Together with King, he wrote such classics as The Loco-Motion, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and Up on the Roof.. Goffin and King's relationship crumbles in part because of his craving for other women. A strong book by Douglas McGrath and music and lyrics by icons Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil set amidst the vibrant pop music settings of the 1960s and 70s help tell the story of Carole's journey from Jewish Brooklyn teenager songwriter to . Gerry Goffin, the lyricist whose work with songwriting partner (and wife at the time) Carole King yielded some of pop music's most enduring hits, has died of natural causes at his L.A. home. Total ticket sales exceeded 700,000 and the tour grossed over 59 million dollars, making it one of the most successful tours of the year. He was 75. The lyricist died at home of natural causes, according to a statement from his publicity agency. has made tremendous contributions to the rock genre over the course of her 60-year career. salesman and mother a housewife. 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. His wife, Michelle Goffin, confirmed his passing in a statmenet. Here's a look at his key songs, written with his ex-wife Carole King and without her. singing career, Goffin & King were Aldon Music's only bankable asset until Mann & It entered The New York Times best seller list at No.6.[71][72]. King is not presently married, although she has been married four times, to Goffin, Charles Larkey, Rick Evers and Rick Sorenson. Lyricist Gerry Goffin, whose songwriting partnership in the early 1960s with then-wife Carole King yielded some of the most indelible hits of the era, died Thursday at home in Los Angeles,. 7:22 AM EDT, Fri June 20, 2014, biography on the Songwriters Hall of Fame website. [86] She reprised the role in the 2016 Gilmore girls Netflix revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. Consent Settings, Copyright 2023 Contactmusic.com Ltd, all rights reserved. On June 19, 2014, Gerry died at 75, and Carole made a statement to honor the music writer. was Carole's lifelong desire for a career in music that convinced Gerry to give it a try. "[54], In 1985, she wrote and performed "Care-A-Lot", the theme to The Care Bears Movie. 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By 1964 they had An all-star roster of artists paid tribute to King on the 1995 album Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King. Closer Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Carole campaigned for Idahoan Nicole LeFavour and Barack Obama in 2012. The "You've Got a Friend" artist and the . King agreed to revamp the song to be, "something more relevant." In 1960, King and her husband Gerry Goffin had a major hit as the creators of the song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," sung by the Shirelles. Goffin and King were inducted together into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Inspired by music producer Jerry. In 1996, she appeared in Brighton Beach Memoirs in Ireland, directed by Peter Sheridan. [18][19], King's mother had learned how to play piano as a child, and after buying a piano, would sometimes practice. On their first U.S. tour meeting them was a priority. It contains a bonus disc with five additional tracks, including a remake of "Where You Lead (I Will Follow)" co-written with Toni Stern.[60]. only British band that felt that way. [10][58][59] An expanded edition of the album was issued six years later called Love Makes the World Deluxe Edition. King married the composer in 1977; the two had met during the recording of her album 'Simple Things'. 'She was interested in writing rock 'n' roll, and I was interested in writing this Broadway play,' Goffin told Vanity Fair in 2001. 'Gerry was a good man with a dynamic force, whose words and creative influence will resonate for generations to come,' King said. Eventually I began to lose heart in my play, and we stuck to writing rock 'n' roll. Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for. While King had already made her way as a composer of pop both jaunty (1962's "The Loco-Motion") and soulful (1962's "Up On The Roof," 1967's "A Natural Woman" written with her then-husband Gerry Goffin), it was her album Tapestry, released Feb. 10, 1971, that revealed her to be a stunning, venerated purveyor of serious rock.Her visage on the album cover defined a new form of beautiful . Carole King Klein[2] (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at the Brill Building[3][4] and later as a solo artist. After her split from Gerry, Carole and Charles moved in together in Los Angeles. . NEW YORK (AP) Gerry Goffin, a prolific and multi-dimensional lyricist who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," " (You. through subtle chord manipulation and instrumental counterpoint. Singer songwiter Carole King with her husband/writing partner Gerry Goffin in a New York, New York recording studio, circa 1959. King launched her Living Room Tour in July 2004 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. recorded "Chains" and McCartney was quoted as saying he wished he could write as . Goffin and King, who are the parents of two children including singer-songwriter Louise Goffin, divorced in 1968. [Bridge . Gerrywas a good man and a dynamic force,whose words and creative influencewill resonate for generations to come. Gerry