Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 - February 4, 1983) was an American singer, and part of the Woodworking duo with his brother Richard. She is critically acclaimed for her contralto vocals, and her drums are praised by contemporary musicians and her colleagues.
Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963 with his family. He started studying drums in high school, and after graduation, joined the choir of the State of Long Beach. After several years of touring and recording, the Carpenters were signed in 1969 and achieved commercial and critical success throughout the 1970s. Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drummer, but gradually took on the role of frontwoman as the drum was reduced to a handful of live showcases or songs on the album. While Carpenter quit in the late 1970s, he recorded a solo album, which was never released during his lifetime.
Carpenter had an eating disorder anorexia nervosa, which was little known at the time, and was married in the early 1980s. He died at the age of 32 from heart failure caused by complications related to his illness, and his death led to increased visibility and awareness of eating disorders. His work continues to attract praise, including those listed in Rolling Stone ' 100 of the greatest singers of all time.
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Karen Anne Carpenter was born on March 2, 1950 in New Haven, Connecticut, daughter of Agnes Reuwer (nÃÆ' Â © e Tatum, March 5, 1915 - November 10, 1996) and Harold Bertram Carpenter (8 November 1908 - 15 October 1988). Harold was born in Wuzhou, China, where his own parents were missionaries, and were educated in boarding schools in England, before working in the printing business.
Brother Carpenter's brother, Richard, interested in music from an early age, became a magical piano. Karen's first words were "goodbye" and "stop", the latter in response to Richard. She enjoys dancing and at the age of four is registered in tap and ballet dancing classes. When he was young, he enjoyed playing baseball with other kids on the street, and was picked up in front of his brother in a sandlot game. He studied baseball statistics carefully and became a New York Yankees fan. In the early 1970s he would become a pitcher in the official Carpenters softball team. The family moved in June 1963 to Los Angeles, a suburb of Downey after Harold was offered a job there by a former business associate.
Carpenter entered Downey High School in 1964 at the age of 14, and a year younger than his classmates. He joined the school band, initially to avoid sports classes. Bruce Gifford, the conductor (who previously taught his brother) gave him a glockenspiel, a musical instrument he did not like, and after admiring his friend and drummer Frankie Chavez (who had played from an early age and idolized drummer Buddy Kaya drummer) he can play it. Carpenter wanted a set of Ludwig, because it was used by his favorite drummers, Joe Morello and Ringo Starr. Chavez persuaded his family to buy him a Ludwig kit for $ 300 ($ 2,400 in 2017), and he started teaching his drums. He is always enthusiastic about playing drums and learning on his own how to play intricate lines, and learn the difference between traditional and matching grip. Within a year he can play in complex time signatures, such as 5
4 in Dave Brubeck's "Take Five".
Carpenter was initially nervous about appearing in public, but said he was "too involved in music to worry about". He graduated from Downey High School in the spring of 1967, received the John Philip Sousa Band Award, and was listed as a music major at Long Beach State, performing in a college choir with Richard. The director of the choir, Frank Pooler, says that Karen has a good voice that is perfect for erupting, and teaches her to develop a range of three octaves.
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Carpenter's first band is Two Plus Two, a trio of girls formed with two friends from Downey High. They parted after he suggested his brother Richard join the group. In 1965, Karen, Richard, and his college friend Wes Jacobs, bassist and tuba, formed the Richard Carpenter Trio. Bands practice every day and play jazz in a number of nightclubs and also appear on your All-American College Show TV talent show. Richard was immediately impressed by his sister's musical talent, saying he would "quickly maneuver the stick as if he were born in a drum factory". He does not sing at this moment; on the contrary, singer Margaret Shanor became the guest star. The trio signed a contract with RCA Records and recorded two instrumental, but they were not released.
In April 1966, Carpenters was invited to audition at a session with bassist Joe Osborn, who was renowned as part of The Wrecking Crew's studio collective. Though initially expected to be just a drummer, Karen tried to sing, and made everyone impressed with her distinctive voice. Osborn signed a recording contract with him for his label, Magic Lamp Records; he was not interested in Richard's involvement.
In 1967, Jacobs left the trio to study at Juilliard School, and the Carpenter brothers were interested in trying other musical styles. Together with other musicians, including Gary Sims and John Bettis, his brothers formed the Spectrum group, which focused on harmonious vocal sounds and recorded many demo tapes at Osborn's garage studio, figuring out how to channel sounds to the multitrack band. Many of the tapes were rejected by record companies. The group finds it difficult to attract lively followers, because their voices are too different from the popular psychedelic rock and rock at the club.
