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February 9: Happy Birthday Carole King!Today, singer-songwriter Carole King is 70 years old. Last year, American Masters presented “Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter.” Watch early home video of Carole King getting her start as songwriter as she juggled raising two young children, working with her writing partner husband, and coming into her own as a woman.
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February 9: Happy Birthday Carole King!

Today, singer-songwriter Carole King is 70 years old.

Last year, American Masters presented “Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter.”

Watch early home video of Carole King getting her start as songwriter as she juggled raising two young children, working with her writing partner husband, and coming into her own as a woman.

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