B005S8O7YE EBOK (54 page)
Authors: Carole King
Testifying in DC for Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA)
MCT/McClatchy-Tribune/Getty Images
The Living Room Tour, 2004
Photo by Elissa Kline
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Joel subsequently achieved success in TV, theater, and film as the director of
Laverne and Shirley, George Gershwin Alone
, and
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
.
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Reefer Madness
was intended to alert young people and their parents to the deadly dangers of smoking “marihuana.” Among the unintended consequences were the laughter of audiences in succeeding decades and the inclusion of the film’s later title (it was originally called
Tell Your Children
) in the lexicon of the twentieth century as a synonym for greatly exaggerated antidrug propaganda.
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Renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in December 1963.
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Upon accepting his Grammy in 1972 for the Biggest Domestic Cat Ever to Appear on an Album Cover, Telemachus was so overcome with emotion that he could only say, “Meow.” What he meant to say was, “I want to thank my tom, my tabby, and all the fat cats who oversaw the investment of my kitty. I couldn’t have done it without you.”
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James wrote, “Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground” two years later in his song “Fire and Rain.”
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The name “Apple Corps” was created by the Beatles, thereby proving that I’m not the only songwriter unable to resist the appeal of a truly bad pun.
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Lee Sklar did not play on
Sweet Baby James
.
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Randy Meisner was a founding member of Eagles. N.B.: Many people say “the Eagles,” but their friend Steve Martin reports that Glenn Frey has always insisted that the band’s name is Eagles without “the.” Official Eagles material released by the band supports Martin’s story.
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Sel-Sync (Selective Synchronous) recording was developed at Ampex in the mid-fifties primarily by Ross Snyder, Mort Fujii, and Les Paul. Les Paul brought the concept of multilayered sound-on-sound performances to public popularity in 1951 with the voice of his wife, Mary Ford, on
“How High the Moon”
and
“The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise.”
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Auratone speakers were used in the seventies by many studios for what is now called “nearfield monitoring.” In the eighties, Yamaha NS10s replaced Auratones as the industry standard for nearfield monitoring. Yamaha has since discontinued the NS10s, reportedly because they can’t get that kind of wood any more.
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David Campbell and Bibbe Hansen are the parents of the composer, recording artist, and performer Beck.
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The “yo’mama” ritual originated with black male slaves. Because they weren’t allowed to engage in physical violence, they traded verbal insults: “Yo’mama so ugly she…” “Yeah? Well, yo’mama so dumb she…” And so on.
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A starring role in 1974–75 at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood as Janet in
The Rocky Horror Show
would add show tunes to Abigale’s list of genres.
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Abigale sang and Charlie, Joel, and Ralph played in my set and Jo Mama’s. I played in James’s and my sets. Lee and Russ played in James’s set. Danny played in all three. After the 1971 tour, Craig Doerge would replace me in playing keyboards for James. Danny, Lee, Russ, and Craig would become known as the Section—so named because everyone wanted to use them as their rhythm section.
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Nudie Cohn’s clothing store in North Hollywood was
the
place to go if you were a country singer, a cowboy, or a rock star wanting country credibility with pizzazz. Customers clothed by the “Rodeo Tailor” included Roy Rogers, Porter Wagoner, Gene Autry, and Elvis Presley. When I lived in California I often saw Nudie driving around in one of his “Nudie-mobiles”—big convertibles customized with western paraphernalia such as silver coins, horseshoes, pistols (presumably unloaded), and longhorns from an actual steer. Nudie died in 1984.
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“Whiskey” was released in 1979 as the B side of the single “Move Lightly” from my album
Touch The Sky
. “Whiskey” did not appear on that album.
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Founders Peter Morton and Isaac Tigrett reportedly named the Hard Rock Café in London after that same bar in downtown Los Angeles. That bar also appears in a Henry Diltz photo on the Doors’ 1970 album,
Morrison Hotel
.
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Population numbers are approximate for 1981.
