Toni Stern

{{Short description|American musician (1944–2024)}}

Toni Stern (November 4, 1944 – January 17, 2024) was an American musician who, most notably, collaborated with Carole King. Stern wrote the lyrics for several songs of King's in the 1960s and early 1970s, including "It's Too Late".{{cite news |title=Toni Stern, Who Wrote Songs With Carole King, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/arts/music/toni-stern-dead.html |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=1 February 2024}} In 2017, Stern published As Close as I Can, a book of her poetry.{{cite news |title=Santa Ynez poet Toni Stern's new book 'As Close as I Can' |url=https://syvnews.com/lifestyles/santa-ynez-poet-toni-sterns-new-book-as-close-as-i-can-released/article_a92a4890-5db0-5db8-a9b9-8c9eece2fa5c.html |access-date=3 February 2024 |publisher=Santa Ynez Valley News |date=8 November 2017}}

Stern died on January 17, 2024, at the age of 79.