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James Taylor and Carole King in Washington, MA at James Taylor’s recording studio The Barn in 2010, prior to the start of The Troubadour Reunion Tour.
James Taylor and Carole King in Washington, MA at James Taylor’s recording studio The Barn in 2010, prior to the start of The Troubadour Reunion Tour. CNN Films/HBO Max

Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name (9 p.m., CNN) - This documentary explores the 50+ year musical collaboration and friendship of six-time Grammy Award-winner James Taylor and four-time Grammy Award-winner Carole King: how they met, their joint collaborations and what inspires them. At the genesis of their friendship and collaboration, the two famously performed together in 1970 at The Troubadour, the storied Los Angeles club. The pair came together to reprise that concert for The Troubadour’s own 50th anniversary in 2007. As Taylor recalls in the film, those 2007 performances — including “So Far Away,” “I Feel the Earth Move,” and “You’ve Got a Friend” during six sold out concerts — were so much fun, that he and King hatched plans for a 2010 world tour. This film documents the beloved songwriters’ triumphant 2010 Troubadour Reunion Tour of arena concerts around the world.

Carole King and James Taylor from their June 2, 2010, performance at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC.
Carole King and James Taylor from their June 2, 2010, performance at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC. Elissa Kline CNN Films

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Brooke Cain
The News & Observer
Brooke Cain is a North Carolina native who has worked at The News & Observer and McClatchy for more than 30 years as a researcher, reporter and media writer. She is the National Service Journalism Editor for McClatchy. 
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