Iconic at 50: Carole King's 'Tapestry'

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 6, 2021

Loren Glass, chair and professor of English at the University of Iowa and author of several books including, most recently, Carole King’s Tapestry for Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series, discusses how Carole King's 1971 album "Tapestry" was shaped by its time and has influenced music for generations to come.

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