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Originally Posted by eisenwurst
Poor Karen Carpenter. She had a lovely singing voice, and fame and all that. But from what I understand she had other aspirations and wasn't allowed to pursue them.
She became very unhappy and developed a few problems which eventually led to her early death. Very sad.
Maybe someone more erudite can explain the story better.
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There are two official documentaries on YT, both of which are not bad at all; you can find them if you search YT using these terms:
The Carpenters - Close to You (Biography)
The Carpenters' Story: Only Yesterday
The Carpenters were never my cup of tea; I found the songs to "poppie" and the image was overly clean cut for my tastes, but there is no denying Karen was a world-class vocalist and she was also a highly respected drummer...
...and now for something completely different:
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