Happy birthday @taylorswift ❤️
And the beat goes on…
#taylorswift #caroleking #1989
📷 @kevinmazur @gettyimages
Congratulations to my friend @taylorswift, on being named the @time magazine Person Of The Year. So proud of you!
📷 @elissa_kline
Happy birthday @jayz !
📷 @elissa_kline Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
#REPOST @lostcanyonsla
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“It really was a perfect moment, that Laurel Canyon period. Carole lived up there, Joni and I lived in her house there for the better part of a year. The record companies were relatively benign and there were people in them who cared about the music and the artists – it hadn’t become a corporate monolith yet. There was a sense of there being a community: myself, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Crosby, Stills and Nash. David Geffen was in the mix a lot. Linda Ronstadt, Peter Asher, Harry Nilsson. You know, it was pretty much what they say. Things really worked well.” – James Taylor, seen here with Carole King in 1971.
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#jamestaylor #caroleking #jonimitchell #jacksonbrowne #crosbystillsandnash #lindaronstadt #harrynilsson #davidgeffen #laurelcanyon Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles
Happy birthday to my friend @sarabareilles ❤️ 🎹 💫
📷 @elissa_kline
Raise your hand if you’ve ever related to the lyrics of “It’s Too Late.”
Though people often mistakenly attribute the lyrics to me, they were written by Toni Stern. It was more than a half century ago when she handed them to me, typewritten, on a sheet of paper. I remember sitting down at the piano with the lyrics on the stand and hearing the music come out of me pretty much as you hear it on Tapestry.
Toni passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. 😢 She was the first person after Gerry Goffin that I wrote with and had hits with, for example, “Where You Lead” and “Sweet Seasons.” When I moved to California in 1968, she was the epitome of a free-spirited Laurel Canyon woman. She lived in a hillside house with her dog, Arf, surrounded by books, record albums, plants and macrame.
We both had curly hair, and she called me “Curly Girl.” We shared a love for horses, and we wanted everyone in the world to be kind and compassionate.
Toni was also a poet. Her poems, not necessarily in rhyme, are quirky observations or anecdotes that take a surprising turn. Often, on my first read, they evoked a chuckle. You can find her poems on Instagram @tonisternpoet.
In the hereafter I imagine Toni riding bareback on a horse on a beach thinking of new ways to say things we all feel. And I know she’d join me in being grateful that our connection continues to live on in your appreciation of our songs.
My deepest sympathy to Toni’s lifelong partner, Jerry, and her family and friends. 🙏🏻
📷 Kirsten Shultz @photorama2
#monday
📷 @photorama2
Kirsten Shultz Photography
“It’s Going to Take Some Time” is a song written by Carole King and Toni Stern for King’s 1971 album, Music. It was redone by the Carpenters in 1972 for their fourth album, A Song for You.
Been To Canaan, written by Carole King, released in 1972 on Rhymes and Reasons.
Record World said that “this lilting song again displays the rare intelligence behind any Carole King composition.”
Happy birthday Lou!
Love you.
#LouAdler
Happy birthday Lou!
Love you.
#LouAdler
JANUARY 30th, 1961: The Shirelles became the first all-girl black group to have the number one song on the US chart with ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow?’ The song was written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King. #theshirelles #willyoulovemetomorrow #gerrygoffin #caroleking #goffinkingsongs
“When I was thirteen my dad bought me a portable phonograph—a gray-flocked metal turntable in a blue metal case with a handle that made it easy for me to carry it to the girls-only sleepovers we called “pajama parties.” Not long after I acquired the phonograph, my mother’s albums grew legs, walked into my room, and jumped onto the turntable.”
– Carole King
Weekday mornings
Coffee smell in the air
After you’ve gone and the children have left for school
I’m alone and I think about all the plans we made
I think about all the dreams I had
And I wonder if I’m a fool…
#weekdays #ckdeepcuts
#flashbackfriday Early 80’s at the ranch.
📷 Carole King Family Archives Stanley, Idaho
One small voice speaking with the values
We were taught as children
Tell the truth
You can change the world
But you’d better be strong
#tbt
1. Lou Adler & Carole at rehearsal Central Park – 1973
2. Lou Adler checking sound levels “Home Again” – 2023 New York City
#tbt
1. Lou Adler & Carole at rehearsal Central Park – 1973
2. Lou Adler checking sound levels “Home Again” – 2023 New York City
FLASH SALE! T-shirts at only $10 each. These original designs are printed on unisex and women’s style tees in super soft cotton. Available exclusively in the Official Carole King Online Store. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.
Link to store in bio.
You will love @immediatefamilyfilm !
Still looking for that great gift? Check out the Offical Carole King Online Store (link in bio)
🎵 “My Favorite Things” from the album ‘A Holiday Carole.’
