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Music commentator Marika Partridge reports on singer Pat Humphries and an extraordinary song. Humphries isn't well-known outside folk music circles, but "Swimming to the Other Side" is becoming something of an underground anthem. Listen to three versions of the song online, and hear what Humphries fan Pete Seeger has to say about it. (10:00) The song is on a CD called Hands, and Pat's website is www.pathumphries.com.

In the past eight months, a video of a young guitarist playing a modern version of Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major has become a sensation on the Internet. The video has been viewed on YouTube.com more than 7.6 million times -- but nobody knew the identity of the guitarist. Recently, that changed.

Liane Hansen speaks with singer/songwriter/legend Carole King, who wrote the music for 1960's hits including Up on the Roof and One Fine Day. Her 1971 album Tapestry was a huge hit, selling 14 million copies. Her latest cd, Love Makes the World, has just been released on her own label, Rockingale Records. {You can find out more at www.caroleking.com.}

Scott talks with retired Air Force Major Ted Morris about the time he spent on Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean. This past week, news reports identified Diego Garcia as a key staging facility for long range bombers operating over Afghanistan. Mr. Morris recalls Diego Garcia as a uniquely beautiful and relaxing place to serve during peacetime. Mr. Morris appreciates Diego Garcia on his website at http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/.

A new company is helping motorists in New York, Washington and San Francisco fight their parking tickets online. Parkingticket.com says customers beat tickets at least 70 percent of the time. San Francisco officials dispute that figure and say motorists don't need help from a private company to get justice in traffic court. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

Rhymes with Silver is the title of the latest recording by American composer Lou Harrison. The piece was originally a commission Harrison wrote for the Mark Morris Dance Group. At age 83, Harrison talks with Liane about writing music for dance, about his life's work and remembers his late partner William Colvig {coal-vig}. (9:49) (Rhymes with Silver / New Albion CD #NA110. For more information visit the website at http://www.newalbion.com/N

Jazz singer Kurt Elling is only 32-years-old but he's already causing quite a stir in the jazz world. Elling has been called one of the most innovative jazz vocalists of the country. He has collaborated with jazz masters Jon Hendricks and Mark Murphy. His new CD is called Live in Chicago and was recorded at Chicago's Green Mill Lounge on Blue Note (1999). (15:30) Check out Kurt Elling's website at www.kurtelling.com

Host Liane Hansen speaks with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, son of musician Alice Coltrane and the sax legend John Coltrane. Though John Coltrane died before Ravi was two years old, ultimately Ravi followed in his father's footsteps and has become a respected bandleader. Ravi Coltrane's new cd, Mad 6, is on Eighty-Eights/Columbia Records, and his website is http://www.ravicoltrane.com.

Former chairman and CEO Sanford "Sandy" Weill describes his storied career, from his beginnings as a runner on Wall Street to building the world's largest financial empire: Citigroup.

A British magazine sponsored the LAFTA awards. Here's the joke of the year from comedian Tom Vine: Conjunctivitis.com — that's a site for sore eyes.