Excerpt from Your All American College Show. Recorded Live on 6/22/1968. Karen always preferred to be known as a drummer who sings, thus the title. She is 18 years old here. Enjoy!
@@pureheaven8647 It’s farrrr easier if you started playing drums and singing at the same time. Many people who seem like naturals at it started both at the same time. I know I’m saying the obvious, all you do naturally is separate your breathing from certain body actions. A lot of players, like guitar players like me, hold their breathe in specific ways when they play. And they reinforce that over time. People who do breathe work at the same time as playing, separate the two. And some people just have the pure luck of doing that when they were young. Jimi Hendrix said he sang because everyone else was singing. Who knows the reasons, but people who sing and play the same time don’t have a superpower, it’s more that others don’t realize the abilities they have if they change their perception of their normal body engagement.
@@pureheaven8647 I don’t think that’s the case for her. I can easily sing and play drums. I know amazing drummers that have played for decades and can’t bring it to themselves to do it. You either can or can’t type of thing
Karen's drumming here, in all seriousness, and this is just conjecture: at 18 in 1968 she must have been the best female rock'n'roll drummer in the world. At least it's likely.
@@erichnussbaum I prefer not to compare but yes they are both excellent drummers. Alice de Buhr is similar to Karen in that "they play for the music" which makes de Buhr such a damn good rock drummer. As far as I'm concerned her chops are good enough for any rock band of that era.
@@lisacolbert5987 I regret kind of ignoring Carpenters Karen isn't the only one, but her not know ing how beloved, and special she is to world is so sad Richard knows how brilliant she was I think she would get a kick out of how her drumming is being recognized, too Her voice is unsurpassed in our lifetime Garbled but you probably know what I mean
The famous beat in drum and bass music actually originated from the drum break on James Brown's "Funky Drummer". A lot of early EDM producers sampled it in their own music, and when they sped it up it would also raise the pitch, creating the famous fast, high pitched drum beat we know today
Even as a teen Karen was phenomenal on the drums. Many people still believe she was a mediocre drummer who could only play simple wedding songs. They couldn't be more wrong.
Those people only believe that because they only saw drumming during their fame years in which they performing the mellow songs which involved slower simpler drumming. If they saw this they would change their minds real fast.
the only "criticism" I've seen of her drumming is that she didn't play very loudly... which, having worked with loud male rock drummers for much of my life, is a GOOD THING. she was tiny, and she played with finness, not power (although she hit hard, there just wasn't the body weight behind it), and I prefer that any day of the week.
18-year old Karen Carpenter: *plays an incredible drum solo while also singing* Also 18-year old Karen Carpenter in the last 15 seconds of the video: "ah...might as well just quickly invent jungle music 25 years early before we finish"
@Anonymous Alphabet She became more unhappy singing out front without instrument to play ! Love her voice though melts you down to pure joy and love. !
I've watched the part @3:42 about a zillion times, what a timing, groove, precision and musicality. Just wow! And the sound she get's out of that snare is just insane.
As Carpenters manager, I'd've made sure Karen stayed on those drums for the entirety of her entire career. People complained that they couldn't properly see her onstage, or that she wasn't acting "ladylike." Please! We had enough female singers like Barbra and Diana who "just" stood there with the microphone...Karen had two legs up on them by being an instrumentalist, an actual musician. That should have been CELEBRATED, not DENIGRATED. Rest In Power, Karen. 🤍
@@monilaninetynine3811 Agreed. I've been looking at early clips from when they had just hit big, and I see that Karen's drums and Richard's keyboards are center stage, and the rest of the musicians are in the background. An unorthodox arrangement, not traditional, but it looked fine to me! How original! It seemed no one really cared about what Karen wanted.
@@captainfantastic9158 It's such a pleasure to watch Karen drumming and singing simultaneously. She just glows. But they just wanted to use her for her voice and put her out front to be ogled. She complied on the surface, but subconsciously rebelled.
@@monilaninetynine3811 @3.42: The last time she sings "Dancing in the street," the look on her face is: "Okay, now we're gonna get down to BUSINESS. Buddy Rich eat your heart out!" 😉
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Karen's vocals are unparalleled for sure, but man her drumming is really underrated. She's easily among the greatests of all time, not to mention- while singing the whole time too. RIP (Return if possible, pleeeeez!! we need you)
I'm speechless. I always thought she only sang mellow pretty songs. This wipes floor with most music acts these days and Karen steals the show. Her chops are super groovy.
