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Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who formed half of the highly successful duo Carpenters with her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three- octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills.
Feb 4, 2015 · The lead singer of The Carpenters, the Grammy-winning band she’d formed with her brother, died on this day, Feb. 4, in 1983, of heart failure related to her years-long struggle with anorexia. She...
Aug 21, 2023 · Karen Carpenter was an American singer and drummer, who was part of the iconic duo the Carpenters alongside her brother Richard. She was particularly known for her contralto vocals, and her drumming abilities were also rated highly by other musicians and critics.
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- She Was Wholesome From The Start. New Haven, Connecticut was the place of Karen Carpenter’s birth in 1950. Her father, who worked in the printing business, was the child of missionaries in China.
- She Played Ball. In their neighborhood, siblings Karen and Richard liked to play on the streets near their home. When the games turned into baseball, something surprising happened.
- She Was Always Second. Karen and Richard’s mother Agnes Carpenter had a chilling mean streak. She did nothing to hide the fact that Richard was her favorite.
- She Followed A Beatle. Carpenter’s high school classmate and friend, Frankie Chavez, played the drums and Carpenter wanted to try her hand at the skins as well.
Oct 30, 2019 · Karen Carpenter, one half of the brother-sister duo The Carpenters, and the velvet voice behind hits like "Close to You" and "Top of the World," enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in the 1970s only to literally disappear before her fans' very eyes. This is the tragic real-life story of Karen Carpenter.
Jan 30, 2023 · Karen Carpenter died at 9:51 a.m. at the age of 32. According to an autopsy report, the 5-foot-4 singer weighed just 108 pounds. In March 1983, UPI reported that Karen Carpenter’s death was caused by “chemical imbalances associated with anorexia nervosa.”
Feb 5, 1983 · The pop singer Karen Carpenter, who with her brother Richard sold more than 30 million records as the Carpenters, died Friday of cardiac arrest at Downey Community Hospital in Downey, Calif.
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