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Two musical powerhouses team up in new CNN Film

CNN Films and HBO Max are releasing a new concert documentary feature about the creative partnership of two renowned artists. Carole King and James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name documents the beloved songwriters’ triumphant 2010 Troubadour Reunion Tour of international concerts. 

Throughout 50 years of friendship, six-time Grammy® Award-winner James Taylor and four-time Grammy® Award-winner Carole King have performed together. One of their most famous collaborations was in 1970 at The Troubadour, the storied Los Angeles club. The pair came together to reprise that concert for The Troubadour’s 50th anniversary in 2007. 

As Taylor recalls in the new CNN 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. 

To get ready for the film, watch Carole King’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction tribute with Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson and more. Tune into Keep Watching for more information on the premiere.

Learning more about soulful storyteller Linda Ronstadt 

Speaking of famous musicians, do you know who else played at The Troubadour? Fellow bestselling recording artist and Grammy® Award-winner, Linda Ronstadt! 

Bobby Kimmel, a musician who played bass in Ronstadt's siblings' band, introduced her to a guitarist named Kenny Edwards. The trio formed the folk group the Stone Poneys and began booking gigs after playing an open mic night at L.A.'s famous Troubadour venue.

Check out Ronstadt's life in pictures here and watch Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice on demand via HBO Max. Linda Ronstadt soared to the top of the music scene in the late 1960s, and remained there for nearly five decades. In the film, Ronstadt narrates her story over footage of her personal photos, archival film of her concert performances, as well as music videos. She guides viewers through her early years in Tucson, singing Mexican canciones with her family, her folk music days as a co-founder of the Stone Poneys, and her famed, genre-defying musical collaborations.

Last chance to watch Diana on demand 

Catch up on the Original Series Diana on demand - via CNNgo and your cable provider - until tomorrow, December 7. The six-part documentary reveals the person behind the princess, with rarely seen footage and new interviews that reframe the conventional story of her life and legacy. 

To learn more about her incredible life, check out the CNN podcast When Diana Met... Host Aminatou Sow takes listeners inside the princess's most notable meetings with public figures, politicians, dignitaries, and celebrities to reveal often-overlooked truths and misunderstandings about her life as the Princess of Wales. 

You'll hear from from royal biographer Andrew Morton, who learned of Princess Diana's first lunch with Camilla Parker Bowles through secret recordings from Diana herself. Listen and subscribe to When Diana Met... on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, CNN Audio or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Citizen Ashe: Athlete. Activist. Champion. 

The story of sports legend and social activist Arthur Ashe goes beyond the tennis courts of Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. Ashe remains the only Black man to have won singles championships at all three. 

Citizen Ashe uncovers how Ashe’s activism grew in spite of a conservative sports culture and his rise to worldwide fame, embracing not only the Civil Rights movement but becoming an advocate for oppressed people throughout the world. Ashe died of AIDS-related complications in 1993 and was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom that same year. Watch the trailer here. Citizen Ashe begins theatrical screenings on December 3.