A & amp; M Records finally signed the Carpenters to a recording contract in 1969. Karen sang most of the songs on the band's first album, Bidding (later titled Ticket to Ride ), and brothers his men wrote 10 songs from 13 albums and sang 5 songs while the opening and closing songs were sung by both siblings simultaneously. As well as drums, he played bass guitar on two songs, "All of My Life" and "Eve", under Osborn guidance. On "All I Can Do", he plays in 5/4 time, while "Your Wonderful Parade" features multiple snare and bass drum overdubs to mimic the sound of the marching band. The published single (later title song), which is a cover of the Beatles song, became their first single; it reached # 54 on Billboard Hot 100. Their next album, 1970's Close to You, featured two hit singles: "(They're Long to Be) Close to You "and" We Just Started ". They peaked at # 1 and # 2, respectively, on Hot 100.
Carpenter started as the group's lead drummer and singer, and he initially sang all his vocals from behind the drum set. Because the height is only 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m), it is difficult for people in the audience to see it behind his drum kit. After the reviews complained the group had no focal point in the live show, Richard and manager Sherwin Bash persuaded him to stand on the microphone to sing the band's hit, while other musicians played drums (former Disney Mouseketeer Cubby O'Brien served as another drummer band for many years). He initially struggled in a live solo singing show, as he felt safer behind the drum kit. After release Now & amp; Then in 1973, the albums tended to make Carpenter sing more and play drums, and he became the focal point of all live recordings and performances; Bash then said "he is the one people watch". Many striking duo hits featured his contralto singing, which led him to quip, "The money is in the basement". During a 1970s live show, he will perform in which he moves around the stage playing various drum configurations.
Carpenter always thought of himself as a "singing drummer". He prefers Ludwig Drums, including the Ludwig SuperSensitive snare drum, which he really likes. Nonetheless, he does not often appear as a drummer on the Carpenters album; she is the only drummer on Ticket to Ride and in Now & amp; Then except for "Jambalaya". According to Hal Blaine, Karen played on most of the album pieces and she played in most of Carpenter's studio sessions where she did not play her own drums. Though she is a competent drummer, the duo was happy because Blaine took a role in the studio because she was a respected session musician and it was easier to record Carpenter's guided vocals without it spilling onto the mic drum. At Made in America, Karen gave percussion on "The Good Old Dreams" along with Paulinho da Costa and made a final comeback to drumming the song "When it Gone (It's Just Gone)" in unison with Larrie Londin.
In the mid-1970s, Richard developed an addiction to Quaaludes. The Carpenters often cancel the tour schedule, and they quit the tour after their 4 September 1978 concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In 1980, he performed a standard medley in duet with Ella Fitzgerald on the Carpenters television program Music, Music, Music. In 1981, after releasing the Made in America album (which turned out to be the last one), Carpenters returned to the stage and made several promotional tours, including appearances for the BBC program National .
"Now" is Carpenter's last recorded song in April 1982. This session lasted a two-week break in anorexia therapy with Steven Levenkron psychotherapist in New York City. Although Richard was worried about his health, he still thought his voice sounded normal.
Solo
Carpenter released his first solo album, "Looking For Love"/"I'll Be Yours" in 1967 on Osborn's Magic Lights label. Only 500 copies were pressed, and labels folded not long after.
In 1979, when Richard took a year off to treat his addiction to Quaaludes, Karen decided to make a solo album with producer Phil Ramone. These sessions produce music that is different from ordinary Carpenters material, tends more towards disco and tempo numbers, with more explicit lyrics and full use of Karen's vocal list. The album met with a warm response from Richard and A & amp; M executive in early 1980. This album is stored by A & amp; M Records co-owner Herb Alpert, despite attempts by producer Quincy Jones to convince him to release a note after the remix. A & amp; M then collects a $ 400,000 carpenter to cover the recording costs of this album, which will be paid out of future duo royalties. A portion of the solo album was commercially released in 1989, when several songs (as reserved by Richard) were included in the Lovelines album, the latest album of unpublished Carpenters new material. In 1996, the full album, titled Karen Carpenter , was finally released.
Personal life
Carpenter has a complicated relationship with his parents. They hope that Richard's musical talent will be recognized and that he will enter the music business, but is not ready for his success. He continued to live with them until 1974. In September and October 1971, two years after their debut album, he and his brother bought two apartment buildings in Downey as a financial investment. In 1976, Carpenter bought two Century City apartments he combined into one; doorbell incised the opening tone of "We Only Just Begun". He collects Disney memorabilia and likes to play softball and baseball. Petula Clark, Olivia Newton-John and Dionne Warwick are close friends of herself. When she enjoys success as a drummer in what is primarily a men's job, Carpenter does not support the Women's liberation movement, saying she believes a wife should cook for her husband and that when married, this is what she plans to do.