Cool is the word. She was a person who played melodies and some energetic music that was in rock and roll and she was like the coolest person in the world. Wow. She was cooler than Led Zeppelin
I am just trying to imagine if Karen had been asked to be a fill in for Jon Bonhan for whatever reason such as being sick. The crowd would have been very dismayed to see Karen sitting behind the drums but once she did her thing she would have brought the house down and the entire crown would been blown away. I have never such amazing drumming and she made it look easy even while singing.
This video must be the most amazing thing I've discovered in the last years: Karen Carpenter is the hell of a drummer, the song is amazing, the musicians are outstanding and she's so lovely, my god! And not talking about her marvelous singing yet: that's another chapter itself.
She was only 18 years old and she had already played the drums impeccably, giving her radiant voice to the sound. Karen is special and no doubt she could have done many other wonders with her exceptional talent.
I wanna buid a time machine,so that I could go back to the seventies when Karen was still healthy and vibrant and see her in all of her concerts! I bet I could get a lot of people to go with me!
I'm a 90's baby, but I've always had a very very strong connection to the 60's and 70's. When my grandparents introduced me to this music, I felt like I was teleported back to when I was ALIVE.
She looked so cool on her white outfit and boots. Playing her battery and singing her heart out Truly one of the best drummer in the world at the time The most alluring voice of the century Ms Karen Carpenter RIP 1950-1983 Love you to eternity The world has not been the same without you
Kids, this is real talent, no editing, studio overdubs, lip syncing or anything artificial. This is just pure raw talent, get a good look and study this, you will never see anything like this today, and that's a guarantee!!!.😏👍
They started off doing jazz. Their first recording from 1965 was a non singing jazz piece but decided if they wanted a chance at stardom they needed to become pop band.
she’s mesmerizing. i saw a video earlier today of her on instagram and it hasn’t left my mind since. after i saw comments talking about her struggle, her suffering, and her untimely death, it hits even harder. had to come here to see the full thing for myself because the single clip of her solo wasn’t enough
What if the Carpenter siblings, instead of choosing pop stardom, went on to become a prog rock/jazz fusion band? They could've been among the giants of the genre, along with Genesis, Yes, and Jethro Tull.
I do think that's the direction they should've gone in the late '70s, like with "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft." What a cool rendition. Alas, "Passage" as an album was not a hit.
I recall when they first hit the music scene. I was a young teen guitarist, heavy into Chicago, BS&T, Santana, etc.....but the second a Carpenter song came on the air, you couldn't turn it off. It was just perfection. I didn't even know she played drums until they got their first tv appearance as The Carpenters. I was stunned again. It was very unusual for a female to be a top flight drummer AND a world class vocalist all in one. Richard was the genius that knew how to arrange everything to show off her talents.
true, but her older brother on keys wrote all the songs and arrangements and rehearsed the band and was a musical genius with insane musical training.... without him she wouldn't have ever become a musician, possibly. they were both brilliant musicians, different focuses but equal gifts. he is a very good singer too, by the way.
She should have never been put in the spotlight at all. She had Anorexia, she died because of it, she just wanted to play Drums in the background but her brother and others pressured her to take the spotlight (because of how good of a singer she was) where all eyes would be on her. That made her condition way worse which resulted in her death at a tragically young age.
i’m convinced she could be a time travel. like she was thinking “what if people can sample my drums 20-30 years from now? alright, 165 bpm breakbeat it is.”
Look her smile. Her jazzy rock touch . It's unique. Whata feeling. RIP Karen. A beautiful and bright musician. Look her face. So much feeling and energy.
Geez. Imagine being able to watch a full gig with these three. That drumming - she has utterly mastered the rudiments. If she didn't have such a beautiful voice, the record label wouldn't have dragged her away from her drums and we'd be celebrating KC as one of the drumming greats.
Incredible. She should be inducted into the Drummer Hall of Fame for being one of the greatest drummer-singers, alongside Levon Helm, Don Henley, and the like.
In the primitive tech of a TV studio, without overdubs, harmonies or “sweetening,” Karen’s talents were obvious. A magical moment. Happily preserved on video tape.
