Carole King’s Tapestry (33 1/3, 153) – Paperback

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Carole King’s Tapestry (33 1\/3, 153)Author: Glass, LorenPublication Date: 03\/11\/2021Format: Paperback\n\nCarole KingsTapestryis both an anthemic embodiment of second-wave feminism and an apotheosis of the Laurel Canyon singer-songwriter sound and scene. And these two elements of the albums historic significance are closely related insofar as the professional autonomy of the singer-songwriter is an expression of the freedom and independence women of Kings generation sought as the turbulent sixties came to a close.Aligning Kings own development from girl to woman with the larger shift in the music industry from teen-oriented singles by girl groups to albums by adult-oriented singer-songwriters, this volume situatesTapestryboth within Kings original vision as the third in a trilogy (preceded byNow That Everythings Been SaidandWriter) and as a watershed in musical and cultural history, challenging the male dominance of the music and entertainment industries and laying the groundwork for female dominated genres such as womens music and Riot Grrrl punk.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLoren Glass is Professor of English at the University of Iowa, USA, with a joint appointment in the Center for the Book. He is the author ofAuthors Inc.: LiteraryCelebrity in the Modern United States(2004) and Counter-Culture Colophon: Grove Press, the Evergreen Review and theIncorporation of the Avant-Garde(2013), and co-editor of thePost45series.\n\n\n\n\n\n