In a preliminary interview, Carpenter showed no interest in marrying or dating, believing that a relationship would not last in a constant tour, adding "as long as we're on the road most of the time, I'll never get married". In 1976, he said the music business made it difficult to meet people and that he refused to just marry someone for marriage. Carpenter confessed to Olivia Newton-John that he missed a happy marriage and family. He then dated several famous men, including Mike Curb, Tony Danza, Terry Ellis, Mark Harmon, Steve Martin and Alan Osmond. After the romance of the whirlwind, he married real-estate developer Thomas James Burris on August 31, 1980, at the Crystal Room at Beverly Hills Hotel. Burris, who is divorced from his 18-year-old son, is nine years older than him. A new song hosted by Carpenter at the ceremony, "Because We Are in Love", was released in 1981. The couple settled in Newport Beach.
The carpenter was eager for the children, but Burris had undergone a vasectomy and refused surgery to reverse it. Their marriage did not last and ended after 14 months. Burris lives beyond his means, borrowing up to $ 35,000 and $ 50,000 at the time of his wife, to the point where he has only the remaining shares and bonds. Carpenter's friends also reported that he was rude to him, often impatient; they added that he remains scared when he sometimes loses his temper. Karen Kamon's close friend tells of one incident where he and Carpenter went to their normal hangout, Hamlet Hamburger, and Carpenter seem to be away from emotionally, sitting not at their table, but in the dark, and wearing big sunglasses, unable to eat and cry. According to Kamon, the marriage was "the straw that broke the camel's back, it was the worst thing that ever happened to her".
In September 1981, Carpenter revised his will and gave everything to his brother and his parents. Two months later, after a fight after a family dinner at a restaurant, Carpenter and Burris dispersed. Carpenter filed for divorce on October 28, 1982, while living at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Disease and death
Carpenter began dieting while in high school. Under the doctor's guidance, he went on the Stillman Diet, ate lean foods, drank eight glasses of water a day, and avoided fatty foods. It was 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m) tall and before the diet weighed 145 pounds (66 kg, 10 st 5 lb) and then weighed 120 pounds (54 kg; 8 8 lb) until 1973, when the carpenter's career peaked. In 1973, he happened to see a picture of himself taken at a concert that made him look heavy. Carpenter hired a personal trainer who advised him to eat low-carb and low-calorie foods. The new diet causes him to build muscle, which makes him look heavier than slimmer. Carpenter fired coaches and started his own weight loss program using sports equipment and counting calories. He lost about 20 pounds; He then weighs about 110 pounds (50 kg, 7 pounds 12 pounds) and is meant to lose five more pounds. His eating habits also changed around this time, with Carpenter trying to get food from his plate by offering it to others while eating as a flavor.
In September 1975, her weight was  £ 91 (41 kg; 6 7 7 pounds). In live performances, fans reacted loudly to their skinny looks and many wrote to the couple asking what was wrong. He refused to publicly announce that he was ill; in his 1981 appearance Nationally , he just said that he was "pup". Richard later stated that he and his parents did not know how to help Karen; in 1981, he told Richard that there was a problem and he needed help with it. Carpenter also spoke with Cherry Boone, who has recovered from anorexia and contacted Boone's doctor for help. He hopes to find a quick solution to his problem, because he has various obligations to do and record, but doctors say his treatment could take one to three years. He then chose to be treated in New York City by psychotherapist Steven Levenkron.
Anorexia has encouraged him to use thyroid replacement drugs, boost metabolism, and laxatives, which cause food to pass rapidly through his digestive tract. Despite Levenkron's treatment, his condition continued to deteriorate and he lost more weight. Carpenter told Levenkron that he felt dizzy and his heart was beating fast. Finally, in September 1982, he was admitted to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, where he was placed on intravenous parenteral nutrition. The procedure worked, and he gained 30 pounds (14 kg, 2 st 2 lb) in a relatively short period of time, but sudden weight gain pressed his heart, which was already weak from an inadequate diet year.
Carpenter returned to California in November 1982, determined to revive his career, complete his divorce and start a new album with Richard. On December 17, 1982, he gave his last singing show in the Buckley School multi-purpose room in Sherman Oaks, California, singing Christmas carols for his godson, their classmates and other friends. On January 11, 1983, Karen made her last public appearance at a Grammy Award winning meeting last year, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the event. He looked a bit vulnerable and tired, but according to Dionne Warwick, Karen excited and came out, exclaiming to everyone, "Look at me! I have a donkey!" She also started writing songs after returning to California and told Warwick that she "has plenty left to do".
