You Can Own Carole King’s Historic Piano

Carole King’s precious piano, the instrument heard on her 1971 ‘Sweet Season’s album is up for auction at Christie’s, scheduled for April 20th in New York City. The song’s ‘Locomotion’ and other classics were written and recorded with this piano; you can see it for yourself at Christie’s Rockefeller Galleries, April 12th through the 20th. The piano is expected to go between $40,000 and $60,000 at auction.

Did you know that Carole wrote, “Up On the Roof,” “I’m Into Something Good,” from Herman’s Hermits, “Don’t Bring Me Down” by the Animals, and “You’ve Got a Friend” made famous by James Taylor? One of the most influential pianos of our time goes on the auction block at Christie’s, April 20th in New York City.

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