Knosh and Knowledge
Carole King: She Made the Earth Move
Join journalist and author Jane Eisner for a discussion (and musical highlights!) tracing the professional accomplishments and personal challenges of pop icon Carole King and exploring her unique contribution to American music Carole King’s extraordinary career has defined American popular music for more than half a century. Born in New York City in 1942, she shaped the soundtrack of 1960s teen culture with such songs as “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” one of many Brill Building classics she wrote with her first husband, Gerry Goffin. She was a leading figure in the singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s, with dozens of Billboard Hot 100 hits and music awards—her 1971 album Tapestry won a record four Grammys. Yet she struggled to reconcile her fame with her roles as a wife and mother and retreated to the backwoods of Idaho, only to emerge in recent years as a political activist and the subject of the Tony-winning Broadway show Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.She Made The Earth Move places King’s life in historical and cultural context, revealing details of her humble beginnings in Jewish Brooklyn, the roots of her musical genius, her four marriages, and her anguish about public life. Drawing on numerous interviews as well as historical and contemporary sources, this book brings to life King’s professional accomplishments, her personal challenges, and her lasting contributions to the great American songbook.
This Knosh and Knowledge program held at Hevreh is part of Jewish Literary Voices: A Federation Series in collaboration with the Jewish Book Council.
Books will be available for purchase and book signing after the event or purchase the HERE in advance and a portion of the proceeds will be donated back to a local independent bookstore in the Berkshires.
Jane Eisner is an accomplished writer, editor, educator, non-profit leader, and public speaker. She was editor-in-chief of The Forward for more than a decade, and recently was director of academic affairs at Columbia Journalism School. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Times, The Atlantic, and numerous other publications. Her first book was Taking Back the Vote: Getting American Youth Involved in Our Democracy. Eisner lives in New York.
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