“As If She Knew”: Richard Carpenter on Karen’s Final Days There was a quiet sadness that lingered around Karen Carpenter…
To the world, Karen Carpenter was perfection—a voice that could wrap itself around a lyric like silk, a smile that…
To the world, Karen Carpenter was the voice of an angel—gentle yet powerful, warm yet haunting. Alongside her brother Richard,…
Richard Carpenter’s recollection of “(They Long to Be) Close to You” is more than just a behind-the-scenes account of arranging…
Karen Carpenter: Living Famously is a 2003 episode from the BBC’s Living Famously series that offers a poignant and respectful…
Richard Carpenter – “She’s Still Here in Every Note” For Richard Carpenter, music has never been a solitary act. Even…
The world has heard many beautiful voices, but few could match the hauntingly pure, velvet sound of Karen Carpenter. She…
When Karen Carpenter passed away on February 4, 1983, the shock reverberated across the music world. She was just 32,…
It was the morning of February 4, 1983, when the world awoke to a piece of news that seemed impossible…
For decades, the world has known Karen Carpenter as the golden voice of The Carpenters — the angelic contralto whose…