On February 1, 1983, Carpenter saw his brother for the last time, where they discussed a new plan for Carpenter and went on tour. A few days later, on February 4th, Carpenter was scheduled to sign papers that made him a divorce officer. Shortly after waking up, he collapsed in his bedroom at his parents' home in Downey. Paramedics find his heart beating every 10 seconds. He was declared dead at Downey Community Hospital at 9:31 am.
Carpenter's funeral was held on February 8, 1983, at Downey United Methodist Church. About a thousand mourners attended, including his friends Dorothy Hamill, Olivia Newton-John, Petula Clark and Dionne Warwick. Thomas Burris is also present, and throws his wedding ring into his casket. The carpenter is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, California. In 2003 her body was moved, to be placed with her parents in a mausoleum at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California.
An autopsy released on March 11, 1983, ruled out drug overdose or drugs, linking death to "cardiotoxicity emetine because of or as a consequence of anorexia nervosa". She was found to have blood sugar levels of 1.110 milligrams per desilitilitre, more than ten times the average. Two years later, the coroner told colleagues that Carpenter heart failure was caused by repeated use of ipecac syrup, over-the-counter emetic often used to induce vomiting in cases of overdose or poisoning. This was disputed by Levenkron, who said he had never seen him using ipecac, or seen evidence that he had vomited. Carpenter's friends are convinced that he has been abusing laxatives and thyroid drugs to maintain his low weight, which begins shortly after his marriage begins to crumble.
Legacy
The Carpenter singing has attracted critical acclaim and influenced several significant musicians and singers, including Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Pat Metheny, Sonic Youth Kim Gordon, Shania Twain, Natalie Imbruglia, and k.d. lang. Paul McCartney says he has "the best female voice in the world: melodic, melodious, and distinctive". He has been called "one of the greatest voices of our lives" by Elton John. Her drums have been praised by fellow musicians Hal Blaine, Cubby O'Brien and Buddy Rich and by Modern Drummer magazine. In 1975, he was voted the best rock drummer in a Playboy reader poll, beating Led Zeppelin John Bonham. Sheila E., Debbi Peterson, and Kelley Deal are among the female drummers who call Carpenter an inspiration at an early age to become a musician.
On October 12, 1983, shortly after his death, the carpenters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1999, VH1 placed Carpenter at # 29 in the list of 100 Largest Women from Rock and Roll.
Jazz musician Charlie Hunter paid tribute to him on the album "Baboon Strength" with an instrumental song called "A Song for Karen Carpenter".
In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked Carpenter's 94th in the list of 100 Greatest Singers All Over, calling her "very lush and almost striking", adding "even the coolest songs even sound like she stared at directly to your eyes ",
Carpenter's death brought media attention to conditions such as anorexia nervosa. His family started the Karen A. Carpenter Memorial Foundation, which raised money for research on anorexia nervosa and eating disorders.
Carpenter is known to fans as "Main Sister". It stems from one of the "lead singer" remarks by a Japanese journalist in 1974, and he then wears a T-shirt with a nickname during live performances.
Biography
The 43 minute movie Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987) directed by Todd Haynes, and featuring a Barbie doll as its character. It was withdrawn from circulation in 1990, after Haynes lost a copyright infringement filed by Richard. The title of this movie comes from the hit song The Carpenters' 1971, "Superstar". Over the years, he has grown into a cult film and was included in Entertainment Weekly's 2003 list of 50 cult films.
On January 1, 1989, the movie titled-for-TV entitled The Karen Carpenter Story was aired on CBS with Cynthia Gibb in the title role. Gibb synchronized the songs with a Carpenter voice recording, with the exception of "The End of the World." Both films use the song "This Masquerade" in the background while showing Carpenter's marriage to Burris. The film helped reverse criticism of Carpenter's music as "soft" or "good".
Richard Carpenter helps in the production of documentary films Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters (1997) and Just Yesterday: The Carpenters Story (2007). Randy Schmidt wrote a biography of Carpenter called Little Girl Blue, which was published in 2010, which included the preface from Warwick. This avoids previous biographies that are officially supported by the family, and is based on interviews with friends and other colleagues. The New York Times says the book is "one of the saddest stories in pop."
Discography
Studio album
- Offer (later reissued as Ticket to Drive ) (1969)
- Close to you (1970)
- Carpenter (1971)
- The song for you (1972)
- Now & amp; Then (1973)
- Horizon (1975)
- Sort of Hush (1976)
- Passage (1977)
- Christmas Portrait (1978)
- Made in America (1981)
Posthumous album
- Voice of the Heart (1983)
- Ancient Christmas (1984)
- Lovelines (1989)
- Over Time (2001/2004)
solo album
- Karen Carpenter (1996)
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External links
- Richard and Karen Carpenter - Official site
- Main Sister - Award side
- Karen Carpenter at IMDb
- Karen Carpenter in the Search of the Mausoleum
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