I feel the earth move under my feet.

That's because on this day in 1971, Carole King, after ten years of penning songs for other artists, finally earned her own #1 single with the double-threat "It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move" from her album Tapestry, that really did make the earth move, breaking ground for female artists.  That same year King's pal James Taylor had a #1 hit with his cover of "You've Got a Friend," also from Tapestry.  This past spring King, now 70, released a memoir; here's the link to a USA Today review that also contains a photo slideshow.   http://tinyurl.com/clvsl8l And here's a PBS web appreciation of Tapestry and the Troubadors http://tinyurl.com/czx2pqr

Rock on, Ms. King!