Singer-Songwriter Carole King Writing Memoir

First Published: June 13, 2011 7:26 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Caption Singer Carole King attends the 25th Annual Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City on March 15, 2010Rock ‘n’ roll songwriter Carole King has a book deal.

The 69-year-old King has signed with Grand Central Publishing for a memoir named after one of her most famous songs, “Natural Woman.” The publisher announced Monday that the book will come out in April 2012.

King wrote or co-wrote such hits as “Up on the Roof” and “You’ve Got a Friend.” Besides writing hits for the Drifters, the Shirelles and other performers, King sang her own material on the classic “Tapestry” album. That album has sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. alone.

Other rock stars working on memoirs include The Who’s Pete Townshend and Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band.

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