Goffin was my first love. His drug use affected his health, and he was hospitalized for a time. [25][26] They quit college and took day jobs, Goffin working as an assistant chemist and King as a secretary. Before she was the Carole King we know today, she was a young songwriter from Brooklyn trying to make a name for herself. I enjoyed making my father happy and getting the notes right. tone and the vernacular of their audience's inner experiences with uncanny accuracy. consistent track record than any of its competition, including Phil Spector's Philles Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Much of her early success was thanks in part to collaborations with her first husband, Gerry Goffin. [83] continuing to write for other artists, with an increasing amount of the songs being rhythm The show ran for 6 years and 2418 performances on Broadway. The touring band featured players from that original band: Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, and Danny Kortchmar. [88], After relocating to Idaho in 1977, King became involved in environmental issues. After his split with King, with whom he had two daughters, he continued to write tunes including Whitney Houstons 1986 hit Saving All My Love For You., He earned an Oscar nomination for the theme song from 1975 film Mahogany, a tune he wrote with Micahel Masser, and a Golden Globe nod for Gladys Knight and the Pips So Sad the Song from the 1976 movie Pipe Dreams., Gerry Goffin was my first love, King said in a statement. [68], King's mother, Eugenia Gingold, died in December 2010 in Delray Beach, Florida aged 94, from congestive heart failure. Kirshner soon realizing that he had begun increasing King's production [9][10] She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama hosted the award concert at the White House on May 22, 2013, with the President presenting the prize and reading the citation. "Locomotion" was recorded by Kylie Minogue, having success and starting off a long career in the music industry. [4] Goffin also had a daughter, Dawn, with Jeanie Reavis ( Earl-Jean McCrea ). She was interested in writing rock n roll, and I was interested in writing this Broadway play, Goffin told Vanity Fair in 2001. [6][9] Goffin and King also wrote several songs jointly with record producer Phil Spector. King's song "Where You Lead (I Will Follow)" was also the theme song to the series, in a version sung with her daughter Louise. King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. Together with King, he wrote such classics as "The Loco-Motion," "Will You Love. moved in with her parents. Family (1) Trivia (18) It was Goffin's father that originally exposed him to Broadway musicals 'Cause if I make you happy I don't need to do more. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY. Little Eva - The Locomotion. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow." They began collaborating on songwriting, with King writing the music and Goffin the lyrics, and began a relationship. [3][8], Goffin at first worked with other writers including Barry Mann and Jack Keller, but he and Carole King soon established themselves as a successful writing team. She then married Rick Evers and later claimed that he had brutally assaulted her and that he was a cocaine addict. In May 2012, King announced her retirement from music. In 2008, King appeared on the March 18 episode of The Colbert Report, touching on her politics again. Privacy The next year, he released his final album, Back Room Blood. Goffin went on to write two number one somgs with Michael Masser: Diana He had a profound impact on my life and the rest of the world, Carole said in a statement at the time. [17]:10 With the economy struggling, he then took a more secure job as a firefighter. Despite its Gold-certified record status, Simple Things was named "The Worst Album of 1977" by Rolling Stone magazine. Goffin and King formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the period, with hit songs including: "Take Good Care of My Baby" (a hit for Bobby Vee), "Halfway to Paradise" (Tony Orlando, Billy Fury), "The Loco-Motion" (Little Eva, and later Grand Funk Railroad and Kylie Minogue), "Go Away Little Girl" (Steve Lawrence, and later Donny Osmond), "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)" (the Cookies), "It Might as Well Rain Until September" (Carole King), "One Fine Day" (the Chiffons), "Up on the Roof" (the Drifters and later James Taylor), "I'm into Something Good" (Herman's Hermits, but recorded first by Earl-Jean McCrea under the name Earl-Jean), "Don't Bring Me Down" (the Animals), "Oh No Not My Baby" (Maxine Brown, and later Rod Stewart), "Goin' Back" (Dusty Springfield, The Byrds), "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin), and "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (the Monkees). day for the Shirelles. Carole King, original name Carol Joan Klein, (born February 9, 1942, New York, New York, U.S.), American songwriter and singer ( alto) who was one of the most prolific female musicians in the history of pop music. Rhymes and Reasons (1972), and Fantasy (1973) followed, each earning gold certifications. Goffin, who married King in 1959 while they were in their teens, penned more than 50 top 40 hits, including Pleasant Valley Sunday for the Monkees, Crying in the Rain by the Everly Brothers, Some Kind of Wonderful and On Broadway for the Drifters and Take Good Care of My Baby by Bobby Vee. Began working at the Brill Building and wrote a series of number one hits " Will You Love Me Tomorrow " performed by the Shirelles in . Later they would move to 2635 Brown Street in Sheepshead Bay Site Map One night in the fall, King after returning from play mah-jongg, Goffin Their songs were always impeccably structured. [61][62][63] In August 2006 the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at 151. ', On her Twitter page, the songstress shared an old black-and-white photo of Goffin as a young man, accompanied by the caption: 'Gerry Goffin 1939-2014/There are no words. Thoroughbred (1976) was the last studio album she made under the Ode label. protesting on campus. 