@@robertreese3523 Linda is very good but didn't quite find the right character for her talent. She's nowhere close to the icon that is Karen and her voice. I'll look it up but I'm guessing that Karen beat her record sales ten to one.
@@TheLarryBrown That’s like comparing Mozart to Salieri. Linda could sing anything Karen could sing equally as well. Karen however would not be remotely able to cover the various genre’s of music that Linda did. I’m a fan of Karen’s myself but overall musically, she doesn’t hold a candle to Linda.
@@nashvillesoup8820 WHAHA!!! You're offended because I speak the truth!!! You are offended because you probably have tattoos yourself. I grew up in an era where it was only the criminals in jail who got tattooed. I grew up in an era when we were wearing a collar and tie to work. You are right that ship has sailed, long gone. NOW it is torn jeans, hanging on your knees, as many tattoos as possible and an overall look to rather shock people. It is a rebellion against what is/was normal and correct. One's circumstances and/or status in life does NOT force you to get down on a tattoo artist's bed and get colored in like a comic book. It is group pressure and own weakness. Nor is it a "nose in the air" attitude. Read my whole sentence. You will see I judge not only tattoos, but also female artist who are popular for their vulgarism and the obsession of people to see a female naked on a stage, rather than listening to pure music talent.
No backing tracks, no auto-tune, no computer generated sounds, everyone playing instruments, and it still sounds better than today’s music 😂. It’s mind boggling that she was only 22 during this performance
I can literally "smell" the 70's in this. Sitting on my couch with my grandmother, watching late night TV on a wildly flowered sofa, the smell of linoleum from the kitchen flooring, wood paneling in the living room. Would love to go back to a much simpler time and place.
Paul McCartney has said that she had "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive". She has been called "one of the greatest voices of our lifetime" by Elton John....Google.
Once Karen was leaving a restaurant while John Lennon was walking in. He said to her, "I want to tell you love, I think you've got a fabulous voice." And he just walked on. Surprisingly, she asked her friend if he thought he really meant it. He kept telling her, yes, he really meant it.
I wish ppl could be objective instead of SUBjective and not talk like it’s objective when it’s not. Many ppl say Whitney is THE VOICE. She blew up not long after Karen passed..
And here I am, 70 years old in 2024, still infatuated with this beautiful woman. A very long love affair with Karen's voice and genuine, vulnerability & charm. Thanks to Richard for so selflessly promoting her as the uniquely talented musician & singer loved by so many.
@@emartin851 I don't know he was so critical of her but the tabloid rags started in on her actual normal female body look. We had gone through the Twiggey fad. They ragged on her and the brain defended her with anorexia. I'm afraid I may lose my grand-daughter the same way. To all of you that think you have to make negative comments about a person's appearance Please just "SHUT THE FOUP UP" . They don't need critique. Thousands of people are dying every year unnecessarily.
I know... So sad. I've read the Ray Coleman book, and 'Little Girl Blue' by Randy Schmidt. It's a tough read in some places that will bring a tear to your eyes. I recommend it.
Watching this and knowing she has only 9 years left, combined with her sweetness, causes me sadness. Funny that I should have these emotions evoked 41years later
@@MrAdvance2go Only 4 days in losing 4 icons I know by memory, and I'm sure you know who each one is: Feb. 3, 1959. Sep. 20, 1973. Dec. 8, 1980. Feb. 4, 1983. "Rainy Days and Mondays" and 'Goodbye to Love" are my favorites of those she sings here, and her Christmas classic, "Merry Christmas Darling" of all she did. "Goodbye to Love" and "Merry Christmas Darling" almost always sends me to tears, and that was when I heard the songs in the early-1970s. I never feel that way from any song in the pop-rock era, but her exquisite, 3-octave, rare contralto voice does that to me. An expert drummer, that people forget she was praised by many of the best, but it was her voice that was the best of any female singer I've heard, or ever will hear. She deserved better in her marriage, never having the children she desperately wanted, and then losing her life over something almost nobody heard of until that day I'll never forget where I was, hearing it on the radio news.
..and the drum skills. What a muso. Richard was a virtuoso pianist too - serious classical chops. They were an unusual act - being brilliant instrumentalists yet focussing it into easy listening and with a very characteristic style thanks to Richard's arrangements. Love them.
My grandmother grew up with Karen and Richard Carpenter in Downey, California and always told me nothing but good stories about them. RIP Grandma and Karen.😢
Born and early raised in New Haven Connecticut..parents move to Downey California in 1963…about 20 minutes from my neighborhood in Connecticut..I loved playing their tunes when I was in radio in Hartford..a pleasure..😊
I lived in Downey too. I met Karen twice in the last two months before she died. The second time was the week before. I worked at the Los Cerritos Mall. I helped Karen and her mother shop for presents for her father. She seemed really shy and humble when I complimented her.
Karen Carpenter was an Angel 😇 sent from Heaven and left us way too soon! One of the most beautiful voices ever heard! The compositions are the direct result of her brother Richard Carpenter who really played to Karen’s strengths as a singer! I LOVE ❤️ the music of The Carpenters! RIP Karen! I’m a drummer and I tell you Karen was right in there with all the great jazz and rock drummers of her day! I loved that she played traditional grip with the left stick on the snare and the hand speed she demonstrated around the kit! Of course most know her for her outstanding alto vocals but don’t be fooled because Karen was also a marvelous drummer! I learned a lot by watching her performances! Hats off to Karen Carpenter: drummer and singer 🎤🥁extraordinaire!
She certainly showcased some nice clean chops on that last song Mr Guder. Whilst comparisons are mostly pointless, she was nonetheless definitely a pro level drummer. On tour (live at the Budokan 1974) she also did a double drum on a few songs with the backup drummer, and she matches the guy hit for hit all the way, and they're both locked tight into the pocket. You can barely tell there are two drummers - and that in itself is tricky. He was arms all over the place during the solo, whereas she was way more economical with her movements. Whilst I am not a drummer (I'm a guitarist, pianist, singer) I have SEEN a lot of drummers including Neil Peart. Karen was the real deal. Oh yeah - and she sang flawlessly at the same time 🙂
She saved my life without knowing, I just came back from Vietnam and was driving on a mountain road in California aiming to drive off a cliff to my doom when I heard a voice on the radio , telling me "We've only just begun to live", I pulled off the the road and cried...then went on with my life.
