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Carole King's Return to the "City Streets"

The prolific songwriter and performer has been living in Idaho, away from the public eye. Now she returns with a new, more rocking album. King joins Fresh Air to talk about dropping out college to pursue a music career, writing songs with her former husband Gerry Goffin for other artists, and becoming a solo artist.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 19, 1989: Interview with Carole King; Review of Don Cherry's album "Art Deco"; Interview with Carmine Coppola; Review of the 500th Anniversary Special of Siskel and…

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