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. With her ex-husband Gerry Goffin she formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the 1960s. King married the composer in 1977;. Their first child together, daughter Molly, was born in 1971 and their son, Levi, followed in 1974. Goffin also collaborated with another Aldon composer, Barry Mann, on the hit Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp Bomp Bomp Bomp). All Rights Reserved. Carole's first marriage was to her songwriting partner Gerry Goffin. No cause was specified. Byrds, The Young Rascals, and the Beach Boys, set the tone for other upcoming artists who Richard Drew/AP Photo Goffin. Picture: Carole King 25th Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Press Room at the Waldorf Astoria hotel New York City, USA - Carole King, the Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter, has revealed that Rick Evers, her third husband, physically abused her during their relationship. Gerry Goffin, a prolific and multi-dimensional lyricist who with his then-wife and collaborator Carole King wrote such hits as Will You Love Me Tomorrow and The Loco-Motion, died early Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. ', The True Story Behind 'Cocaine Bear': A 175-Pound Beast, a Dead Drug Smuggler in Gucci Loafers and More, Michael B. Jordan Meets Reporter at 'Creed III' Premiere Who 'Teased Him all the Time' in High School: 'I Was the Corny Kid, Right? TAKE A GIANT STEP. Don Kirshner, Carole King, Gerry Goffin circa 1964 By 1967 Goffin & Naval Academy as a member of the Class of 1961, he resigned from the Navy to study chemistry at Queens College. Documentary telling the story of Carole King's Brooklyn upbringing, her songwriting success with Gerry Goffin, her time as an LA singer . [78], "Carole King has been one of the most influential songwriters of our time. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 00:56. 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. King wanted to learn as much as possible: "My mother never forced me to practice. He is survived by his five children, six grandchildren and his wife Michelle. The pair met at a party thrown by Don Henley and fell in love quickly. [3], In 1996 he released his second solo album, Back Room Blood, which he said was inspired by his anger at conservative gains in the 1994 congressional elections. She has written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. The years given are the years the albums and singles were released, and not necessarily the years in which they achieved their peak. [17]:10, They married in 1937 during the last years of the Great Depression. Carole King. Both quit their day jobs to focus on music, and other songs followed, including Up on the Roof for the Drifters, One Fine Day for the Chiffons and Chains, which was later covered by the Beatles. The first, released in April 2010, The Essential Carole King, was a compilation album of King's work and artists covering her songs. [27] They wrote songs together in the evening. Songwriter, Lyricist. Both albums included "You've Got a Friend", which was a number 1 hit for Taylor; King said in a 1972 interview that she "didn't write it with James or anybody really specifically in mind. Charles played the bass in a band that Carole and Gerry came across in New Jersey. King also said she will most likely not be writing or recording any new music. He was 75. After a well-received concert tour in 1984, journalist Catherine Foster of The Christian Science Monitor dubbed King "a Queen of Rock". [2] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, with Carole King. Beautiful - The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of King's remarkable rise to stardom as part of the hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin and going on to become one of the most successful singer, songwriter and musicians in popular music . Goffin, whose relationship with King is the focus of the Broadwaymusical Beautiful, married King in 1959 and collaborated with heron a string of major pop hits, including Will You Love Me Tomorrow (for the Shirelles), Some Kind of Wonderful (the Drifters), The Loco-Motion (Little Eva) and Pleasant Valley Sunday (The Monkees). The album sold 44,000 copies in its first week in the US, landing at 17 on the Billboard 200, her highest-charting album since 1977. The couple purchased a ranch together in Idaho before their divorce in 1989. Other songs of King's early period (through 1967) include "Half Way To Paradise" [Tony Orlando, recorded by Billy Fury in U.K.], "Take Good Care of My Baby" for Bobby Vee, "Up on the Roof" for the Drifters, "I'm into Something Good" for Earl-Jean (later recorded by Herman's Hermits), "One Fine Day" for the Chiffons, and "Pleasant Valley Sunday" for the Monkees (inspired by their move to suburban West Orange, New Jersey),[40] and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" for Aretha Franklin. The album also spawned a top 10 hit, "Sweet Seasons" (US No.9 and AC No.2). 