Voice of the century. Every time I hear her, my heart soaks it in. Loved her since the first time I heard her and became a lifetime fan. I pray she is resting in peace ❤
Yeah she’s the best they’re the best. But it’s bittersweet listening to their music knowing everything she went through. I remember hearing it on the radio when she passed away. Some guys I was riding with were chuckling and I thought that was so horrible that they would laugh at that. Anyway, you know it was a men’s world back then and that’s another reason that she had to get off the drums I think. And they wanted her to just perform mainly you know take that microphone, but they also weren’t very familiar with good women drummers either
Agree. The Warning is a hard rock band from Monterey, Mexico, comprising the three Villarreal sisters. Paulina ("Pau"), the drummer, can play percussion and sing like nobody's business. It's a different genre, but her talent is the closest I've seen to Karen Carpenter's in the past 50+ years. Pau currently is 22, about the same age as Karen when this Tonight Show appearance was recorded.
She could play odd time signatures and sing perfectly on time in another time signature... It was absolutely insane... If you know anything about drumming, you know, when you play odd time signatures, counting is incredibly important. Well, Karen could keep time on drums and with her Vocals at the same time... Truly, TRULY breathtaking musician and talent.
Too bad Karen wasn't on drums during the first performance. That drummer sounded like he wanted to drown out Karen. He was hitting the drums much too loudly.
I feel the exact same, pure chills. She was one of a kind and no one will ever compare. She had a God given talent… you don’t experience that these days.
yeah absolutely I’ve been married for 32years I was 22 and he was 26. he got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without him. He took a major hit the treatment was horrible for him. I could not do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss Him everyday.. seeing this makes me miss him even more I come to this page all the time just to have that nostalgia
They should have let Karen play the drums as much as she wanted. She LOVED playing drums and not allowing her to drum was a serious amount of stress on her. The sessions drummer, Hal Blain, sure was an excellent drummer though.
@@lisaburns8597 Karen got upset when she couldn't play drums. She loved playing drums, almost more than singing. The record companies gave her a hard time, they wanted her to stand there and sing only. It caused stress that she didn't need.
This was a live performance. While most singers only sound good with the help of a studio engineer, her voice was near perfect straight out of her mouth. Amazing!
Real music real people, no computers. Gone forever. I am so grateful to have lived during this time. It was nothing at all like today. Those who were not there, can not even begin to understand how much better everything was.
I cry not because she died so young but because her vocal timbre just reaches all humanity. Everyone cries when they hear her sad 😢songs cuz she's amazing. No one can touch her where she takes in a song.
Lots of people can sing well and play an instrument as well. Ronnie James Dio was told that he can be a good singer and bass guitarist or he can be great at one. He chose to be one of the greatest metal vocalists. Karen dropped drums to sing better than anybody in recordings and stage. There are probably so many more like them out there.
yeah absolutely I’ve been married for 32years I was 22 and he was 26. he got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without him. He took a major hit the treatment was horrible for him. I could not do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss Him everyday.. seeing this makes me miss him even more I come to this page all the time just to have that nostalgia
Richard Carpenter was vital to her success. He selected the songs, wrote the arrangements, and oversaw recording sessions. He deserves far more credit than he gets.
Richard Carpenter was a pop music genius musician as far as I’m concerned, almost on a level if not equal to ( just different music genre style wise) Brian Wilson as an arranger/ producer- he clearly is/ was the maestro of the Carpenters, who were all obviously top level musicians- what skill on display here. Karen was an absolute wonder as a drummer and vocalist of course, her once in a lifetime voice was the shining jewel at the center of all those great Carpenters songs, something in her vocal tone was universal,anyone who heard it felt it.. even if they weren’t consciously aware of it.
@@tonyparrish9216 What are you going on about? Karen and Richard were very close. They had a great working relationship into the bargain. He was very protective of her image so yes, he was a tad controlling to that extent. But she looked up to him as a role model, and had massive respect for his talents.
I remember seeing this when it originally aired. Karen was special.. and she was 22 or 23 at the time I was so excited that my wife started laughing right along when she realized what she was seeing which Honestly has been a really good source of happiness for me ever since I lost my wife so many years ago i was married for 42years I was 24 and she was 20. She got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without her. She took a major hit the treatment was horrible for her. I could do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss her everyday. Mothers are the glue that holds everyone together.. it broke me to pieces so seeing comments like this makes me smile.
Only The Bee Gees can match her in live performances. Karen was my favorite female artist of all time. Don’t really have a favorite male artist because there were too many, but favorite band was The Bee Gees.
I'm 63 years old. I was 13 when this was recorded. My late sister was a HUGE Carpenters fan. I never really appreciated them back then as Carpenters weren't one of the "cool bands". As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate them, especially Karen's amazing voice. Unfortunately, my sister died when we were both in our early 30's. I'd give anything to sit down with my sister now and listen to them.
My condolences, sir. Your "little brother" here at 61 & my mom passed recently. We used to listen to all their songs & talk about which were our favorites. There is no better music to remember someone special by...
2025 and i still love listening to their music. She had one of the most beautiful voices on earth. Their music had heart and no tattoos, nose rings or purple hair in sight.
Had the pleasure to meet Karen while on a service call to repair a video projector she owned... Sometime in 1980. She was very friendly and seemed very interested on what I was doing. As I was leaving, she asked me if I would like a picture oh her, which she signed. Wish I still had it! There was void left in this world since she passed.
Thanks for sharing. Can you remember where this occurred? Was it at the house in Downey or her apartment in Century City? Not really important I guess, I'm just curious 😆
Richard is an absolute genius. He made the arrangements, the stacked voices, and he was behind the awesome guitar solo in "goodbye to love.". No words can describe the voice of Karen. From heaven. And we're all blessed and this world is better when we get to listen to them 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
One minute into the medley and I'm reduced to teary eyed goosebumps, which is something that Karen's voice has been doing to me since I was 11 years old... She was definitely blessed with a kiss on the cheek from God, that's for sure... Rest In Paradise, little drummer girl... ❤🥁
Karen was SO beautiful at that point in time. It's so sad that she had no one in her life to tell her how beautiful (inside & out) she was everyday. Such a sad little girl with an angel's voice. LOVE you Karen.
She truly was a beautiful woman and singer. I had heard that her mother was very hard on her..always putting her down for her "weight" and pretty much telling her she was no one without Richard.
