0 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z, Help He is best remembered for his international pop hits of the 1960s, including the US No.1 hits Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Take Good Care of My Baby, The Loco-Motion, and Go Away Little Girl, which he co-wrote with his wife Carole King. His legacy to me is our two daughters, four grandchildren, and our songs that have touched millions and millions of people, as well as a lifelong friendship. [76] King also did an Australian tour in February 2013. Goffin continued co-writing songs, including I've Got to Use My Imagination recorded by Gladys Knight and the Pips, and It's Not the Spotlight, recorded by Rod Stewart. [55], In 1989, she returned to Capitol Records and recorded City Streets, with Eric Clapton on two tracks and Branford Marsalis on one, followed by Color of Your Dreams (1993), with an appearance by Slash. ', On the red carpet: Goffen appeared frail, moving around with a walker, when he attended the premiere of the musical Beautiful in January; Goffin is survived by his wife children, including King's two daughters (right), Family: Honoree Carole King (C) with daughters Louise Goffin (L) and Sherry Goffin Kondor (R) attend 2014 MusiCares Person Of The Year Honoring Carole King at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 24, 2014. Related: Carole King Named MusiCares Person Of The Year, Honored By Fellow Musicians, In an interview with 'Today on Tuesday' on 10th April, 2012, King explained that: "I wasn't sure I was going to include it in the book but I wanted people to understand, people who go through that, mostly women but some men, that you're not alone. Records. Photo courtesy Photofest. "[4] Barry Goldberg, who wrote many later songs with Goffin, said "Gerry was one of the greatest lyricists of all time and my true soul brother."[16]. Bruce Glikas/AP. When King developed an insatiable curiosity about music from the time she was about three, her mother began teaching her basic piano skills, without giving her actual lessons. Among the titles associated with me, youll often find Gerrys name next to mine.. [87], As of November2018[update], King lives in Idaho. [3], Goffin also worked successfully with other composers in the early 1960s, including Barry Mann ("Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)") and Jack Keller ("Run to Him"). . As a child my strong will juxtaposed with wanting to please my father, and because my father had been so effective in making things happen, I grew to believe that it was easier to take strong steady action toward a goal with a man to help me get there.. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. After his divorce from King, Goffin garnered an Academy Award nomination with Michael Masser for the theme to the 1975 film Mahogany for Diana Ross. Carole King and Gerry Goffin Carole Klein was born February 1942, the daughter of a firefighter and school teacher. King also appeared as Mrs. Johnstone as a replacement in the original Broadway production of Blood Brothers. Goffin and King were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three years later. Carole King Inductee 1942 Born 1987 Inducted One of the most successful female songwriters of 20th century * Carole King was also the 2002 recipient of The Johnny Mercer Award, the SHOF's highest honor Carole King was born Carole Klein to Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York on February 9, 1942. Inspired by music producer Jerry. [38] King and Goffin were also the songwriting team behind Don Kirshner's Dimension Records, which produced songs including "Chains" (later recorded by the Beatles), "The Loco-Motion", "Keep Your Hands off My Baby" (both for their babysitter Little Eva), and "It Might as Well Rain Until September" which King recorded herself in 1962 her first success, which charted at 22 in the US and 3 in the UK (where it was her all time greatest hit). [84], In October 2018, King released a new version of her song, "One". King and Goffin divorced in 1968, but Goffin kept churning out international hits, including Savin' All My Love for You for Whitney Houston. King followed Writer in 1971 with Tapestry, which featured new compositions as well as reinterpretations of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman". Thoroughbred (1976) was the last studio album she made under the Ode label. The pair were married up until his death from a drug overdose in 1978. After her split from Gerry, Carole and Charles moved in together in Los Angeles. Gerry Goffin died at home of natural causes; he was 75, "His words expressed what so many people were feeling," she says. After a well-received concert tour in 1984, journalist Catherine Foster of The Christian Science Monitor dubbed King "a Queen of Rock". With her ex-husband Gerry Goffin she formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the 1960s. Since 1990, she has been working with the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and other groups towards passage of the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA). The pair were married up until his death from a drug overdose in 1978. NPR . She opened up about their strained marriage in her 2012 book, A Natural Woman: A Memoir. Gerry died on June 19, 2014, at the age of 75. 