As Ultimate Classic Rock site reports, Carole King and James Taylor will star in an upcoming documentary film that chronicles their decades-long friendship and musical collaboration.
The title of the documentary is Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name and it will premiere January 2nd on CNN and will be live-streamed on CNNgo. The movie will then be available on-demand from January 3rd through January 9th on various cable and satellite providers, CNNgo, and CNN mobile apps.
In the trailer for the documentary, Carole King gives a bit more details, talks about her longstanding relationship with Taylor, “I love every experience we have had together,” she says.
The trailer also features archival photographs of King and Taylor’s first live performance together in 1970 at the Troubadour in Hollywood, as well as footage from the pair’s 2007 and 2010 Troubadour reunion tours.
Longtime session musicians Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, and Leland Sklar, who backed King and Taylor for all three of the aforementioned concerts, are also interviewed, along with producer Peter Asher.
The movie was directed by Frank Marshall, who also helmed 2020’s The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart and 2019’s The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash. Marshall has talked about being a fan of both artists in the past.