Desta, Yohana (May 21, 2013). "Carole King on Gershwin Prize: 'Do not make me cry' ". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013 . Retrieved May 23, 2013. Carole King: 'It Would be Lovely to Retire' ". Billboard. September 14, 2009. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013 . Retrieved November 11, 2012.

The Tony Award Winners". TonyAwards.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019 . Retrieved January 21, 2019. It was about then that Don Kirshner at Aldon Music in Manhattan hired them both to write songs professionally. Carole’s friend, Neil Sedaka, had worked there as well.On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, the Library of Congress hosted an invitation-only concert at their Coolidge Auditorium in honor of Carole King. The all-star tribute included performances by Siedah Garrett, Colbie Caillat, Gian Marco, Shelby Lynne, Patti Austin, Arturo Sandoval and King's daughter, Louise Goffin. [114] The Verdict: Critics Review Beautiful: The Carole King Musical". playbill.com. January 12, 2014. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014 . Retrieved January 13, 2014. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Meanwhile, Gerry was not a big fan of the suburbs to begin with, and this would be revealed in the lyrics he wrote for the 1967 song that he and Carole composed for The Monkees – “Pleasant Valley Sunday”, a No. 3 hit in July 1967. The song was pure satire and social commentary on life in suburbia. The inspiration for the song’s title, in fact, derived from a street in West Orange near to where Gerry and Carole were living, named Pleasant Valley Way. Made famous by Aretha Franklin, it also appears on Carole's 1971 album, Tapesty. This powerful song has been taken on by various female powerhouses, including Celine Dion, Mary J Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Bonnie Tyler and, obviously, Rod Stewart.

Brown, Helen (April 22, 2009). "Carole King interview". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012 . Retrieved March 17, 2013. King's mother began giving her real music lessons when she was four [16] :16 with King climbing the stool, made higher still by a phone book. [20] With her mother sitting beside her, King learned music theory and elementary piano technique, including how to read notation and execute proper note timing. King wanted to learn as much as possible: "My mother never forced me to practice. She didn't have to. I wanted so much to master the popular songs that poured out of the radio." [16] :16Leslie Uggams, Blood, Sweat & Tears (as "Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)", #14), Dusty Springfield (non-LP B-side in 1969), King ( in 1980). Heller, Karen (December 1, 2015). "Carole King's musical odyssey". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018 . Retrieved June 5, 2018.