Carole King: The iconic singer's career in pictures

King records a demo in a New York studio, circa 1959.
 

King performs at UCLA Royce Hall on Dec. 1, 1970.
 

King poses in record producer Lou Adler's Los Angeles office holding the four Grammy Awards she received for her album 'Tapestry'. The album won the awards for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Song Of The Year.
 

King, left, sings "The Reason" with Celine Dion on Celine's homecoming night at the Molson Centre in Montreal on Dec. 7, 1998. 
 

King performing at the United We Stand: What More Can I Give? Concert on Oct. 21, 2001, a music benefit in the Nation's Capital to raise money in support of the 9/11 recovery efforts.

King at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

King performing on the "Today Show" on July 15, 2005 in New York City.
 

King, center, with Martina McBride, left, and Jennifer Hudson, right, performs during the opening night of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2012 in Las Vegas.

King poses at her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the star was unveiled on Dec. 3, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

King performs at a benefit for Paul Newman's The Painted Turtle Camp at the Dolby Theatre on Dec. 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

Berklee College of Music Senior Vice President Lawrence Simpson (L) and Berklee President Roger Brown (R) confer an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree on King (C) during the 2013 Berklee College Of Music Commencement Ceremony at Berklee College in 2013.
 

President Barack Obama smiles with King after presenting her the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during the Gershwin Prize Concert in the East Room of the White House May 22, 2013 in Washington, DC.
 

King speaks at The 2014 MusiCares Person Of The Year Gala, where she was the guest of honor. 

King joins conductor Seiji Ozawa, actress and singer Rita Moreno, filmmaker George Lucas, and actress and Broadway star Cicely Tyson pose for a group photo following a dinner hosted by United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry in their honor at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015.

King during rehearsal before the start of the last day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center on July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia.

King surprises Broadway audience with an on-stage performance as "Beautiful" celebrates its fifth anniversary at Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Jan. 12, 2019 in New York City.