A NAtural Woman by Carole King

An Natural Woman is the autobiography by legendary US singer-songwriter Carole King. In this book she talks about her upbringing in Brooklyn, starting to play piano at an very early age, aspiring to act, even made an recording at the age of 3 in an recording booth doing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, began writing songs as an teenager who hid from the spotlight, marrying Gerry Goffin in 1959 which they would write classic hits like Will You Love Me Tomorrow by the Shirelles, Pleasant Valley Sunday for the Monkees, Chains for the Cookies which they Beatles did an version of it on the Please Please Me album, the Locomotion for Little Eva who was the babysitter which in 1987 Australian entertainer Kylie Minogue did an version of it as well as Grand Funk Railroad, Take Good Care of My Bbay for Bobby Vee, It Might As Well rain Until September which Carole had an hit with it in 1962(no 22 USA & no 3 in the UK), You Make me Feel Like A Natural WOman for Aretha Franklin, Crying in the Rain for the Everly brothers(written by Carole and Howie Greenfield and many others, becoming an young mother to 2 daughters Sherry and Louise to Gerry Goffin, divorcing Gerry in 1968, moving to California, recording the album Tapestry which would become one of the greatest albums which she would win 4 grammys, marrying 3 more times which with her 2nd husband Charlie Larkey she would have an son Levi and daughter Molly and 3rd husband Rick Evers died from an drug overdose in 1978 and many others. it's an BRILLIANT book and an great read which Carole tells an lot of great stories about her life and career as well as talking about working with Brian Wilson, James Taylor, Bob DYlan, Joni Mitchell, PAul Simon, Don Kirshner and others. it's an must for any fans of the 60's & 70's music as well as fans of Carole King and it's an book that is well worth reading about an woman who is still going after 50 years in the music business with her songs still endures and gets played on the radio which it's amazing. i give this 5 stars and it's in the bookshops now,

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