At the age of 5, she was taught a couple of piano chords by her father, who was an amateur musician who played by ear.
She showed them some songs she had written, and they convinced her to publish them; since she had little experience in the commercial music world, she gave them partial credit, and so the songs "Slow Poke" and "You Belong to Me" were published with credits given as King/Stewart/Price.
She was said to be happy with the arrangement, even though she had to share credit for songs she wrote herself, being grateful for the break she got in this way.
She wrote other songs under her name only, including "Never Look Back" in 1954, which Doris Day sang in the film Love Me or Leave Me and which was a Top 20 hit on one of the U.S. charts.
She was married for 65 years to Louisville businessman Robert L. Price, and had a daughter, two grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.