Carole King: Teenage Songwriter in the Music Business | Carole King: Natural Woman | PBS

At age 16, Carole King started selling songs to music publishers. An except from "Carole King: Natural Woman" premiering Feb. 19 at 9/8c on PBS. Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/1JmUCu5 **More info & videos below** Carole King, songwriters and friends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, music critic Anthony DeCurtis and others describe the music business and work of songwriters in the 1950s and 1960s. As a 16-year-old living in Queens, King would bring her music to two publishers in Manhattan and get paid $25 for a composition that would be given to a recording artist. She soon paired professionally and in marriage with Gerry Goffin. Many of her hit songs were written for Aldon Records, with office in the famous Brill Building. For full episodes, visit http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters Find us on: https://www.facebook.com/americanmasters https://twitter.com/PBSAmerMasters #AmericanMasters http://pbsamericanmasters.tumblr.com #American Masters https://instagram.com/pbsamerica