Carole King, the legendary singer-songwriter, author, and activist, is throwing her full support behind Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race. With a campaign to unseat the “orange guy” and elect Harris as the next President of the United States, King is calling on her fans and fellow Americans to join the movement.

Today, as Grateful Web honors the 82nd birthday of Carole King, we delve deeper into the profound legacy of a woman whose music has not merely entertained but has profoundly touched the essence of the human experience. Carole King's journey through music is a testament to the transformative power of song, a bridge she has built between the personal and universal, allowing us to traverse our own landscapes of emotion and understanding.

“Americana” is both a fitting title and one that doesn’t do this set justice. Clearly the music presented here is set in a style of music that is intrinsically and organically American music. There’s no sound here that’s something cut of out of a cloth that feels like it comes from anywhere other than America, and nothing here that feels unknown or exotic. However, with that title, there’s a wide range of sounds and Hurt pulls them all off with a sense of genuineness and clarity that’s incredible.