I put this video on to have something to listen to while cleaning. I was filling the sink with water, to mop. As soon as Miss Karen started singing, i got so distracted. I went over to the phone to watch. Forgot the water was running, it almost overflowed! Enchanting. What an angel. 🪽
Richard was 27 (b. Oct. 15, 1946 New Haven, CT), Karen 23. One of the rare times I've seen her sing and drum at the same time. She called herself, "a drummer who sang." Her drumming was praised by Hal Blaine, Cubby O'Brien, and Buddy Rich. You can't get much higher praise than that! As for her singing: her exquisitely gorgeous voice was beyond superb! No other female singer (my opinion) can touch how deeply her songs hit your emotions, as if she believed exactly what she was singing. Her rare contralto (lowest-range for female singers), gave her that emotional power, and 3-octave range made their songs that more emphatic. Richard is now 77. Karen only had a little more than 9 years after this performance, where she looked sensational. Only 32,, the world misses her singing more than ever! Karen Anne Carpenter, 32 (Mar. 2, 1950 New Haven, CT -Feb. 4, 1983 Downey, CA).
She was great as a drummer. Pretty sure she was once compared to zepplin's with some who would have said she was better. IDK about that, I'm not a music expert. But I will say as soon as she started singing, it wouldn't have mattered (to me) if she was the perfect drummer whom none could match, I'd have wanted to hear that voice.
@@GritsandShins Everyone wanted to hear her outstanding voice. But she was so good a drummer, she could have done that for a living, but not made as much as her voice. We miss her, and her unique voice, and for some, her drumming quality.
probably the only drummer better than her is actually Ringo because he could easily do very complicated things over & over with ease & she might have became the greatest drummer ever, but never got the chance
Awe!!! Precious. I was a young mother of a toddler and a 7month old. Watched Johnny Carson at 11 or 11:30 pm with fresh drip coffee as my babies were asleep. I miss yesteryears immensely. The world has become painful ♥️🌹
Llamapajama If there was a way to get back to that era, I'm sure there would be multitudes of people that would go and never come back. A very descriptive way of putting it----The world has become painful.
Karen was a world class drummer. She had such a great command of the drums and she played with such feeling. It's surprising she didn't play more on the Carpenters recordings. Most of the drum work was played by session drumming legend Hal Blaine.
They wouldn’t let her. She was THE voice and they needed her out front. She wanted to play the drums because it kept her “hidden”. Her anorexia became worse when they put her out front with the increased exposure. You can tell it in this video. She was magical. I cried for hours when I heard she had passed. Her and Jim Croce. ❤️❤️
@@kathyporter9193It's true that Richard didn't let her drum on the records, but not for the reasons you mentioned. Since they are multi-tracking the record she could have played drums and then sang on another take, which is how they did it anyway. Your reasons are why she didn't drum in concert. as shown in this video, yes, she needed to be out front. As for why she didn't drum on the records, it's because she was deemed as not experienced enough in the studio to give the needed result. That was a big mistake because 1: on the records where she does drum, she sounds great. 2: Hal Blaine is not "all that." She would have been better than him because she's a genius, she's an artist, and she's a Carpenter. 3: Many drummers were green in the studio when starting out recording, even Gene Krupa and Ringo, But with time the world gains a great drumming talent. and 4: She sounds like Karen Carpenter. I guess it's the age old concept of "how am I going to become experience in the studio if you don't let me drum on the record?"
Karen Carpenter had a voice that's inimitable - warm, fresh and natural tone. Richard's arrangements were impeccable. Together, they crafted classic and sophisticated pop music tunes that will be loved and respected forever.
Karen Carpenter had a voice that's inimitable - warm, fresh and natural tone. Richard's arrangements were impeccable. Together, they crafted classic and sophisticated pop music tunes that will be loved and respected forever.
Karen Carpenter had a voice that's inimitable - warm, fresh and natural tone. Richard's arrangements were impeccable. Together, they crafted classic and sophisticated pop music tunes that will be loved and respected forever.
Karen Carpenter had a voice that's inimitable - warm, fresh and natural tone. Richard's arrangements were impeccable. Together, they crafted classic and sophisticated pop music tunes that will be loved and respected forever.
Oh yes! 'Now & Then'' was released in 1973. As was, ELP's 'Brain Salad Surgery'. Interestingly enough, I saw the Carpenters on February 2nd, 1974 at the Tucson Community Center, and ELP there on February 22nd, 1974. 🤠 I've often wondered how many other people attended both of those shows.
i will argue that the only drummer better than her is honestly Ringo because he could do some very complicated drumming over & over with mistakes & I bet she cold have been the best if she wanted to & had enough time
Live.. In front of the mix - not buried.. No reverb, no pitch correction, no effects of any kind. Pure talent is no longer a prerequisite for being in the music business.
Um, nobody sings live without reverb, that's incorrect. There's nothing wrong with reverb anyway, especially live. It adds a studio feel and fills space, that's all. Frankly the reverb is too low and the drums were mic'd wrong too.
Never knew they were THAT GOOD on instruments, I knew they were pros but, super pros? So flawless and tight and perfect pitch and ALWAYS her emotion wrenching pristine angelic voice and and and.......forget it. Breathtaking. With just that touch of melancholy for dear Karen. How sweet and beautiful she was.
@@DianeMartin-i5s I can honestly think of one drummer that is better, & that's Ringo, because he can do complicated drumming very easily, over & over she could have been the greatest drummer ever if she wanted to & had the time
Definitely a LIVE performance, which was rare on national television even back then. Richard is an amazing musician and arranger. Karen’s voice was and is still incomparable.
How can you not love the Carpenters, with Richard's talented arrangements and Karen's angelic voice! I'm glad there are plenty a videos in existence of Karen's drumming so people can see how incredible she was. What a talent!
I'm 73 this year (2024) and that guitar solo in Goodbye to Love STILL makes me have goosebumps all over and earns maximum playback volume every time I hear it! 😂 Been that way since the first time I heard it 50+ years ago!
I’ll be 75 next week - Carpenters been my favorites since they 1st appeared- Good Bye to Love has to be one of their best - Tony’s guitar-WOW- Bob Messenger was great on woodwinds…
Best female voice in the business. Period.
Linda Ronstadt has her beat.
I've always said she just had such a unique voice, heavenly. I know it's an opinion but to me she's the best female voice of all time.
@@robertreese3523 Linda is very good but didn't quite find the right character for her talent. She's nowhere close to the icon that is Karen and her voice. I'll look it up but I'm guessing that Karen beat her record sales ten to one.
@@TheLarryBrown That’s like comparing Mozart to Salieri. Linda could sing anything Karen could sing equally as well. Karen however would not be remotely able to cover the various genre’s of music that Linda did. I’m a fan of Karen’s myself but overall musically, she doesn’t hold a candle to Linda.
