Born on this day in 1942 – American singer-songwriter and musician Carole King. One of the most successful female songwriters of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. and wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005. Her 1970 US No.1 album Tapestry has sold over 15 million copies, remained on the US charts for more than six years and became a Grammy Award winner in 1971.