The best Carole King’s music movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Carole King’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Carole King.
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
6.9/10
Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go's, JAY-Z, Foo Fighters, and Todd Rundgren in the Performer category; Kraftwerk, Charley Patton, and Gil Scott-Heron for Early Influence; LL Cool J, Billy Preston, and Randy Rhoads for Musical Excellence; and Clarence Avant for the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The special music event also features a host of all-star presenters, performers, and special guests, including Angela Bassett, Christina Aguilera, Mickey Guyton, H.E.R., Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Drew Barrymore, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, and many others.
You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story
6.9/10
Documentary telling, in her own words, the story of Carole King's upbringing in Brooklyn and the subsequent success that she had.
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
7.9/10
The performances come from a 2004 Willie Nelson Special aired on cable television; guests include many well-known musicians.
VH1: Divas Live
7.3/10
The queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, and four of the biggest female hitmakers in contemporary pop, Mariah Carey Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, and Shania Twain, joined forces for this once-in-a-lifetime concert event, in which they individually sing their hits and team up for a variety of ensemble performances. Video includes an appearance by legendary songwriter Carole King.
Really Rosie
8/10
Really Rosie is a musical with a book and lyrics by Maurice Sendak and music by Carole King. The musical is based on Sendak's books "Chicken Soup with Rice", "Pierre", "One was Johnny", "Aligators All Around" (Which comprise the 1962 book "The Nutshell Library"), and "The Sign on Rosie's Door". Sendak based the story on a demonstrative little girl who used to sing and dance on the stoop of her building, whom he observed while he was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn.
Carole King & James Taylor - Live at the Troubadour 2007
8.7/10
In November of 1970 James Taylor and Carole King first performed together at the Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Taylor had just released his debut album for the Beatles' newly formed Apple Records and King was finding her way as a first time solo performer even though by then she was a famous songwriter with a string of hits for other artists. When they returned to the club for a two-week co-headlining run in 1971 their lives were somewhat different. That summer Taylor's "Fire and Rain" was topping the charts and King's landmark Tapestry was on its way to making her a music superstar. Thirty-six years later, in November 2007, James Taylor, Carole King and members of their renowned original band "The Section" (featuring guitarist Danny Kortchmar, bassist Leland Sklar and drummer Russell Kunkel) returned to the Troubadour for a three-night, six-show run to celebrate the venue's 50th anniversary.
Carole King: Natural Woman
8/10
Weaving previously unseen and rare performances and home movies with a new, exclusive interview with King, American Masters – Carole King: Natural Woman delves into her life and career. New interviews with friends and colleagues, including fellow songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Tapestry producer Lou Adler, drummer Russ Kunkel, guitarist Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, daughter and manager Sherry Goffin Kondor, lyricists Toni Stern and Carole Bayer Sager, and former manager Peter Asher, complete the biographical tapestry.
Carole King - Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park
With the release of Tapestry in 1971, Carole King struck a chord with listeners around the world, earning four Grammy Awards and three Top 20 hits with her unforgettable album. "Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park," recorded in the summer of 2016, documents Carole's first British concert since 1989 and the first ever performance of this classic album in its entirety. The concert also includes even more classics written by Carole, plus a special guest appearance from the cast of the sensational BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical.
A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King
On January 24, 2014, Carole King was honored as the 2014 MusiCares Person of the Year. At a gala event in Los Angeles, Carole and a cast of superstar guests performed some of the quintessential songs from her renowned and celebrated career.
Carole King: One To One
'One to One' is a VHS-only companion release to the 1982 album of the same name. The video contains on-camera comments by Carole King as well as live performances from the 'One to One' studio album, and some of her best known songs from previous LP's.