No, that title belongs to Linda Ronstand.
One of the best vocalists of all time. Great harmony.
She just doesn’t miss a note. She’s musically unmatched.
Yes Karen had a great singing voice even obviously live.
The best
She looked so much happier at the drums. Thank you Karen, may you rest in peace
Hard to disagree with that.
No striptease, no spandex showing everything! Pure class act!
Fully clothed, no tattoos, no vulgar suggestion or moves!! Just pure beauty and music talent!! Gone to soon, RIP Karen.
@@nashvillesoup8820 WHAHA!!! You're offended because I speak the truth!!! You are offended because you probably have tattoos yourself. I grew up in an era where it was only the criminals in jail who got tattooed. I grew up in an era when we were wearing a collar and tie to work. You are right that ship has sailed, long gone. NOW it is torn jeans, hanging on your knees, as many tattoos as possible and an overall look to rather shock people. It is a rebellion against what is/was normal and correct. One's circumstances and/or status in life does NOT force you to get down on a tattoo artist's bed and get colored in like a comic book. It is group pressure and own weakness. Nor is it a "nose in the air" attitude. Read my whole sentence. You will see I judge not only tattoos, but also female artist who are popular for their vulgarism and the obsession of people to see a female naked on a stage, rather than listening to pure music talent.
Recuerdo mñs mejores tiempos en prepa@@nashvillesoup8820
Nunca otra como karem
When there is no talent, what's left? Tattoos and vulgarity is a deflection..
@@nashvillesoup8820 What are we to think of people who make a permanent decision to look like a graffitied Detroit subway car?
See how lovely she acknowledges the audience cheers by a angelic bow. RIP sweet lady.
Divas are like that. 😊
I noticed that also
@@renarga6886 rule: anybody that can sing like Karen K. gets to be diva :)
@LJ4EVER808 an*
No backing tracks, no auto-tune, no computer generated sounds, everyone playing instruments, and it still sounds better than today’s music 😂. It’s mind boggling that she was only 22 during this performance
Absolutely correct STUPENDOUS comment.
SHINE ON 💎
🎼☮️🤝👊🇨🇦
Let's not forget she was a great drummer also.
Keep Shinning 🎼☮️👊
Agree100%
Scotty , beam me back to 1973
Amen. 🙏
I can literally "smell" the 70's in this. Sitting on my couch with my grandmother, watching late night TV on a wildly flowered sofa, the smell of linoleum from the kitchen flooring, wood paneling in the living room. Would love to go back to a much simpler time and place.
Love your comment.❤
A gold couch for me, or possibly laying on the shag carpet😔😮💨
Best elevator music ever!
I'm getting a weird sinking feeling knowing those days are gone forever.
Yes, me too! Wonderful memories!!
Paul McCartney has said that she had "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive". She has been called "one of the greatest voices of our lifetime" by Elton John....Google.
Once Karen was leaving a restaurant while John Lennon was walking in. He said to her, "I want to tell you love, I think you've got a fabulous voice." And he just walked on. Surprisingly, she asked her friend if he thought he really meant it. He kept telling her, yes, he really meant it.
@@paulk9985 Heard that story, I thought it was in a building but perhaps not. LA it was perhaps when JL lived there for a bit.
They both were right.
And yet The Carpenters have not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,..what an injustice.
The finest voice ever is appropriate.
Unbelievable Voice!!! Perfect Pitch. No one sounds like KAREN CARPENTER!!! Greatest female singer EVER
We have another great one rising, Tori Holub. And Richard Carpenter knows of and has met her.
It's a disservice to her memory and to her talent to require her to have been the greatest female singer ever.
@@jdfreeman5168
She ain’t Karen
@@ralex3697 Not trying to be.
I wish ppl could be objective instead of SUBjective and not talk like it’s objective when it’s not. Many ppl say Whitney is THE VOICE. She blew up not long after Karen passed..
And here I am, 70 years old in 2024, still infatuated with this beautiful woman.
A very long love affair with Karen's voice and genuine, vulnerability & charm.
Thanks to Richard for so selflessly promoting her as the uniquely talented musician & singer loved by so many.
Too bad he was so critical of her, but he obviously got it from his mother.
me too ! she was the best !
So true.
The only voice that chokes me up, when I listen to any singer.
Amen. I believe he hates looking at the back of her head while hes in the back ground always a nasty pos like mommy dearest mother. @@emartin851
@@emartin851 I don't know he was so critical of her but the tabloid rags started in on her actual normal female body look. We had gone through the Twiggey fad. They ragged on her and the brain defended her with anorexia. I'm afraid I may lose my grand-daughter the same way. To all of you that think you have to make negative comments about a person's appearance Please just "SHUT THE FOUP UP" . They don't need critique. Thousands of people are dying every year unnecessarily.
The voice of an angel while fighting inner demons. Wonderful performance .
She was not fighting at this time. That came late 1974...
I know... So sad. I've read the Ray Coleman book, and 'Little Girl Blue' by Randy Schmidt. It's a tough read in some places that will bring a tear to your eyes. I recommend it.
Watching this and knowing she has only 9 years left, combined with her sweetness, causes me sadness.
Funny that I should have these emotions evoked 41years later
@@MrAdvance2go Only 4 days in losing 4 icons I know by memory, and I'm sure you know who each one is: Feb. 3, 1959. Sep. 20, 1973. Dec. 8, 1980. Feb. 4, 1983. "Rainy Days and Mondays" and 'Goodbye to Love" are my favorites of those she sings here, and her Christmas classic, "Merry Christmas Darling" of all she did. "Goodbye to Love" and "Merry Christmas Darling" almost always sends me to tears, and that was when I heard the songs in the early-1970s. I never feel that way from any song in the pop-rock era, but her exquisite, 3-octave, rare contralto voice does that to me. An expert drummer, that people forget she was praised by many of the best, but it was her voice that was the best of any female singer I've heard, or ever will hear. She deserved better in her marriage, never having the children she desperately wanted, and then losing her life over something almost nobody heard of until that day I'll never forget where I was, hearing it on the radio news.
Many lost to the demon's since then. Delores O'Riordan is one, sad
Her voice is pure velvet.
That is a perfect and beautiful way to describe Karen’s voice. I only wish we had many more years with her on this earth.
@@JL-zn7meThank you. I wish she was still here too.
