The Shirelles met as high school students in Passaic, New Jersey, where their group was formed to enter a talent contest in 1957. They were signed to a recording contract by the legendary Florence Greenberg, who was one of the few women in music management and production. The Shirelles are often credited as the first of the crossover "girl groups," predating the Motown sound. Their biggest hit was Goffin & King's "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" (which they released before Carole King went solo).
Doris Day passed away several days ago at the age of 97. I didn't really want to do a full Doris Day post, so there is a Shirelle's cover of one of her songs at the bottom of this post -- definitely not to be missed -- followed by the the original, which makes for a very interesting comparison.
Doris Day cover:
And here is the Doris Day original, audio only:
I believe that Carol King was all of 17 when that first hit of hers was released.
Posted by: PaulB | May 18, 2019 at 02:20 PM
She was born in February 1942 was 18 when it was released in November 1960. Her solo version was released (on the Tapestry album) in 1971.
Posted by: Steve L. | May 18, 2019 at 03:26 PM