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In 1959 popular teen heartthrob Neil Sedaka had his first international hit with "Oh! Carol", addressed to his high school girlfriend Carol Klein. She would later go on to find even greater success of her own as a singer and songwriter under the name Carole King.
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In the 1930 World Cup, Romania participated only after the intervention of King Carol II, who had been crowned in a coup d'état a week earlier. He selected the squad personally, and negotiated with employers to ensure that the players would still have jobs upon their return.
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One of the least successful recorded groups in history, "The Keestone Family Singers" whose only single failed to chart, consisted of Carole King, Glen Campbell, and Phil Everly.
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George Harrison, Carol King, Billy Preston, Michelle Phillips, Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love played on Cheech and Chongs 1973 song "Basketball Jones"
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The Monkees song "Pleasant Valley Sunday" was written by Carole King about a street in West Orange, NJ.
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George Harrison, Carole King, Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Darlene Love, Ronnie Spector and Michelle Phillips (among others) appeared on the Cheech and Chong song "Basketball Jones"
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The song "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) by the Crystals was written by Carol King and her husband Gerry Goffin. They wrote it because their babysitter (and singer of "The Loco-Motion") Little Eva said that her boyfriend abused her out of his love for her.
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Carole King sang the opening song for the 1985 Care Bears movie
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Carole King once played a small part in an episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
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1962's "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)" was co-written by Carole King. Amid protests, the song has rarely been played.
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There used to be carols for all sorts of seasons and holidays, not just Christmas - and that the melody for 'Good King Wenceslas' was originally that of a springtime carol.
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The same guy did the amazing sax solos on Carole King's "Jazzman", Paul McCartney and Wings's "Listen to What the Man Said", and Blondie's "Rapture"
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The Christmas carol “Good King Wenceslaus” was based on the real life Duke of Bohemia Wenceslaus, who was noted for his kindness and piety. Wenceslaus was later assassinated in a plot by his brother, Boleslaus The Cruel.
