According to legend, Atlantic Records co-owner Jerry Wexler was in his limo one night when he saw Carole King on the sidewalk (some say it was her then-husband/writing partner Gerry Goffin). Jerry rolled down the window shouting, "Hey, write a song called 'Natural Woman' for me!" So they did, and Wexler passed it on to Aretha Franklin, becoming a signature song of hers. Carole and Gerry gave Wexler a writing credit. The royalty checks kept coming until Wexler died in 2008 at age 91.
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