Paul Hipp

Born in Philadelphia, Paul Hipp moved to New York City after graduating from high school and began his musical career as a Greenwich Village busker before moving on to club gigs on Bleeker Street. During one of these gigs, Hipp met Carole King and began writing songs with her soon after. (Some of these collaborations appeared on King's City Streets album.) In addition to King, Hipp's Bleeker Street gigs also led to an encounter with independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara; the musician was soon working for the director as both an actor and composer. The experience would serve Hipp ...