Karen Carpenter’s Final Concert: A Tiny Crowd, a Tragic End

Unlike the grand arenas and packed theaters where The Carpenters usually performed, Karen’s final concert was strikingly ...

How a Little-Known Sentimental Song Turned Into The Carpenters’ Last Big Hit

"Touch Me When We're Dancing" reached No. 16 on the Billboard chart in August 1981, which was the last Top 20 for the brother ...

The Carpenters’ 1973 Feel-Good Song Faced a Surprising Rival at the Top of the Charts

"Top of the World" would become The Carpenters' second No. 1 single, three years after they topped the charts with "Close to ...
WIBW

Music of the Carpenters to be featured in TPAC concert

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Music of the Carpenters will be filling the Topeka Performing Arts Center this fall. The program, “Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters,” will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, ...
BroadwayWorld

Interview: Laurie Roldan's A SONG FOR YOU at The Green Room 42 Honors Karen Carpenter

Inspired by the enchanting melodies and powerful storytelling of Karen Carpenter, Roldan shares personal stories and memories in a delightful evening woven through Carpenter hits such as “Close to You ...

What the Carpenters Really Thought About Their Chart-Topping ‘Singles’

Forty-two years ago, the Carpenters scored their first No. 1 album with The Singles 1969-1973, a compilation album that ...
Frederick News-Post

‘This Show Rocks’: How The Carpenters built a singular sound

In the 1970s and early 1980s, The Carpenters were one of America’s best-loved musical acts. Karen Carpenter’s mellifluous contralto vocals and brother Richard Carpenter’s multilayered musical ...