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The Making of Carole King's Album "Tapestry"

How Carole King recorded "Tapestry" with producer Lou Adler and other music legends.

02/19/2016 | Rating NR

American Masters

The Making of Carole King's Album "Tapestry"

Clip: 2/19/2016 | 2m 24s

How Carole King recorded "Tapestry" with producer Lou Adler and other music legends.

Singer-songwriter Carole King recorded the Grammy Award-winning solo "Tapestry" album in 1971 with background vocals and instrumentation by James Taylor and Joni Mitchell among others. The recording of Tapestry is described by King, Taylor, record producer Lou Adler, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar and others involved with the recording sessions. This excerpt is from Carole King: Natural Woman.

02/19/2016 | Rating NR

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