IMAGINEEEEEE being that talented at 18, singing and drumming is no joke, go ahead, keep a constant perfect beat whilst singing, VERY few have mastered it and she was 18 here, awesome
Everyone in the band is amazing in his own way. And it took me so many times too watch that ab entire TV studio with audience watched and heard and nobody might have the foggiest idea about. How should anyone? They were announced as a college band and maybe they even were just a college band back then. Her drumming is insane, her technique is brilliant, fluid and dynamic like Buddy Rich used to taught his students to play the drums and in the same moment they are decades ahead of their time because they are OBVIOUSLY playing crazy drum& bass and/or trance shit long before it’s invention. And they need only a little more time than 2 minutes for all of this. Biggest treasure on RUclips for years!!
I love how in the show they were presented as the Dick Carpenter's trio, yet the videosays Karen Carpenter - Drummer/singer. Gotta give credit where credit is due
this used to be a hard video to find in good quality. ever since this upload, its made its rounds on facebook, tiktok and instagram introducing to people a side of the carpenters they didnt even know and now appreciate. listeners of metal, pop, rock, jazz and more, and probably a few million views in total from across the web!
Thanks for that. It's just bringing a little more visibility to Karen's tremendous talents. I have the complete show of this, as well as the complete episode of her in the yellow outfit. Maybe I will release it someday.
Oh wow...!! Very tasty drumming... From the Buddy Rich Drum School of short snappy snare drum fills... I love this.. Karen Carpenter... A fantastic girl drummer..!!
She must have influenced so many girls to take up the drums.. I think she came from an American Marching Band background, due to her tight chop style.. I must admit I didn't get into The Carpenters later stuff, too slow and lovey songs for me.. but I also like Richards early Electric Piano riffs as well..
Never underestimate a guitar/bass player who looks like a programmer from the early 2000s.
Похую веришь нет ?
@@jacksonb8114 This as noted was June of 1968.
@@jacksonb8114 not what he said
@@vilkhunter853 Yup
@@jacksonb8114 no way bro is over 2000 years old
Playing drums and singing at the same time is a super power.
Not really, thousands of people do it. Being supergood at both, like Karen, is
@@anggungunara not easy though
As a drummer I can tell you it takes a massive amount of concentration to do it at this level
@@pureheaven8647 It’s farrrr easier if you started playing drums and singing at the same time. Many people who seem like naturals at it started both at the same time. I know I’m saying the obvious, all you do naturally is separate your breathing from certain body actions. A lot of players, like guitar players like me, hold their breathe in specific ways when they play. And they reinforce that over time. People who do breathe work at the same time as playing, separate the two. And some people just have the pure luck of doing that when they were young. Jimi Hendrix said he sang because everyone else was singing. Who knows the reasons, but people who sing and play the same time don’t have a superpower, it’s more that others don’t realize the abilities they have if they change their perception of their normal body engagement.
@@pureheaven8647 I don’t think that’s the case for her. I can easily sing and play drums. I know amazing drummers that have played for decades and can’t bring it to themselves to do it. You either can or can’t type of thing
Karen's drumming here, in all seriousness, and this is just conjecture: at 18 in 1968 she must have been the best female rock'n'roll drummer in the world. At least it's likely.
Yes, Karen is fantastic! This girl drummer was good too: ruclips.net/video/Zcb1HpH42N8/видео.html
@@erichnussbaum Yes she bloody well was! Dude, you just made my whole week. I cannot believe I've never heard of Fanny before. They're incredible.
@@EnoVarma In my opinion Karen is perhaps technically the better drummer, while Alice de Buhr from Fanny was more heavy. Both are great!
@@erichnussbaum I prefer not to compare but yes they are both excellent drummers. Alice de Buhr is similar to Karen in that "they play for the music" which makes de Buhr such a damn good rock drummer. As far as I'm concerned her chops are good enough for any rock band of that era.
Ruth Underwood
Never knew The Carpenters invented drum and bass. Mind blown.
Id say it's more jungle with all the breaks... but yeah. Good call.
The same comment,now i see . Drum and bass princess🕊
COMO QUE INVENTARON LA BATERIA Y EL BAJO?
@@adrianmarchini2900 Ellos se refieren al género de Drum & Bass
hah
Karen was 18 and Richard was 21. Let that sink in. And they both perform like longtime pros here. Destined for greatness.
The only KAREN that matters
I matter.. :)
@@Karenann0313 .... and you ... of course 😁
@@C-130-Hercules you're sweet xoxo
😂😂😂😂
Karen GILLIAN is great too
Teared up watching how happy she was playing the drums ,yet how unhappy she was in life.She was such a talented beautiful girl.
