Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize

Singer-songwriter Carole King, right, talks with Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif. during a luncheon at the Library of Congress in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to honor King. Carole King isn't done with music — not yet anyway. The 71-year-old singer-songwriter known for such hits as "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "You've Got A Friend" is being awarded the nation's highest prize for popular music Tuesday. She'll receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the Library of Congress and will be honored Wednesday by President Barack Obama at the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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