Carole King: A Teenage Songwriter in the Music Business
Clip: 2/19/2016 | 2m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Carole King began getting paid for her songs when she was 16 years old.
Carole King, songwriters and friends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and others describe the music business and work of songwriters in the 1950s and 1960s. As a 16-year-old living in Queens, King would bring her music to two publishing houses in Manhattan and get paid $25 for a composition that would be given to a recording artist. She soon paired professionally and in marriage with Gerry Goffin.
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Carole King: A Teenage Songwriter in the Music Business
Clip: 2/19/2016 | 2m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Carole King, songwriters and friends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and others describe the music business and work of songwriters in the 1950s and 1960s. As a 16-year-old living in Queens, King would bring her music to two publishing houses in Manhattan and get paid $25 for a composition that would be given to a recording artist. She soon paired professionally and in marriage with Gerry Goffin.
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Clip: 2/19/2016 | Carole King didn't want a musical about her until she read the book by Douglas McGrath.
Carole King: Natural Woman - Trailer
Preview: 2/19/2016 | 2m 43s | King tells her story in a new documentary with previously unseen and rare performances. (2m 43s)
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Clip: 2/19/2016 | 3m 45s | A never-before-seen clip of Carole King singing her song at the piano, recorded in 1982. (3m 45s)
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Clip: 2/19/2016 | 2m 24s | How Carole King recorded "Tapestry" with producer Lou Adler and other music legends. (2m 24s)
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