty much all McCartney. Lennon was a lousy guy and not the force behind these tunes if you look into the history of how the legal credits were given.
It’s McCartney.
Perhaps miss Carole is the King of Rock-'n'-roll or the Queen of Singer- songwriters! Some would say that's sacrilege. Elvis will always be The King of Rock-'n'-roll and Freddie the Queen. Your mileage may vary. Tina might be the Queen but can she write a song as good as Miss Carole? Idk.
@@kineahora8736😂😂😂
This LP and Rumours by FM are an eclectic collection of hit after hit!
LZIV as well
Great insights on this amazing album! I was born in ‘62 so the music of the 70’s shaped my musical preferences. The singer songwriters of that era will never be repeated.
NEVER! Thanks Peter!
70s music was so expansive.
"You're so far away" is the lament that every heart sings at some point. She cried out exactly the feeling of so many people in every age. What magic!
I truly believe she is one of the best singer songwriters of all time.
Carole King deserves all the praise people give for her lyrics and her music.
Carole King's "Tapestry" album is THE greatest LP ever made, in my opinion. There is not even one mediocre song on this album; every song is either very good or great.
even that track which didn't make the final cut is fantastic!
Carol King's "Sweet Seasons" album is also all good or great!
I discovered this music later in life as in my younger days my musical taste was very narrow. This is beautiful music and this woman is the true definition of an artist. To be alive in this era when these amazing compositions were released would have been a magical time.
Rock on!
What a damn great year for music 1971 was.
It really was.
I was and you are right it was an awesome time even though I was in the Marines and in S.E.Asia ,her Music is incredible.
It was!!
I was 8yo... in my late teens I discovered the vinyl in full... it is an amazing album, every song a single, a classic, a beautiful creation.
In the early ‘70s I had not heard of Carole King until I saw her open for James Taylor. The next day I, like most of the kids who saw that show, went out and bought Tapestry.
Carol King is an awesome songwriter and singer!! Her musical was well deserved and a great way to introduce her genius to a new generation!
Loved the musical.
Thank you, Professor, for this wonderful recounting of Carole's incredible biography. I have even more appreciation for this incredible artist and human being!
I first heard most of these song while working at Winn Dixie back in the 90's. An old coworker and I often reminisce about the great soundtrack we worked through back then!
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Love Carole King!
Didn't like her voice and had stage fright. That's a deadly combo. Glad she overcame that (thanks to JT's help).
Tapestry is an amazing album. 😊
It's too late is my fave.
Thanks for this Professor. Always look forward to your insight.
For sure. Thanks Roger. Have a wonderful Friday!
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You too, Professor.
I was the same way. Thought people would call me weird if I went on stage and used my voice, which is often shaky and rumbling due to my disabilities
CARLY SIMON DOES
That song,"You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman", as sung by Aretha Franklin makes tears come to my eyes, it's so powerful. Thank you Ms. King.
I saw the Broadway show "Beautiful" about her life and rise to fame. Fantastic story of a great, great talent.
It’s a cool musical.
Her voice was absolutely beautiful. She wrote beautiful music. Love Carol King!
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting her at a local political fundraiser held in someone’s backyard. She is the most unassuming person and graciously met each and every one of us after she made her speech on the lawn. We all had our Tapestry albums and CDs in our hands for her to sign. The politician wasn’t there, but truly, none of us cared! Truly a beautiful soul, inside and out.
I just don't understand why she'd think that about her voice. Maybe not a great singer... but it's perfect for the type of music she sings. So pleasant and sweet, but with that bit of edge to give her just enough umph to really send a message. Tapestry was perfection!
Her voice is so powerful.
Imagine being one of her colleagues listening to her demo all these tunes. Truly mind blowing…
A+++
I was in first grade when this album came out. I learned every single lyric to each song and loved singing with her. She gave me inspiration to sing for the rest of my life ❤
I remember her songs very well. There was a depth to her lyrics that put them into a higher level. I never knew she disliked her voice, I thought it was awesome and rather unique. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁
Same. Thanks Gio!
Voice is that of an angel.
I remember back when I was a freshman/sophomore, I became what I used to call a Neo-Hippy. The “Chinese slippers”, stovepipe jeans, the REALLY long, Asian straight hair and my latest favorite genre, Classic Rock. I started listening to CSN, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Rolling Stones, the Who and Carole King. I “found” Tapestry and FELL IN LOVE with all the songs on the album! I had NO IDEA she hated her own voice!! And then some time during my sophomore year, I found Alternative/New Wave and headed to the other extreme of the music spectrum…. I’ve always been all over the spectrum… LOL
I’m an everything but the kitchen sink person too.
Through the years this album has been a staple for me. Thank you for covering each song in detail! They are all great!
Tapestry, one of my all time favs !!! Thank you for this !!
Tapestry was a perfect album and a huge part of the soundtrack of my life in the seventies with so many great singer songwriters. Carole King is one of my favorite songwriters. Always amazed at how many great songs she wrote with and without Gerry Goffin. I was very fortunate to see the Carole and James Taylor joint tour a few years ago with the great original band of Danny Kooch, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel. There was truly magic in the air with the combination of so much talent in one space!!!!
June 1971. I was sitting with my college sweetheart in a small restaurant on Westwood Boulevard just south of UCLA. I was just about to graduate and not sure what I wanted to do with my life, so I was heading to law school to delay any decision for 3 more years. The music playing in the background was the Tapestry album. I looked at my girlfriend and commented that this was one of the greatest albums ever. I always think of that moment any time I hear one of her songs. (We stayed at the restaurant long after we finished eating until the album finished.)
Thanks for sharing that memory Joseph!
Amazing memory!