Dione Warwick a close friend said her music was like silk ❤
With a lisp 😂
..and the drum skills. What a muso. Richard was a virtuoso pianist too - serious classical chops. They were an unusual act - being brilliant instrumentalists yet focussing it into easy listening and with a very characteristic style thanks to Richard's arrangements. Love them.
My grandmother grew up with Karen and Richard Carpenter in Downey, California and always told me nothing but good stories about them. RIP Grandma and Karen.😢
Oh wow! That's awesome! 😊
Born and early raised in New Haven Connecticut..parents move to Downey California in 1963…about 20 minutes from my neighborhood in Connecticut..I loved playing their tunes when I was in radio in Hartford..a pleasure..😊
Wow that must’ve been something else living next to them.
I lived in Downey too. I met Karen twice in the last two months before she died. The second time was the week before. I worked at the Los Cerritos Mall. I helped Karen and her mother shop for presents for her father. She seemed really shy and humble when I complimented her.
@@bricks1012 Thank you for sharing that! 🤗
Karen Carpenter was an Angel 😇 sent from Heaven and left us way too soon! One of the most beautiful voices ever heard! The compositions are the direct result of her brother Richard Carpenter who really played to Karen’s strengths as a singer! I LOVE ❤️ the music of The Carpenters! RIP Karen!
I’m a drummer and I tell you Karen was right in there with all the great jazz and rock drummers of her day! I loved that she played traditional grip with the left stick on the snare and the hand speed she demonstrated around the kit! Of course most know her for her outstanding alto vocals but don’t be fooled because Karen was also a marvelous drummer! I learned a lot by watching her performances! Hats off to Karen Carpenter: drummer and singer 🎤🥁extraordinaire!
Karen looks so happy when playing drums. I love watching her play.
LOL
She certainly showcased some nice clean chops on that last song Mr Guder. Whilst comparisons are mostly pointless, she was nonetheless definitely a pro level drummer. On tour (live at the Budokan 1974) she also did a double drum on a few songs with the backup drummer, and she matches the guy hit for hit all the way, and they're both locked tight into the pocket. You can barely tell there are two drummers - and that in itself is tricky. He was arms all over the place during the solo, whereas she was way more economical with her movements. Whilst I am not a drummer (I'm a guitarist, pianist, singer) I have SEEN a lot of drummers including Neil Peart. Karen was the real deal. Oh yeah - and she sang flawlessly at the same time 🙂
Her voice was so perfect she did everything in one take.no computer inhansing. The world lost a true star
She saved my life without knowing, I just came back from Vietnam and was driving on a mountain road in California aiming to drive off a cliff to my doom when I heard a voice on the radio , telling me "We've only just begun to live", I pulled off the the road and cried...then went on with my life.
So veryTrue .
The incomparable Karen Carpenter! One of a kind!
This is so incredible. Thanks to Karen and Richard for giving us so much beautiful music.
They have a ton of hits. Some really good stuff that brings back good memories, for me.
We are grateful forever.
Voice of the century.
Every time I hear her, my heart soaks it in. Loved her since the first time I heard her and became a lifetime fan. I pray she is resting in peace ❤
In Heaven.
I hear she may be a back up singer for Elvis.😃
@philippesauvie639 your mother would know 😊
Yeah she’s the best they’re the best. But it’s bittersweet listening to their music knowing everything she went through. I remember hearing it on the radio when she passed away. Some guys I was riding with were chuckling and I thought that was so horrible that they would laugh at that. Anyway, you know it was a men’s world back then and that’s another reason that she had to get off the drums I think. And they wanted her to just perform mainly you know take that microphone, but they also weren’t very familiar with good women drummers either
@@rayshuler7293 And away from her &^%$! mother.
She had a perfect voice.
Juan that's what Paul McCartney said about her too
To play the drums while singing to that level of perfection is practically unheard of.
Agree. The Warning is a hard rock band from Monterey, Mexico, comprising the three Villarreal sisters. Paulina ("Pau"), the drummer, can play percussion and sing like nobody's business. It's a different genre, but her talent is the closest I've seen to Karen Carpenter's in the past 50+ years. Pau currently is 22, about the same age as Karen when this Tonight Show appearance was recorded.
She could play odd time signatures and sing perfectly on time in another time signature... It was absolutely insane... If you know anything about drumming, you know, when you play odd time signatures, counting is incredibly important. Well, Karen could keep time on drums and with her Vocals at the same time... Truly, TRULY breathtaking musician and talent.
Too bad Karen wasn't on drums during the first performance. That drummer sounded like he wanted to drown out Karen. He was hitting the drums much too loudly.
@@mancyank564 It wasnt the drummer, it was the crappy sound. Drums were mic'd too loud.
Thanks for the explanation. It just shows how important a good sound engineer is to the finished product.
She was an absolute doll in every way....
Her voice continues
to give me goosebumps.
Never saw this performance.
We're so lucky to have known her.
I feel the exact same, pure chills. She was one of a kind and no one will ever compare. She had a God given talent… you don’t experience that these days.
You need to hear Tori Holub sing Karen Carpenters. 99.99% the same. Gave me major goosebumps.
@@kinezo1961Who's Tori Holub?🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢
I feel the same right now
She has by far the best voice I have ever heard....so pure and natural.
yeah absolutely I’ve been married for 32years I was 22 and he was 26. he got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without him. He took a major hit the treatment was horrible for him. I could not do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss Him everyday.. seeing this makes me miss him even more I come to this page all the time just to have that nostalgia
Same for Whitney..
@@starsearch1952 and now Dany Villarreal
I'm 62 and forget how beatiful her voice was and a killer drummer
They should have let Karen play the drums as much as she wanted. She LOVED playing drums and not allowing her to drum was a serious amount of stress on her.
The sessions drummer, Hal Blain, sure was an excellent drummer though.
In this clip, I could swear her singing is stronger when she's drumming. Strange as that sounds.
@@lisaburns8597 Karen got upset when she couldn't play drums. She loved playing drums, almost more than singing. The record companies gave her a hard time, they wanted her to stand there and sing only. It caused stress that she didn't need.
@@TheBandit7613 Yes, she is reported to have considered herself "a drummer who sings."
Karen is a drummer who sings. In the seventh and even today she is considered one of the best drummer ever.
Karen was a treasure and a beautiful woman. How tragic that we lost her at such a young age. Devastating loss of an amazing person and artist.
She did have the best voice ever
Karen and Richard were nothing short of phenomenal. Their music is immortal.
