Carole King

The May issue of National Geographic has a fascinating look at a tiny South American bird that sings with its wings. Read More

Global music rights leader Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) honored the songwriters and music publishers behind the year’s most-performed songs tonight at the organization’s 60 th annual Pop Awards, held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Read More

CBS This Morning Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger; Jane Lynch; Tom Selleck; Joe Torre. Read More

"I'd rather be number five, or even number ten, and stick around longer," a once-reluctant Carole King says in remembrance of a time when she was urged to get in gear for a solo career. Read More

Things to Come by Arturo Sandoval is our Pick of the Week. On Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) , Sandoval's tribute album to mentor Dizzy Gillespie , the trumpeter and some esteemed colleagues make seven minutes fly in a burst of blazing virtuosity. 10 intriguing tracks found during the week's listening: Pidgeon's husband, David Mamet , is the surprising co-writer of this tender, intimate, country-flavored plea, on Slingshot. Read More

Photographer Jim McCrary was on the verge of shooting one of his most famous images when he stopped to ask singer Carole King if the cat sleeping across the room could be part of the tableau. Read More