HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROLE KING!!

Happy Birthday to Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Carole King, who turns 70 today (February 9th)!

Most fans associate King with her own hits, such as 1971's "It's Too Late," "I Feel The Earth Move," and "So Far Away," plus 1974's "Jazzman," but in the 1960's King was responsible for co-writing with her then-husband Gerry Goffin some of the biggest hits to come out of that decade.

Among the many Goffin/King-penned hits were the Number One records "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," recorded by the Shirelles in 1960 and "The Loco-Motion," recorded by Little Eva in 1962 and Grand Funk Railroad in 1974, when it again reached Number One.

Other Goffin/King songs included "Up On The Roof" by the Drifters, "Chains," recorded by the Cookies and the Beatles, "One Fine Day" by the Chiffons, "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by the Monkees, "I'm Into Something Good" by Herman's Hermits, "Goin' Back" by the Byrds, "Don't Bring Me Down" by the Animals, "Go Away Little Girl" by Donny Osmond, and "(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin.

Goffin and King were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 as non-performers.

Most recently she hit the road with old friend James Taylor as part of the duo's joint sold out "Troubadour Reunion Tour."

CAROLE VISITED OSHKOSH DURING THE ELECTIONS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO