"A discussion of Tapestry as a watershed in musical and cultural history, challenging the male dominance of the music and entertainment industries"-- "Carole King's Tapestry is both an anthemic embodiment of second-wave feminism and an apotheosis of the Laurel Canyon singer-songwriter sound and scene. And these two elements of the album's historic significance are closely related insofar as the professional autonomy of the singer-songwriter is an...