Please settle a disagreement. What was the first song Carole King recorded?

A: The Grammy- winning singer- songwriter’s first official recording was her 1958 single “The Right Girl,” which didn’t chart. She kept writing songs for others, like “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” a No. 1 hit in 1961 for the Shirelles. It wasn’t until King released the album Tapestry in 1971 that she became a singing star herself. This month, the native New Yorker, 73, was among the recipients of one of the arts’ highest accolades at the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, airing Dec. 29 on CBS.