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Carpenters

The Carpenters were a sibling duo from Downey, California, with Richard on piano and arrangements and Karen on drums and vocals. They signed with A&M Records...

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The Carpenters' gentle pop and Karen's clear voice

Siblings Richard and Karen Carpenter made soft pop staples in the early 1970s.

For the Carpenters' essence, listen to "(They Long To Be) Close To You" and "We've Only Just Begun." That's where the piano work and voice come together exactly right.

When you hear "(They Long To Be) Close To You" or "We've Only Just Begun," you're hearing the sound of early 1970s soft pop radio. Richard's detailed piano arrangements and Karen's gentle, unmistakable voice created songs that felt straightforward and melodic at a time when rock was getting louder. Those recordings have stayed in circulation through oldies stations and compilations long after Karen's death in 1983.

The sibling duo from Downey, California signed with A&M Records in 1969. Their sound crystallized on early 1970s albums with songs like "I Won't Last A Day Without You" and "Only Yesterday" becoming radio staples.

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The Carpenters were a sibling duo from Downey, California, with Richard on piano and arrangements and Karen on drums and vocals. They signed with A&M Records in 1969. Their sound was built around Richard's detailed piano work and Karen's clear, gentle voice, which came together on songs like "(They Long To Be) Close To You" and "We've Only Just Begun."

Those tracks and others like "I Won't Last A Day Without You" and "Only Yesterday" became staples of soft pop radio in the early 1970s. The music had a straightforward, melodic quality that avoided the harder edges of rock at the time.

Karen Carpenter died in 1983. The duo's recordings, particularly the albums from the first half of the 1970s, have remained in circulation through oldies stations and compilation releases.

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