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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Developers donate 14 acres to Talent for open space ... Mail Tribune 100, Nov. 16,1915 ... Snow settles on passes as cold front hits Southern Oregon ... Developers donate 14 acres to Talent for open space ... Mail Tribune 100, Nov. 16,1915 ... Snow settles on passes as cold front hits Southern Oregon ... MUSIC 'Spotlight on Carole King' at Camelot Comment By Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune Posted Nov. 12, 2015 at 5:00 PM Updated Nov 13, 2015 at 10:06 AM By Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune Posted Nov. 12, 2015 at 5:00 PM Updated Nov 13, 2015 at 10:06 AM » Social News As a young songwriter, Carole King was a force behind a large number of hits recorded by other artists in the '60s. She and then husband Gerry Goffin were the singer-songwriter team behind "One Fine Day," "Take Good Care of My Baby," "The Locomotion" and others. Camelot Theatre's production of "Spotlight on Carole King" will feature 22 of her hit songs, including “You’ve Got A Friend,” “It’s Too Late,” “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” and “I Feel The Earth Move” from King's landmark album "Tapestry." The show opens Friday, Nov. 13, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 22. Curtain is at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13-14, Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 19-21, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 15 and 22, at the community theater, 101 Talent Ave., Talent. Tickets are $26 and can be purchased online at camelottheatre.org , by calling 541-535-5250 or at the box office. The box office is open noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour before performances. The show stars singer Gayle Wilson, who also wrote the script. "I grew up with this music," Wilson says. "It actually spans more than one generation." True to King's form, Wilson plays piano for this project. She's better known as a guitarist who leads a six-piece group that plays big-band music of the '20s, '30s and '40s, along with smaller combos. She also performs in her husband's band — the George Rubaloff Quartet — that plays vintage American and European jazz. Piano is something Wilson has played all of her life, but feels close to only occasionally. "I dusted it off and revisited it for this show," Wilson says. "I play 'It's Too Late,' 'Way Over Yonder,' 'So Far Away' and a duet with guitarist Dave Bernard on 'Up on the Roof.' " "Up on the Roof" was written by King and Goffin and recorded in 1962 by The Drifters. "King comes from a background of three-chord songs, basically rock 'n' roll," Wilson says. "She wrote the music and Goffin wrote the lyrics." It was "Tapestry" that moved King into the limelight in 1970. The album stayed in the No. 1 spot on the charts for weeks. "When she released 'Tapestry,' she moved from three-chord rock songs to a lot of jazz chords," Wilson says. "That's one of the reasons this music is so timeless. It also brought the mellower side of the singer and songwriter's introspection to light. "Though it was largely her work, King did reprise two or three songs she co-wrote with Goffin, but she put her own spin on them. 'Tapestry' was a huge step for King as a singer." Presila Quinby directs "Spotlight on Carol King," and musical arrangements are by Brent Olstad, guitar is by Bernard, wind instruments by Michael Vannice, bass by Steve Fain and drums by Steve Sutfin. Backup singers Rose Passione and Karen Cooke also narrate King's life story. Wilson's first musical spotlight was in 2004 in Camelot's "Spotlight on Rosemary Clooney." Since then, she's written scripts for Camelot's spotlights on Irving Berlin, Patti Page, Doris Day, Karen Carpenter, Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield and The Andrews Sisters, along with "Girl Singers of the Big Band Era" and "Blue Divas: The Women Who Sang the Blues in the Roaring '20s." By Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune Posted Nov. 12, 2015 at 5:00 PM Updated Nov 13, 2015 at 10:06 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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