Carole King stopped by the WLIW21 studio on Jan. 20 to help promote her national PBS special - A New Colour in the Tapestry. In this show, the four-time Grammy winner performed So Far Away, Jazzman, You've Got A Friend, Natural Woman, and many more of her chart toppers.

King, who started her career as a songwriter, wrote for music giants like Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, Celine Dion and James Taylor. She credits James Taylor with getting her career started. Since many of her songs were debuted by other performers, I thought I would ask King if she ever regretted not performing her music first. She explained, "No, because I eventually performed them anyway." "Which of your songs do you like best?," I asked. "It's hard to pick a favorite," she continued, "but I Feel the Earth Move is my favorite in this video." "Who was her inspiration?" "Richard Rodgers," she replied.

Some may wonder why King does not tour that often. "It requires me to keep everything fresh." What does she like about touring? "I love interacting with the audience."

Toward the end of the evening, King posed for photographs with volunteers and staff. I asked her guitarist and friend, Rudy what she was working on now. He said, "Carole is working on Happy Days (the musical) with Garry Marshall."

Speaking of Happy Days ...

Tom Bosley is in town, and we met up with him at the Central Park Boathouse. The television legend is currently appearing in Cabaret at Studio 54. Bosley started the interview with WLIW21's Laura Savini by saying, "I'm having a wonderful time!"

Bosley explained, "Cabaret relates to a time in Germany, just before the war, when everything was crazy." He then described his character, Herr Schultz, as someone who did not believe that there was a Nazi uprising. "Herr Schultz really believed that everything was going to be okay, but we know that it was not."

As far as preparing and researching for the role, Bosley said, "Well, I come from a family in which many of my elderly relatives were over there during these times." He continued, "I had an uncle who died in a concentration camp."

Starring with Tom Bosley, as the emcee, is TV teen doc Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser). Bosley said, "Neil attacks every night with such gusto and zest. He has us all awake before the show, and he is just wonderful!"

How does TV's favorite dad feel when people refer to him as "Mr. C?" He doesn't care. Bosley said, "It doesn't relate so much to Mr. C. They know who I am, and they are glad to see me."

You can see Tom Bosley in Cabaret through March.