This was a live performance. While most singers only sound good with the help of a studio engineer, her voice was near perfect straight out of her mouth. Amazing!
In the studio she was known as "one take Karen" and just never made mistakes.
@@SueRosalie she was a pure musician. Could play any instrument she picked up.. Talent like hers is 1/1,000,000,000... literally...
@@SueRosalie
Not many receive the gift of voice. She possessed one of the greatest voices of all time.
RIP beautiful lady
@@SueRosalie😮
@@JonHop1Beethoven. Shostakovich. Mussorgsky. Karen C.
The finest voice in music ever to walk this earth
That’s subjective
There’s TONS of incredible voices out there
Whitney is known as forever THE VOICE..
@@starsearch1952 Not even close
@@starsearch1952Whitney could not sing
I want to cry every time I hear Karen sing. Rest in peace with the angels.
I Agree.
Real music real people, no computers. Gone forever. I am so grateful to have lived during this time. It was nothing at all like today. Those who were not there, can not even begin to understand how much better everything was.
Get off my lawn! Just like the old people of the 60s calling you hippies "druggies" - you grew up to become just like those old geezers.
Best part, no immigrants
Absolutely 💯! Well stated!!
Loved Karen Carpenter's voice. She was a gift to us from the heavens .... But it does make me cry every time I hear her knowing how she died.
I prefer to bask in the lovely memories of her life.
How'd she die? Home comfortably in bed with mom? How awful. 😅
Me too!
I cry not because she died so young but because her vocal timbre just reaches all humanity. Everyone cries when they hear her sad 😢songs cuz she's amazing. No one can touch her where she takes in a song.
How about she died alone from heart failure. Her mother found her dead on the floor.
"The drummer that could sing " .. she was an incredible talent . Beautiful voice. We miss you Karen !
Lots of people can sing well and play an instrument as well. Ronnie James Dio was told that he can be a good singer and bass guitarist or he can be great at one. He chose to be one of the greatest metal vocalists. Karen dropped drums to sing better than anybody in recordings and stage. There are probably so many more like them out there.
Phil Collins….
@@logangodofcandyWhitney Houston is known as THE VOICE after Carpenter passed. But carpenter was also a musician..
I have a soft spot in my heart for the Carpenters! What a beautiful voice!
Me too..what an angei
yeah absolutely I’ve been married for 32years I was 22 and he was 26. he got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without him. He took a major hit the treatment was horrible for him. I could not do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss Him everyday.. seeing this makes me miss him even more I come to this page all the time just to have that nostalgia
I love the way she bows after each applause. You don’t see performers do that this day and time.
Class
So natural and beautiful yet not full of herself like many of the female performers today.
So very true may God bless you 🙏
All I can say that this duo of brother and sister was one of the most precious heavenly gifts to humanity.
Billie Elish and her brother have that today..
Live music was amazing. No lip sync!
And no prerecorded backing track. The harmonies sound better here even though its live.
Richard Carpenter was vital to her success. He selected the songs, wrote the arrangements, and oversaw recording sessions. He deserves far more credit than he gets.
He also wrote quite a few of their biggest hits.
Richard Carpenter was a pop music genius musician as far as I’m concerned, almost on a level if not equal to ( just different music genre style wise) Brian Wilson as an arranger/ producer- he clearly is/ was the maestro of the Carpenters, who were all obviously top level musicians- what skill on display here. Karen was an absolute wonder as a drummer and vocalist of course, her once in a lifetime voice was the shining jewel at the center of all those great Carpenters songs, something in her vocal tone was universal,anyone who heard it felt it.. even if they weren’t consciously aware of it.
He was also responsible for her death.
@@tonyparrish9216 What are you going on about? Karen and Richard were very close. They had a great working relationship into the bargain. He was very protective of her image so yes, he was a tad controlling to that extent. But she looked up to him as a role model, and had massive respect for his talents.
@@bjr4567he was more than "a tad".
She sounds just as good live as in the studio. Best female voice of all time.
One of the few artists that sounded the same live as in recordings!
I remember seeing this when it originally aired. Karen was special.. and she was 22 or 23 at the time I was so excited that my wife started laughing right along when she realized what she was seeing which Honestly has been a really good source of happiness for me ever since I lost my wife so many years ago i was married for 42years I was 24 and she was 20. She got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without her. She took a major hit the treatment was horrible for her. I could do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss her everyday. Mothers are the glue that holds everyone together.. it broke me to pieces so seeing comments like this makes me smile.
1 take Karen
I agree she was a great singer but definitely not as good live as in the studio.
@ Go to the “Wings of Pegasus” RUclips channel and watch the comparisons of her songs live vs studio. You will be surprised.
Only The Bee Gees can match her in live performances. Karen was my favorite female artist of all time. Don’t really have a favorite male artist because there were too many, but favorite band was The Bee Gees.
Hard to believe last year was 40 years since dear Karen left us. I remember it so well. Truly so talented and missed.
One of the few times a performer died that brought tears to my eyes.
Sad to think that she could easily have been alive all these years, born same year as my younger sister, Cheryl.
Scotty! Beam me back to 1973😊
I'm 63 years old. I was 13 when this was recorded. My late sister was a HUGE Carpenters fan. I never really appreciated them back then as Carpenters weren't one of the "cool bands". As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate them, especially Karen's amazing voice. Unfortunately, my sister died when we were both in our early 30's. I'd give anything to sit down with my sister now and listen to them.
My condolences, sir. Your "little brother" here at 61 & my mom passed recently. We used to listen to all their songs & talk about which were our favorites. There is no better music to remember someone special by...
@@DanielKatzel Thanks for your very kind message.
@@1960HikerDude No problem - great music will always be useful to those who need it now n' then...
2025 and i still love listening to their music. She had one of the most beautiful voices on earth. Their music had heart and no tattoos, nose rings or purple hair in sight.
Shes the best singer to ever live, beautiful, pretty, kind and awsome voice!
That’s subjective
Many ppl say Whitney is the VOICE
The GOAT..
Yes she is
What a civil, gentler, more respectful time in America. Those days are so gone.
Hang on tight because you haven't seen anything yet😢
@@JoeBilello1969 Sadly, you are correct.
It wasn't just in America, but in several countries!😮
@@Marcos5pbI cannot argue with you but I find Finland and Canada to be just as gracious and kind today as they were back in the 60's.
@@sequoiasemperviren3163 Yes and other places too, but these are isolated cases, the world in general is degrading, unfortunately!
