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Karen Carpenter
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American singer and drummer (1950–1983)
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Karen Anne Carpenter was an American singer, jazz musician, and drummer. She was a member of the group The Carpenters, alongside her sibling Richard Carpenter, with whom she collaborated during her career. Her musical genres included pop music, soft rock, and adult contemporary music. She recorded for A&M Records and possessed a contralto voice type.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1950, she began her work period in 1965 and continued until 1983. She died in 1983 from natural causes, specifically anorexia nervosa. Her native language was American English.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who was part of the duo the Carpenters alongside her older brother Richard. She was praised for her contralto vocals, and her drumming abilities were viewed positively by other musicians and critics. Her struggles with eating disorders would later raise awareness of…
Known for
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)2024
- Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection — Self (archive footage)2023
- Herb Alpert Is... — Archival footage2020
- My Music: A Classic Christmas — Self - The Carpenters (archive footage)2019
- Carpenters: Christmas Memories — Herself2016
- Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story — Self2007
- 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment — Self (archive footage)2003
- Carpenters: Gold2002
- Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters2002
- The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 — Self (archive footage)2001
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1950
- Active to
- 1983
Discography
- I'll Be Yours1966
- Karen Carpenter1996
Member of
- Carpenters1969–1983
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- Listeners
- 36,830
- Total plays
- 313,363
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Karen Anne Carpenter was a highly successful American pop singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard, formed the popular 1970s duo Carpenters. This page deals with her solo career which consisted on a single eponymous album which was finally released in 1996. All of the songs were from the New York solo sessions with producer Phil Ramone in 1979 and 1980. Carpenter suffered from anorexia nervosa, a little known disease at the time, and eventually died from complications related to the il
Key facts
- Born
- Karen Anne Carpenter , ( 1950-03-02 ) March 2, 1950, New Haven, Connecticut , U.S.
- Origin
- Downey, California , U.S.
- Died
- February 4, 1983 (1983-02-04) (aged 32), Downey, California, U.S.
- Genres
- Pop easy listening soft rock jazz
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instruments
- Vocals drums
- Years active
- 1965–1983
- Label
- A&M
- Formerly of
- Carpenters The Richard Carpenter Trio Spectrum
- Spouse
- Thomas Burris ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1981 )
- Website
- richardandkarencarpenter .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Carpenters, Richard Carpenter and Karen Carpenter, Carpenters Music, The Carpenters
Carpenters website, the official, authorized by Richard Carpenter, includes photos of the Carpenters and notes from recordings, news, discography, memorial to Karen Carpenter, FAQs and more
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karen
- Family name
- Carpenter
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sibling
- Richard Carpenter
- Occupation
- drummer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- A&M Records
- Official website
- www.richardandkarencarpenter.com
- Image
- Karen Carpenter in 1972 White House.png
- Voice type
- contralto
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1950-03-02
- date of death
- 1983-02-04
- name in native language
- Karen Anne Carpenter
- cause of death
- anorexia nervosa
- Commons category
- Karen Carpenter
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- end of work period
- 1983-00-00
- time period
- 20th century
- partner in business or sport
- Richard Carpenter
- member of
- The Carpenters
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and drummer of the highly successful duo the Carpenters, formed with her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three-octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills. Carpenter appeared on Rolling Stone's 2010 list of the 100 greatest singers of all time.
Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963 with her family. She began to study the drums in high school and joined the Long Beach State choir in college. After several years touring and recording, the Carpenters were signed to A&M Records in 1969, when Karen was 19 years old. They achieved enormous commercial and critical success throughout the 1970s. Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drummer, but she gradually took the role of frontwoman as her drumming was reduced to a handful of live showcases or tracks on albums.
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