Carole King Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park 2016, available through Youtube.
This is a performance of a classic album. The album Tapestry was released in 1971. It marked a turning point for King who had been a song writer for some time, and now was a solo artist. Carole King is a classic artist and has been making music since the late 50s when she wrote "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow." This album is the pinnacle of her career. It includes classics like "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," And "You've Got a Friend." It includes the song made famous by Aretha Franklin, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." Another anthem is "I Feel the Earth Move." "Where you Lead" was written as a show of support from a woman to a man, then the women's lib movement hit so she hesitated singing it. However it was reworked for the Gilmore Girls as a daughter and mother singing it together. Her own daughter, Louise Goffin, joined her in singing it. It is uncanny how closely she resembles her mother of 40 years ago. King played the guitar for the rock song "Smackwater Jack."
She also performed other songs, including a medley of songs she wrote for other artists. There was "Go Away Little Girl" sung by Donny Osmond. They performed Jazzman with Jamie Talbot joining them on saxophone.
King also sang many encore numbers including "Up on the roof" which is the "when this old world starts to getting you down song." Another encore song was "locomotion" and then "Tumbling Down." The cast from Beautiful, The Carole King Musical joined for a song. She then concluded with another arrangement of "You've Got a Friend." It is amazing to me how youthful King looked. She was in her 70s for this concert.
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