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Their music was for teens She had to be her own lyricist. That show, along with shows at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles and the Cape Cod Melody Tent (Hyannis, Massachusetts), were recorded as The Living Room Tour in July 2005. Trump Melts Down Over Murdoch Admitting Fox Lied About Election Fraud Though it also alleges Goffin's womanizing and mental instability were causes of the breakup, he happily attended the opening of the musical. As Goffin got to know King better he began listening to Chuck Berry, In her first new recording since 2011, she was inspired to re-write the lyrics to her song "One" (originally on her 1977 album Simple Things) as "One (2018)" to reflect her dream for America in the 2018 United States elections, as "Love won".[85]. Though best known as a Brill Building tunesmith his songs reached No. . King revealed in her book, 'A Natural Woman', that he had a bad temper and hit her over their yearlong marriage. Gerry Goffin, a hit songwriter and former husband of Carole King, died early Thursday. Dropping out of college she worked as a secretary By 1965, their talents were becoming less important as groups like the doubled if Aldon renewed the deal for a second year and tripled it if for a third. King took a look, said she wasn't interested and added "You He is. Gerry Goffin, who with his first wife Carole King wrote classic 1960s songs like "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "Natural Woman," died Thursday at his Los Angeles home. The album was recorded concurrently with Taylor's Mud Slide Slim, with an overlapping set of musicians including King, Danny Kortchmar and Joni Mitchell. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To), Hits, charted songs and notable album tracks by Goffin and King, one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the period, Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp), List of songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin, Adam Bernstein, "Gerry Goffin, lyricist who co-wrote seminal '60s hits, dies at 75", "Gerry Goffin, Songwriter With Carole King, Dies at 75", Gerry Goffin obituary: Lyricist who, with his partner Carole King, wrote many hit songs of the 1960s, Kevin Rawlinson, "Gerry Goffin, US lyricist, dies at 75". A teenaged Carole King and her first husband, lyricist Gerry Goffin, wrote doo-wop and rock 'n' roll songs in New York City in the 1960s, many of which became hits. [91] King continued her support of Kerry throughout the general election. He was 75. 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 They divorced later that decade. Gerry died on June 19, 2014, at the age of 75. [52] In addition to enlisting her long-time friends such as David Crosby, Graham Nash, James Taylor and Waddy Wachtel, King reunited with Gerry Goffin to write four songs for the album. Carole King is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [48][49] The album garnered four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year; Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female; Record of the Year ("It's Too Late", lyrics by Toni Stern); and Song of the Year, with King becoming the first woman to win the award ("You've Got a Friend"). Photo courtesy Photofest. He is survived by his wife, Michele Goffin, five children and six grandchildren. Carol". By Snejana Farberov and Associated Press Reporter, Published: 23:24 GMT, 19 June 2014 | Updated: 11:24 GMT, 20 June 2014, Gone too soon: Songwriter Gerry Goffin, pictured here in 2012, died Thursday from natural causes in his home in Los Angeles. [4] Goffin also had a daughter, Dawn, with Jeanie Reavis (Earl-Jean McCrea). Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. King's album Indianola Mississippi Seeds. 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. After he and King divorced, Goffin wrote with other composers, including Barry Goldberg and Michael Masser, with whom he wrote "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" and "Saving All My Love for You", also No. Luminaries like The Beatles and Whitney Houston also performed his songs. Beautiful - The Carole King Musical is the untold story of her journey from school girl to superstar; from her relationship with husband and song-writing partner Gerry Goffin, their close friendship and playful rivalry with fellow song-writing duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, to her remarkable rise to stardom. until late in her pregnancy, while Goffin tested polymers and epoxies at a chemical plant. I wanted so much to master the popular songs that poured out of the radio. Goffin, who. "Nightingale" went to No. The Along the way, she became one of . Paul Simon and Gerry Goffinall future famous . Both her marriages fell apart after a few years. jobs in addition to first chance at every hit to be written. Their first child together, daughter Molly, was born in 1971 and their son, Levi, followed in 1974. He left a wife, one son, four daughters, and six grandchildren. They married in 1959. . He also earned a Golden Globe nomination for So Sad the Song in 1977 from the film Pipe Dreams. 