Carole King is an American musician.
Carole King -LRB- born Carol Joan Klein , February 9 , 1942 -RRB- is an American composer and singer-songwriter .	composer	composer	singer-songwriter	singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write , compose , and perform their own musical material , including lyrics and melodies .	write	Lyricist	compose	composer	lyrics	lyrics	melodies	melody