Had the pleasure to meet Karen while on a service call to repair a video projector she owned... Sometime in 1980. She was very friendly and seemed very interested on what I was doing. As I was leaving, she asked me if I would like a picture oh her, which she signed. Wish I still had it! There was void left in this world since she passed.
She was amazingly down to earth as many have attested.
What? You had a signed picture of Karen and you lost it??? You should still have it and it should have been framed!
Thanks for sharing. Can you remember where this occurred? Was it at the house in Downey or her apartment in Century City? Not really important I guess, I'm just curious 😆
@@vanessaconnor8775 It was the Century City apartment. I remember thinking how modest it was.
What a story?!?😮 how could you lose the autograph?!??!😢
Karen had the purest natural voice. And her phrasing is perfection.
One of the best percussionists of all time as well..
Richard is an absolute genius. He made the arrangements, the stacked voices, and he was behind the awesome guitar solo in "goodbye to love.". No words can describe the voice of Karen. From heaven. And we're all blessed and this world is better when we get to listen to them 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
She was A ONE OF A KIND!!!! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. her voice is flawless, and there will never be another like her. ❤ RIP Karen.
Her voice was wonderful.
Karen had such a beautiful voice of an angel. She left us too soon.
One minute into the medley and I'm reduced to teary eyed goosebumps, which is something that Karen's voice has been doing to me since I was 11 years old... She was definitely blessed with a kiss on the cheek from God, that's for sure...
Rest In Paradise, little drummer girl... ❤🥁
Beautifully said! 🤍🩷🤍
Your comment is very touching ..”definitely blessed with a kiss on the cheek from God”..”Rest in Paradise, little drummer girl” wow❤️👍🙏🌈🥲 thank you.
OK, Not JUST that heavenly voice and a remarkable drummer - they're all insanely talented and 'real tight.'
They had pure talent. Their music gets me every time. Brings me all the way back.
Her voice brings so much emotion to the surface within me. I get teary eyed listening to that beautiful vibrato in her voice.
I had that feeling back in '74 when I first heard her, I couldn't have been six, and I never forgot
I might have been a year or two older but who's counting
I can't remember how old I was when I saw them at Circle Star Theater either. Who knew what would have happened to Karen 😢
Me too, brings a tear to my eye because her voice is ever so beautiful to our minds and souls, thank God that she existed ❤
The Whitney Houston of that generation.
Karen was SO beautiful at that point in time. It's so sad that she had no one in her life to tell her how beautiful (inside & out) she was everyday. Such a sad little girl with an angel's voice. LOVE you Karen.
"Sad little girl"?
Sorry - I meant "Incredibly happy big woman." Better?@@Randysgirl
Sad and exhausted even with work load.
She truly was a beautiful woman and singer. I had heard that her mother was very hard on her..always putting her down for her "weight" and pretty much telling her she was no one without Richard.
Yes. I heard her Mother was very controlling.@@beverlywilliams7278
Karen had an amazing voice and such a sweet heart. They really did well. Grew up listening to them. Awesome guests
So does Richard
Great!!! Singer!! And a nice!! Lady!! Too!!!!!!!!!!, Miss her! Bad. !!!!!!!!!!!...........
One of the few women in recorded history that I can say I truly respect... what a talent!
so you normally have no respect for women?
Seriously? She's the only woman you respect?? Wow
@@lisadc4681 I meant in the true sense of the word - IE; impressed by.
Karen sings and plays LIKE A MAN (just the perfect way)! ---- I'm kiding, people... 😅
I put this video on to have something to listen to while cleaning. I was filling the sink with water, to mop. As soon as Miss Karen started singing, i got so distracted. I went over to the phone to watch. Forgot the water was running, it almost overflowed! Enchanting. What an angel. 🪽
Richard was 27 (b. Oct. 15, 1946 New Haven, CT), Karen 23. One of the rare times I've seen her sing and drum at the same time. She called herself, "a drummer who sang." Her drumming was praised by Hal Blaine, Cubby O'Brien, and Buddy Rich. You can't get much higher praise than that! As for her singing: her exquisitely gorgeous voice was beyond superb! No other female singer (my opinion) can touch how deeply her songs hit your emotions, as if she believed exactly what she was singing. Her rare contralto (lowest-range for female singers), gave her that emotional power, and 3-octave range made their songs that more emphatic. Richard is now 77. Karen only had a little more than 9 years after this performance, where she looked sensational. Only 32,, the world misses her singing more than ever!
Karen Anne Carpenter, 32 (Mar. 2, 1950 New Haven, CT -Feb. 4, 1983 Downey, CA).
Seu depoimento e muito lindo um forte abraço saúde.
Well said.
She was great as a drummer. Pretty sure she was once compared to zepplin's with some who would have said she was better. IDK about that, I'm not a music expert. But I will say as soon as she started singing, it wouldn't have mattered (to me) if she was the perfect drummer whom none could match, I'd have wanted to hear that voice.
@@GritsandShins Everyone wanted to hear her outstanding voice. But she was so good a drummer, she could have done that for a living, but not made as much as her voice. We miss her, and her unique voice, and for some, her drumming quality.
probably the only drummer better than her is actually Ringo
because he could easily do very complicated things over & over with ease
& she might have became the greatest drummer ever,
but never got the chance
She looked so happy in the moment
Especially that last son, Mr. Guder. She was having a blast.
Awe!!!
Precious.
I was a young mother of a toddler and a 7month old. Watched Johnny Carson at 11 or 11:30 pm with fresh drip coffee as my babies were asleep.
I miss yesteryears immensely. The world has become painful
♥️🌹
Well framed ! Your verbal picture is very clear and vivid ! Would give up my “kingdom “to go back !!!!
Llamapajama
If there was a way to get back to that era, I'm sure there would be multitudes of people that would go and never come back. A very descriptive way of putting it----The world has become painful.
So many of us feel that way, thought is was just me for a while. We long for those times.
The world just got woke & stupid (which are the same thing) . Perhaps things will get better again given enough time......
One of the best female voices ever in music ❤
I wish she knew there was nothing wrong with her looks, she was beautiful inside and out..
I hope this gets a million hits in a week. 😍
50 years ago, I heard On Top of the World by the Carpenters. I'm 61 and still listening.
Simply the greatest alto female voice that God has ever created.
@Iamdust78 Jackass
A true voice that stays with you!
She had such a pure clear vocal, always in tune
One of the best female singers of all time - her voice was so clear and pitch perfect.
A class act. Glad to have grown up in this era.