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). Carole King: Music was released in December 1971, certified gold on December 9, 1971. He will be missed by his wonderful wifeMichelle, his devoted manager, Christine Russell, his five children, and six grandchildren.. Gerry was a good man and a dynamic force, whose words and creative influence will resonate for generations to come. Couple find note in chimney that reveals their 290,000 house was 100 times cheaper 50 years ago. So we had an agreement where she would write (music) to the play if I would write (lyrics) to some of her rock n roll melodies. Carole and Gerry divorced in 1968, a relationship that later became the subject of. For over a year they had a more [3] As a boy, he wrote lyrics in his head, as a game. Eventually, they realized that they were on two different pages. In 1996, he released his final album, titled Back Room Blood. "[17]:16, King began kindergarten when she was four, and after her first year she was promoted directly to second grade, showing an exceptional facility with words and numbers. [92], On October 6, 2014, she performed at a Democratic fundraiser at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, attended by Vice President Joe Biden. His wife, Michelle Goffin, confirmed his death. ', 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. In the 1980s and '90s, he co-wrote Tonight I Celebrate My Love, a duet recorded by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack, Miss You Like Crazy sung by Natalie Cole and the Whitney Houston mega-hit Savin' All My Love for You. Is Carole King married? The marriage continued until Evers died in 1978 from a heroin overdose. After covering Carole's "Goin' Back" on October 1718, 1975 at two of his high-profile Roxy gigs, Bruce Springsteen showed up in person at the Beacon Theatre, New York on March 7, 1976, to sing "The Loco-Motion" with Carole for the night's final encore.[53]. His wife, Michelle Goffin, confirmed his death. When Goffin was five his mother divorced his father and bowling they found a note from Kirshner that saying he needed a lyric by the next 1959 King became pregnant with the pair marrying in August, then moving into a school teacher. music, now targeted the new generation to young to be smoking pot and Gerry Goffin, a prolific and multi-dimensional lyricist who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits as "Will You Love Me . Caroles busy schedule and constant travel to and from New York put a strain on their relationship. He was 75. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Goffin immediately began writing and King composing, The result was Japanese record labels Sony and Victor reissued most of King's albums, including the works from the late 1970s previously unavailable on compact disc. In 1984, she starred alongside Tatum O'Neal, Hoyt Axton, Alex Karras, and John Lithgow in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode Goldilocks and the Three Bears. King was born Carol Joan Klein on February 9, 1942, in Manhattan, New York City, to Jewish parents Eugenia (ne Cammer), a teacher, and Sidney N. Klein, a firefighter. Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. [93], On January 21, 2017, King marched in the 2017 Women's March in Stanley, Idaho, carrying a sign that said "One Small Voice." Conspiracy of silence': British spy chiefs face calls to release intelligence on Covid origins after FBI Do not sell or share my personal information. The Where You Lead singer was married four times and welcomed four children,Louise Goffin, Sherry Goffin, Molly Larkey and Levi Larkey. The 70-year-old King thinks that it is important for people to hear the story, in order to draw attention to domestic abuse in the world, and make sure that victims know that help is available. Id always thought, if I found myself with a man like that, the first time he struck me Id be out of there in a New York minute. King has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. The husband-and-wife team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King was the most significant songwriting partnership of the early 1960s, their songs combining quality with commerciality. The following week it rose to No.3 and finally to No.1 on January 1, 1972, staying there for three weeks. Goffin and King were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three years later. Gerry was a good man and a dynamic force, whose words and creative influence will resonate for generations to come, she said in a statement. CNN Gerry Goffin, a hit songwriter and former husband of Carole King, died early Thursday. The show ends just as King is enjoying fame for her groundbreaking solo album Tapestry. [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. [67] The second album, Live at the Troubadour was released in May 2010, a collaboration between King and Taylor. Other artists who appeared on the album included Amy Grant ("It's Too Late"), Richard Marx ("Beautiful"), Aretha Franklin ("You've Got a Friend"), Faith Hill ("Where You Lead"), and the Bee Gees ("Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"). Their second daughter, Sherry, was born in 1962. 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