Beautiful reveals the life and career of 1970s artist Carole King, her rise to fame and the personal life during those formative years
Dan Clews and Phoebe Katis are performing The James Taylor Story and The Carole King Story respectively, at this years Fringe. Despite gruelling schedules, they managed to squeeze in a coffee and a chat with Glam.
Carole King has been deemed the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century, with 118 songs on the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ between 1955 and 1999.
She may not have Aretha Franklin's vocal chops, but her laid-back version of 'Natural Woman' reminded me of something more than a few of those big-voiced divas singing King's co-writes often lack - heart. And just when you thought the night was getting too loved-up for us, King's song about "love gone bad" (aka 'It's Too Late) tore the roof down. Six standing ovations in a night, a record for me. Carole King may have just found herself a couple of new Gen-Y fans.
One of music’s true legends - the most successful and esteemed female songwriter in popular music history - Carole King, is returning to Australia in 2013.
Iconic recording artists Carole King and James Taylor are taking to the world stage together for the first time in nearly 40 years.