Biography
Carole King — singer with roots in the Russian Empire
Carole King is an American songwriter and singer. With lyricist Gerry Goffin she wrote dozens of pop hits in the 1960s, and her 1971 solo album Tapestry stayed on the Billboard chart for nearly six years and won four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Poland (town not documented)
Born Carol Joan Klein in Manhattan on 9 February 1942 to Jewish parents, Eugenia Cammer and Sidney Klein. Her grandparents were immigrants from Poland; their home town is not recorded.
Family Tree
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Carole King🇺🇸 USA
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Grandparents
Eugenia Cammer
Sidney Klein
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Origin
Poland (town not documented)🇷🇺 Russian Empire
Historical context
Russian Empire · c. 1721–1917
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Poland (town not documented). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Tapestry (1971) — over 30 million copies sold worldwide
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4 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year (1972)
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Wrote Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Natural Woman, I Feel the Earth Move
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Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2013)
05
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — inducted as songwriter (1990) and performer (2021)
"I feel the earth move under my feet."
Carole King
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