Monday tunes from birthday girl Carole King...

We should all send cards to the great Carole King today for providing us with so much of the music that is part of the soundtrack of our lives.
The singer-songwriter turns 67 years old today, is still in fine voice and even has her own record label: Rockingale Records.

I've had several periods in my life where I've just played her "Tapestry" album over and over and over again and seen this dynamo of a live performer twice in concert.

Carole's big hits include "You've Got a Friend" which is the video above as well as "It's Too Late," "Jazzman," "I Feel the Earth Move," "So Far Away," "Sweet Seasons," "Only Love is Real," "Where You Lead ("I Will Follow") and "Smackwater Jack."

But she has written a big batch of hits for other people and fortunately, has also recorded her own versions of them. They include Aretha Franklin's "Natural Woman," "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" recorded by The Shirelles, "Take Good Care of My Baby" by Bobby Vee, "The Loco-Motion" which had hit versions by Little Eva and Grand Funk Railroad, "Go Away Little Girl" recorded by Steve Lawrence and later by Donny Osmond, "One Fine Day" by the Cliftons, and "Up on the Roof" by The Drifters,

Here are two more songs from this music legend: