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NEW YORK — The voice behind dozens of standards like ‘‘It's Too Late," "You've Got a Friend," and ‘‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" says her music-making days are likely over. Carole King, now a best-selling author, doubts she will ever write another song and suggested that her 2010 ‘‘Troubadours Reunion" concert tour with James Taylor would be her last: ‘‘It was a good way to go out. " King composed dozens of 1960s hits with then-husband Gerry Goffin before emerging as a recording artist in her own right.

NEW YORK — The voice behind dozens of standards like ‘‘It's Too Late," "You've Got a Friend," and ‘‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" says her music-making days are likely over. Carole King, now a best-selling author, doubts she will ever write another song and suggested that her 2010 ‘‘Troubadours Reunion" concert tour with James Taylor would be her last: ‘‘It was a good way to go out. " King composed dozens of 1960s hits with then-husband Gerry Goffin before emerging as a recording artist in her own right.

GRANVILLE — They are still managing to keep time at Noble & Cooley, a Civil War-era drum company in Western Massachusetts. After decades as one of the country’s biggest suppliers of toy drums, Noble & Cooley in the 1980s branched out to make state-of-the-art drum kits, with customers that included Phil Collins and Paul McCartney. But the bleak holiday shopping season that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks nearly led to the company’s demise. As during other trying times in its history, Noble & Cooley somehow persevered, even as it got smaller.

Country music star Tim McGraw says his daughters love wearing his new headphones around the house. Just don't ask them to go past the front door. "It's tough to get them to go outside of the house," McGraw joked of his three daughters, ages 10, 13 and 14, who balk at being seen wearing the headphones, which prominently feature his signature. "I'm probably the most uncool person they know in their eyes. " His wife, Faith Hill, isn't embarrassed. "She wears them all the time, and was a big part of their design," McGraw says.

Paul McCartney says he is in talks to play a role in the London 2012 Olympic celebrations. The former Beatle says he "might be doing something" in the Olympics but is not sure what role he may play in the events. Speaking at a promotional event for his new album on Thursday, McCartney said he will go to a meeting about the Games on Friday where he expects to learn more about "something they want me to do. " McCartney also said he might be involved in another massive British celebration this year: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney will star in a musical tribute to Britain's queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee. The pop superstar will headline the concert to be held in front of Buckingham Palace. The concert will honor the monarch's 60 years on the throne. Event organizer Gary Barlow — the star of Take That — says the event will transcend multiple decades of music. Other performers include Elton John, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Annie Lennox, Cliff Richard, Jessie J, boy band JLS and singer songwriter Ed Sheeran.

Paul McCartney is coming to Yankee Stadium. The team announced Wednesday that the 68-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will perform his first concert at Yankee Stadium on July 15. Tickets go on sale Monday. McCartney has been part of several high-profile shows in New York ballparks. The Beatles played before more than 55,000 fans at Shea Stadium to open a North American tour in 1965, one of the most memorable performances by the Fab Four. After Shea Stadium was torn down, McCartney returned in July 2009 to play three sold-out shows at its replacement, Citi...

Rock Paul McCartney Good Evening New York City Hear/Universal/Concord ESSENTIAL “I’ve Got a Feeling’’ After helping Billy Joel to close Shea Stadium - site of the historic 1965 Beatles concert - in 2008, Paul McCartney returned to baptize the new home of the Mets, Citi Field, with three shows this past summer. The two CDs sound terrific, documenting how gracefully both McCartney and his music are aging. His voice is robust, his charm on full blast, and the epic set of Beatles, Wings, and solo material is deepening with meaning and...

Paul McCartney will be honored as MusiCares person of the year during Grammy week next year. The former Beatle will not only be honored for his music but also for his charitable side. Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow says McCartney "exemplifies the phrase 'artist/philanthropist. "' The annual event celebrates a legend in the days before the Grammy Awards. Previous honorees include Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond. An array of music stars pay tribute by singing their songs, and the honoree sometimes performs as well.

It's wonderful to be here, It's certainly a thrill' "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"1967 LONDON -- The Abbey Road Studios, made famous by the Beatles, is making history again by opening to the public for the first time. It may have been 35 years since the release of the seminal "Abbey Road" album, but the occasion being celebrated next month is actually the 25th anniversary of Abbey Road's first film-scoring endeavor, "Raiders of the Lost Ark. " After composer John Williams netted a Grammy and an Oscar nomination for the theme to Steven...

WASHINGTON - Bert Weedon, a British guitarist whose popular "Play in a Day" instructional manual introduced a generation of rock stars to the power of the guitar, died April 20 at his home in Beaconsfield, England. He was 91. Friends confirmed his death to British news agencies but did not disclose the cause. Long before he gained fame as the author of a top-selling guide to the guitar, Mr. Weedon was known as a versatile performer who could play virtually any style of music at a glance.

The Cambridge-based American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced its 2012 inductees on Tuesday. Among the artists, business people, writers, scientists, and scholars chosen as new members of the 232-year-old Academy are Hillary Rodham Clinton, Clint Eastwood, Paul McCartney, Neil Simon, Mel Brooks, Amherst College president Carolyn A. Martin, MIT's Tyler Jacks, the director of the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, and Boston...

Inside Fenway Park: An Icon at 100 9 p.m., Channel 2 From World Series titles, to concerts by everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Paul McCartney, to presidential speeches, to winter hockey games, the oldest ballyard in the nation has seen a lot of action take place in front of the Green Monster during its 100 years. This National Geographic special takes a look at all the history that transpired under the watchful beacon of the Citgo sign. Red Sox fan and native son Matt Damon narrates the documentary, which uses a 2011 game as a jumping off point to let us know what's so good...

"And in the End" Paul McCartney and his ace band return to close out the night with the "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End" portion of the side-two suite from "Abbey Road. " They are joined by Joe Walsh, Bruce Springsteen, and Dave Grohl. It is sloppy and joyous. So let's tally: two appearances by Chris Brown, two by Bruce Springsteen, two by Paul McCartney, and three by Dave Grohl. Dave Grohl wins the Grammys! (And boy, did he really, as Foo Fighters scooped up five awards of their own.)

Paul McCartney will debut the songs from his new album "Kisses on the Bottom" in a free live streaming performance on iTunes. The performance takes place at 10 p.m. EST Thursday from Capitol Studios in Los Angeles where much of the new album was recorded. "Kisses on the Bottom" features McCartney's interpretation of several beloved standards like "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive" and "Bye Bye Blackbird," and has two new songs, "My Valentine" with Eric Clapton and "Only Our Hearts" with Stevie Wonder.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney will star in a musical tribute to Britain's queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee. The pop superstar will headline the concert to be held in front of Buckingham Palace. The concert will honor the monarch's 60 years on the throne. Event organizer Gary Barlow — the star of Take That — says the event will transcend multiple decades of music. Other performers include Elton John, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Annie Lennox, Cliff Richard, Jessie J, boy band JLS and singer songwriter Ed Sheeran.

VINCE GILL At: Wilbur Theatre, Sunday at 8 p.m. Tickets: $30-$90. 800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com Vince Gill, famously, loves to play golf. So it's not hard to imagine that one of the youngest-ever inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame might hit the links and let himself go a little. But that isn't Gill's style. In fact, that 2007 accolade spurred the justly acclaimed country singer-songwriter-guitarist to let himself go in another way: creatively.

Paul McCartney, "Kisses on the Bottom," (Hear Music) Paul McCartney paints such a fun picture of holiday "singsongs" at his childhood home, with the rugs rolled back and his dad on piano, that it's a shock his first album of standards is a stone-cold drag. Sir Paul talked about wanting to make such a disc before he got too old and, for much of the time here, it sounds like he is too late. The delicate high registers required on songs like "Home (When Shadows Fall)" and "The Glory of Love" are largely beyond him now at age 69. He sounds frail, even...

Paul McCartney, "Kisses on the Bottom," (Hear Music) Paul McCartney paints such a fun picture of holiday "singsongs" at his childhood home, with the rugs rolled back and his dad on piano, that it's a shock his first album of standards is a stone-cold drag. Sir Paul talked about wanting to make such a disc before he got too old and, for much of the time here, it sounds like he is too late. The delicate high registers required on songs like "Home (When Shadows Fall)" and "The Glory of Love" are largely beyond him now at age 69. He sounds frail, even elderly.