Carole King to Arif Mardin in 9 Steps

1. Carole King was on the cover of Time with Roberta Flack
2. Roberta Flack was on the cover of Time with Harry Nilsson
3. Harry Nilsson was one of the Hollywood Vampires
4. Hollywood Vampires was a celebrity drinking club that included Ringo Starr
5. Ringo Starr played drums for Only You
6. Only You features drums played by Jim Keltner
7. Jim Keltner played drums for Ry Cooder
8. Ry Cooder was born on March 15
9. March 15 is the birthday of Arif Mardin

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