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How Carole King moved the earth

JL;DR SUMMARY Jane Eisner's new biography, "Carole King: She Made the Earth Move," explores the enduring legacy of the singer-songwriter as a cultural icon. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityBiography1970s MusicWomen's EmpowermentJane EisnerSinger SongwriterCarole KingTapestryBrill BuildingGilmore Girls

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"First there was Carol Joan Klein from the Jewish neighborhood of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, who regally renamed herself for a high school doo-wop band, and with pluck and talent sold her songs to the hit machine based out of the Brill Building in midtown Manhattan."
Laurel Canyon, California, United States
"The late 1960s brought King West to Laurel Canyon in California."
Idaho, United States
"Movement three finds King living in seclusion in Idaho, still productive but in the grips of a succession of abusive relationships."
Lake Waubeeka, Connecticut, United States
"You have a bit of a personal connection to King through Lake Waubeeka, the bungalow colony her father helped build, where you spent some of your teenage summers."

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