Karen was a world class drummer. She had such a great command of the drums and she played with such feeling. It's surprising she didn't play more on the Carpenters recordings. Most of the drum work was played by session drumming legend Hal Blaine.
All true - Hal said as much himself. Cubby O'Brien does a good job here in the live backing band.
They wouldn’t let her. She was THE voice and they needed her out front. She wanted to play the drums because it kept her “hidden”. Her anorexia became worse when they put her out front with the increased exposure. You can tell it in this video. She was magical. I cried for hours when I heard she had passed. Her and Jim Croce. ❤️❤️
Jim Gordon and Ron Tutt also contributed quite a bit of drumming on their records.
Absolutely! She got high praise from Buddy Rich, if that says anything! 👍
@@kathyporter9193It's true that Richard didn't let her drum on the records, but not for the reasons you mentioned. Since they are multi-tracking the record she could have played drums and then sang on another take, which is how they did it anyway. Your reasons are why she didn't drum in concert. as shown in this video, yes, she needed to be out front. As for why she didn't drum on the records, it's because she was deemed as not experienced enough in the studio to give the needed result. That was a big mistake because 1: on the records where she does drum, she sounds great. 2: Hal Blaine is not "all that." She would have been better than him because she's a genius, she's an artist, and she's a Carpenter. 3: Many drummers were green in the studio when starting out recording, even Gene Krupa and Ringo, But with time the world gains a great drumming talent. and 4: She sounds like Karen Carpenter. I guess it's the age old concept of "how am I going to become experience in the studio if you don't let me drum on the record?"
Thank you Carpenters, from the bottom of my heart!
Her singing voice is so strong and pure, but her speaking voice is so angelic. Such a rare and beautiful talent.
Such clean vocals.
I know, I’ve never heard such perfect blend and intonation on live harmony vocals, and they were sophisticated, complex harmonies too.. amazing!
Hard to argue with natural god given talent
The tonight show gave a lot of time to their performance. They knew! There will never be another musical group like the Carpenters.
Medley of the best by the Best.
100% natural voice. Never had one singing lesson. Her family didn't even know she could sing. The most authentic voice ever. Iconic.
Her voice was velvet!!.👊👍
IMHO, the GOAT voice. What talent this sister and brother combo had.
John Lennon agreed regarding Karen’s voice.
@@rajsuss Yes, and Sir Paul McCartney said of Karen: “the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive." (NPR, 2013)
Karen is one of my all time faves, right along with Patsy Cline and Linda Ronstadt.
Don't forget Anita Carter.
Superstar is her best recording...
1973 was a GREAT year! So much amazing music and entertainment being churned out around the world then.
Karen Carpenter had a voice that's inimitable - warm, fresh and natural tone. Richard's arrangements were impeccable. Together, they crafted classic and sophisticated pop music tunes that will be loved and respected forever.
Karen Carpenter had a voice that's inimitable - warm, fresh and natural tone. Richard's arrangements were impeccable. Together, they crafted classic and sophisticated pop music tunes that will be loved and respected forever.
Karen Carpenter had a voice that's inimitable - warm, fresh and natural tone. Richard's arrangements were impeccable. Together, they crafted classic and sophisticated pop music tunes that will be loved and respected forever.
Karen Carpenter had a voice that's inimitable - warm, fresh and natural tone. Richard's arrangements were impeccable. Together, they crafted classic and sophisticated pop music tunes that will be loved and respected forever.
Oh yes! 'Now & Then'' was released in 1973.
As was, ELP's 'Brain Salad Surgery'. Interestingly enough, I saw the Carpenters on February 2nd, 1974 at the Tucson Community Center, and ELP there on February 22nd, 1974. 🤠 I've often wondered how many other people attended both of those shows.
Such talent. What a time.
And she was a master on the drums!
i will argue that the only drummer better than her is honestly Ringo
because he could do some very complicated drumming over & over with mistakes
& I bet she cold have been the best if she wanted to & had enough time
My god what a voice
Her voice was absolutely amazing!
she taught me to sing❤
2 of the best from the day
Karen Carpenter
And
Ann Murray.
They couldn't be matched.
Today it's
Alison Krause
No equals
Live.. In front of the mix - not buried.. No reverb, no pitch correction, no effects of any kind. Pure talent is no longer a prerequisite for being in the music business.
but the drum sound - WTH. I had to laugh. Cardboard boxes.
Um, nobody sings live without reverb, that's incorrect. There's nothing wrong with reverb anyway, especially live. It adds a studio feel and fills space, that's all. Frankly the reverb is too low and the drums were mic'd wrong too.
Karen's voice literally melts my heart, always has and always will. And what beautiful songs they made.
Never knew they were THAT GOOD on instruments, I knew they were pros but, super pros? So flawless and tight and perfect pitch and ALWAYS her emotion wrenching pristine angelic voice and and and.......forget it. Breathtaking. With just that touch of melancholy for dear Karen. How sweet and beautiful she was.
Karen is a superb and respected drummer.
@@marvinmurakami8828 She inspired the famous lady drummer Dorothea Taylor.
She was a gift from God.
She looked very very happy playing the drums too!
@@DianeMartin-i5s
I can honestly think of one drummer that is better,
& that's Ringo, because he can do complicated drumming very easily, over & over
she could have been the greatest drummer ever if she wanted to
& had the time
She looks so sweet & innocent here. Then, her life's demons slowly took her down. Forever an Angel.
Half a century later, that voice still makes me literally cry.
Definitely a LIVE performance, which was rare on national television even back then. Richard is an amazing musician and arranger. Karen’s voice was and is still incomparable.
How can you not love the Carpenters, with Richard's talented arrangements and Karen's angelic voice! I'm glad there are plenty a videos in existence of Karen's drumming so people can see how incredible she was. What a talent!
Love that "Goodbye To Love" fuzzy guitar solo! Fun to see a live performance of it!
That was Tony Peluso, who sadly passed away in 2010
@@paulschut5873 Yep, Carpenters guitarist to the end. 😢
@@trevour Well, along with Tim May.
I'm 73 this year (2024) and that guitar solo in Goodbye to Love STILL makes me have goosebumps all over and earns maximum playback volume every time I hear it! 😂 Been that way since the first time I heard it 50+ years ago!
I’ll be 75 next week - Carpenters been my favorites since they 1st appeared- Good Bye to Love has to be one of their best - Tony’s guitar-WOW- Bob Messenger was great on woodwinds…
What a special time it was.
Sometimes we don't really appreciate pure & natural talent until it's not there anymore.