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Paul’s band in Tokyo comprised Hamish Stuart on guitar and vocals, Robbie McIntosh on guitar, Chris Whitten on drums, percussion, and vocals, Paul Wickens on keyboards, and Linda McCartney on keyboards and vocals.
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Carole King: Going Home
was subsequently released as a DVD.
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I recorded two songs with Brian Wilson in 2006: Gerry’s and my song “I’m Into Something Good” and a composition of Brian’s called “Good Kind of Love.”
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Some people drink. I make bad puns and leave them in warm paragraphs to ferment.
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Carole King—In Concert
was subsequently released as a DVD.
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There were three subway lines when I was growing up: BMT, for Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit; IRT, for Interborough Rapid Transit; and IND, short for the Independent Subway.
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Michael Bublé, Michael Jackson, Michael McDonald; Kenny Rogers, Kenny Loggins, and Kenny G.
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Alejandro Sanz and Alejandro Lerner.
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Other Hole in the Wall Gang Camp locations can be found at
http://www.teamholeinthewall.org/
.
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Monkey thoughts race through my mind in a lot less time than it takes to write or read.
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(
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/01/1995973/eugenia-gold-carole-kings-mother.html
)
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(
http://www.caroleking.com/rudy/rudy.html
)
Chapter One: The Name of the Father
Chapter Three: Over the Airwaves
Chapter Five: The Planets Realign
Chapter Eight: Rhythm and Blues
Chapter Ten: To Manhattan and Back
Chapter Eleven: Aspiring to Be Popular
Chapter Twelve: The Function of a Cosine
Chapter Thirteen: Atlantic and ABC-Paramount
Chapter Fourteen: Conducting an Orchestra
Chapter Fifteen: The Right Girl
Chapter Seventeen: Goffin and King
Chapter Eighteen: Married, with Children
Chapter Twenty: Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Chapter Twenty-One: Daughter Momentum
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Loco-Motion
Chapter Twenty-Three: It Might as Well Rain Until September
Chapter Twenty-Four: Waddington Avenue
Chapter Twenty-Five: City of Angels
Chapter Twenty-Six: The British Invasion and Other Signs of the Times
Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Natural Woman
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Aronowitz and the Myddle Class
Chapter Thirty: The Mid-Sixties
Chapter Thirty-One: Leaving New Jersey
Chapter Two: Where the Action Was
Chapter Three: Discovering California!
Chapter Eight: Truth Is One, Paths Are Many
Chapter Nine: Three Really Excellent Things
Chapter Twelve: Musical Studios
Chapter Fourteen: Tapestry Snapshots
Chapter Fifteen: In Retrospect
Chapter Sixteen: The Troubadour
Chapter Seventeen: J Is for Jump
Chapter Eighteen: Herding Cats
Chapter Nineteen: Showtime 1971
Chapter Twenty: Addition, Family Style
Chapter Twenty-One: Mommy and Grammy
Chapter Twenty-Two: Divergence
Chapter Five: A Different Kind of Hit
Chapter Six: Definition of a Friend
Chapter Ten: Not Bergdorf Goodman
Chapter Twelve: Reading, ’Riting and ’Rithmetic
Chapter Thirteen: All-Weather Friends
Chapter Fourteen: Gretchen’s Piano
Chapter Seventeen: Bars and Benches
Chapter Eighteen: New Neighbors
Chapter Nineteen: Trials and Tribulations
Chapter Twenty: Criminal and Quiet Title
Chapter Twenty-One: One to One
Chapter Twenty-Two: Ronald Reagan’s Opponent
Chapter Twenty-Three: Prosecutorial Discretion
Chapter Three: McCartneys in Tokyo
Chapter Four: A Quiet Place to Live
Chapter Six: Colour of Your Dreams
Chapter Seven: Lessons from Underground
Chapter Ten: They Say That Ev’ry Man Must Fall
Chapter Eleven: Ireland, Yet Again
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