@XxLilly_playsXx Kiz Not really. So much I don't remember. It only shows what an impact that album had. If it hadn't been playing, I probably wouldn't have remembered that incident.
Carole King really had two brilliant careers in music. If she’d rested on her laurels after the sheer number of 60s pop songs she co-wrote with Goffin we’d still be talking about her. But the sheer perfection of Tapestry sent her into the stratosphere. As someone who moved a lot “So Far Away” is my bittersweet favourite too.
Absolutely was a huge part of my childhood hearing this album, every song etched in my mind forever. Lucky to have had parents with amazing eclectic taste in music. Love your channel, for the history that I was unawareness relating to some of my favorite artists, many thanks xx
I'm so glad RUclips brought me to your channel. Your heart and soul go into every one of your narrations. You have a very soothing way of telling any story. Thank you. ☺
"Tapestry" was the soundtrack of my youth. I can still sing it pretty much start to finish without missing a word. It would have been a tragedy had she not become a solo artist. Thanks for this great story, Adam. Enjoy your weekend!
It's always the most humble musicians that are the most proficient and legendary. Just pure talent that never stopped! Cheers man
Cheers my friend!
@@ProfessorofRock Thank you!
Part of their endurance. Cheers 🍻
This was awesome Adam!!! Once again, as always, thanks for the memories... 😊
I love how passionate you are about music - it really takes me back to how much music was a part of my life in the 70's, 80's & 90's. Now my kids & little grandbabies love music just as much.
Thank you so much
Another great episode.
Thanks Edward!
Love that pic of her with kitty! Cute!
Thank you Professor for reminding me how much I love her music. In this busy world with a constant onslaught of noise, you have taken me back to those days when I would just sit and listen to entire albums.
Thank you for this. You captured what this song means to so many people. 🙂
The critics were right! Her voice was weak and sometimes a bit hoarse! What the critics missed is the fact that those qualities also gave her voice a vulnerable, frail quality that draws you right in. Carol’s voice makes Tapestry into an engaging and warm favorite for me, a guy who rocked more to Deep Purple and James Gang at the time! The songs on this record could and would be given to other artist to have hits, think James Taylor. But Carol King’s Tapestry is a coveted classic and the world is better for it!
"The _Mona Lisa_ of the rock and roll era." Perfect analogy!
Thanks!
It couldn’t have been truer.
My local classic rock station DJ is a huge fan of your channel. She talks about this channel daily… love what you do.
Professor, I bow before you ~ the passion you have for these artists and songs is palpable
John Phillips
Jeff Lynne
Roy Wood
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
Nino Tempo
Todd Rundgren
Carole, of course
Neil Sedaka (well, OK, pre-'rock')
Gene Pitney (ditto, but..."(She's a) Heartbreaker"!
Pete Townshend
...and on and on. Can't pick a 'best' among so many great artists.
All good ones.
As a teenage girl, I was ecstatic when I managed to find a piano book of the complete album. Still have both.
Came out my senior year of high school and I'm still listening to it! Got my kids hooked and now I'm working on my grandkids😊
Thank You! This brings back memories of driving in my orange 1971 Volkswagen singing along with my 8 track to every song! I loved that album! I loved Carol King! Thank You for taking me back!
I love Carole King ! I would love you to actually do a segment about Carole King and Maurice Sendak’s collaboration that got me hooked on both when I was a kid. Maurice is my favorite childhood author/ illustrator ( the Night Kitchen , Where the Wild things are) and they did a collab where he wrote and drew the stories and Carole wrote and sang the music. I’m Really Rosie is an album I still have from my childhood and it was amazing! Nobody ever talks about it but it was such a big part of my friends and my childhood. I promise you’ll be happy you did ❤
So happy to know someone else is a fan of “I’m Really Rosie”!
The Wild Things man.
@@keithandsuzanneblackburn967 yes!!! This makes me happy 😊 I really think it needs a reboot today , why wouldn’t young kids love it? I know a lot of kids that love Where the Wild Things are so I say let’s do it !
I was 8 or 9 years old when I first heard "Tapestry". Not old enough to truly appreciate what I was hearing. My sister had purchased the album and my brother taped it on his reel-to-reel. We listened to it along with Jim Croce, and the Beatles, mixed in on one long tape. I didn't realize that I was listening to several of the greatest song writers of all time. I When I was in high school I bought my own copy of "Tapestry" and finally realized the brilliance of it. At 60 years old, I've owned this album as vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CD and now on digital. There are only a handful of albums that I have repurchased as digital. This is one of my favorites. Thanks for the deep dive.
Karl - do you still have that tape? Or recall roughly what the tracks were?
@@thedys70 I have no idea what the fate of my brother's tape (or reel-to-reel player for that matter). This was over 50 years ago but I can remember hearing "Operator" by Jim Croce. I remember a song about a roller derby queen by Jim Croce. Most of the Beatles songs were from Abby Road which as a relative new album at the time. I don't recall if all of Tapestry was on there or if he picked his favorites. I do remember "I Feel The Earth Move", "It's Too Late", and "So Far Away". While I enjoyed the music at the time, I didn't realize it was a Golden Age of song writing until much later.
@@keruetz Thanks for the prompt reply sir! What a terrific anecdote; you were a trail-blazer and pioneer for those of us who would go on to throw together mixed-tapes in 80s. Just this week, a local FM radio station here in Australia has an "album show" every wednesday night. This week they played Photographs and Memories by Jim Croce in it's entirety. So good to hear Jim getting some air time to a new generation. "Operator" is a classic, Diana Krall does a killer version too. I also played Tapestry this week through my PC speakers when cleaning out my wardrobe; it was a big job lol, I had been procrastinating over it!
Every song off of Tapestry inhabits my soul to this day. Thank you for these reminders of what we had, and still have all these years later. 😊