1 on the U.S. [24], King attended Queens College, where she met Gerry Goffin, who was to become her songwriting partner. September" under her name, instead of it being given to Bobby Vee as planned. King's album Indianola Mississippi Seeds. Shortly after that King and Evers were married; he died of a cocaine overdose one year later, while King and daughter Sherry were in Hawaii. 124 W. 43rd St., New York, NY. Duet: Gerry Goffin pictured with his wife Michelle at the opening night of his former spouse's Broadway show Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, in New York. Lyricist Gerry Goffin, who cowrote the hits "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," "The Loco-Motion" and " (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" with his ex-wife Carole King, has died in his. The touring band featured players from that original band: Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, and Danny Kortchmar. [86] She reprised the role in the 2016 Gilmore girls Netflix revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. Live at the Troubadour has since received a gold record from the RIAA for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the US and remained on the charts for 34 weeks. The B-side contained the Goffin-King song "A Very Special Boy". I had always been judgmental about women who stayed in abusive relationships, she shared in her memoir. The first, released in April 2010, The Essential Carole King, was a compilation album of King's work and artists covering her songs. ", James H. BillingtonLibrarian of Congress[79]. The couple performed in the rock group The City and released one album together, years before they married. During the sixties, with King composing the music and Goffin writing the lyrics, the two wrote a string of classic songs for a variety of artists. Gerry Goffin (born February 11, 1942, Queens N.Y.); Carole King (born February 9, 1942); married each other in the early 1960s; children: one daughter, Louise. 86 in the UK. Carole opened up about her relationship with Evers in her memoir more than her other marriages. The chart-topping hitmaker was inducted into the Songwriting Hall of Fame with Carole in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. She explained one of the occasions, saying: "Without warning he struck with his right fist, he hit me hard as if he were in a boxing ring, except he wasn't wearing gloves and he wasn't in a boxing ring." Charles played the bass on several of Caroles hit songs in the early days of her career. 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In her freshman year, Klein played piano in the annual Madison Sing as [21] With her mother sitting beside her, King learned music theory and elementary piano technique, including how to read notation and execute proper note timing. By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and that you have read our Privacy Policy. Goffin penned more than 50 top 40 hits. In 1964, Goffin became a father to a daughter with singer Jeanie Reavis, but he and Carole remained together for several years before divorcing. On their first U.S. tour meeting them was a priority. In 1988, Goffin and King received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award. King herself doubted she would ever write another song and said that her 2010 Troubadour Reunion Tour with James Taylor was probably the last tour of her life, saying that it "was a good way to go out." [4], On hearing of his death, Carole King said that Goffin was her "first love" and had a "profound impact" on her life. [95] The album includes "Sometime in the Morning", a King-penned song originally recorded by the Monkees in 1967. Gerry Goffin, a hit songwriter and former husband of Carole King, died early Thursday. Documentary telling the story of Carole King's Brooklyn upbringing, her songwriting success with Gerry Goffin, her time as an LA singer . Kirshneroffered a guaranteed advance against royalties of $1000 a year, to be music, now targeted the new generation to young to be smoking pot and PHOTOS Hollywoods Notable Deaths of 2014. The Jazzman singer released her first solo album in 1970, just as she married her second husband. 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The Gerry Goffin, the lyricistwhose work with songwriting partner (and wife at the time) Carole King yielded some of pop musics most enduring hits, has died of natural causes at his L.A. home. Lyricist Gerry Goffin, who along with Carole King authored such Top 40 hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and " (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," has died at age 75.