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Carole King performs on the NBC "Today" television program in 2010. King is the first woman to win the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song for her five decades of songwriting. AP file photo Carole King performs on the NBC "Today" television program in 2010. King is the first woman to win the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song for her five decades of songwriting.

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December 15, 2012

Library of Congress to honor Carole King with music prize

Anonymous The Eagle-Tribune The Gloucester Daily Times Sat Dec 15, 2012, 04:10 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Carole King has a friend in the Library of Congress. She’s the first woman to win the library’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

In her five decades of songwriting, King’s hits have included “You’ve Got a Friend,” ‘‘So Far Away” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” The library said Thursday that King will be the fifth person to receive the prize. Prior recipients include Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney.

Librarian of Congress James Billington says King’s work has been recorded by many artists to communicate universal human emotions like love, joy and pain.

King will receive the prize in the spring and says in a statement that she looks forward to performing in Washington. Honorees are typically saluted at the White House.

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