Me too
@@lynnehuff9659 I’m not the only one ?
@@lisacolbert5987 I regret kind of ignoring Carpenters Karen isn't the only one, but her not know ing how beloved, and special she is to world is so sad Richard knows how brilliant she was I think she would get a kick out of how her drumming is being recognized, too Her voice is unsurpassed in our lifetime
Garbled but you probably know what I mean
That drumming structure played with that tempo was 27 years ahead of its time (jungle/dnb, ~1996). massive respect !
Apparently she thought of herself as a drummer who also sang. And with those amazing pipes. That drum solo at the end hits it out of the park.
i was thinking exactly that
The famous beat in drum and bass music actually originated from the drum break on James Brown's "Funky Drummer". A lot of early EDM producers sampled it in their own music, and when they sped it up it would also raise the pitch, creating the famous fast, high pitched drum beat we know today
@@MaidenOfMusic thanks for reminding about that one - it's time revisit sampling of it
The other classic dnb beat is from the winstons - amen brother
Even as a teen Karen was phenomenal on the drums. Many people still believe she was a mediocre drummer who could only play simple wedding songs. They couldn't be more wrong.
Those people only believe that because they only saw drumming during their fame years in which they performing the mellow songs which involved slower simpler drumming. If they saw this they would change their minds real fast.
I never heard that before. That’s ridiculous. Must have been jealousy because she was a female, unheard of in those days.
As a drummer, I've always known Karen was a fantastic drummer. I've never heard anyone say otherwise.
Preachhhhhhhhh
the only "criticism" I've seen of her drumming is that she didn't play very loudly... which, having worked with loud male rock drummers for much of my life, is a GOOD THING. she was tiny, and she played with finness, not power (although she hit hard, there just wasn't the body weight behind it), and I prefer that any day of the week.
18-year old Karen Carpenter: *plays an incredible drum solo while also singing*
Also 18-year old Karen Carpenter in the last 15 seconds of the video: "ah...might as well just quickly invent jungle music 25 years early before we finish"
"I'm a drummer 1st and a singer 2nd ", so said Karen Carpenter !
She was awesome. So much respect for her!
Having perfect voice, that says something about the level of her drumming ...
That’s what Phil Collins said. Drummers really love their craft that it’ll always be their primary identity.
@Anonymous Alphabet She became more unhappy singing out front without instrument to play !
Love her voice though melts you down to pure joy and love. !
richard's solo was intense as well, talented brother and sister for sure
His solo is actually the song The Shadow of Your Smile.
@@HunterMann it starts there and then goes off on that wild run! woohoo!
To be that amazing at drumming but to also sing at the same time, she was incredibly talented
I've watched the part @3:42 about a zillion times, what a timing, groove, precision and musicality. Just wow! And the sound she get's out of that snare is just insane.
Not forgetting dynamics.
AGREED with both of you completely....
Some people don't see , but I noticed Karens drumming immediately as being totally in sync with the rhythm and melody
Gorgeous girl, gorgeous voice, gorgeous drummer, gorgeous singing
Agree on all 4 !
Don't forget those gorgeous go-go boots! =)
As Carpenters manager, I'd've made sure Karen stayed on those drums for the entirety of her entire career. People complained that they couldn't properly see her onstage, or that she wasn't acting "ladylike." Please! We had enough female singers like Barbra and Diana who "just" stood there with the microphone...Karen had two legs up on them by being an instrumentalist, an actual musician. That should have been CELEBRATED, not DENIGRATED.
Rest In Power, Karen. 🤍
Right. They could have rearranged the stage a bit to accommodate the drummer, who's also the lead singer. But that sexist industry wasn't ready.
@@monilaninetynine3811 Agreed. I've been looking at early clips from when they had just hit big, and I see that Karen's drums and Richard's keyboards are center stage, and the rest of the musicians are in the background. An unorthodox arrangement, not traditional, but it looked fine to me! How original!
It seemed no one really cared about what Karen wanted.
@@captainfantastic9158 It's such a pleasure to watch Karen drumming and singing simultaneously. She just glows. But they just wanted to use her for her voice and put her out front to be ogled. She complied on the surface, but subconsciously rebelled.
@@monilaninetynine3811 @3.42: The last time she sings "Dancing in the street," the look on her face is: "Okay, now we're gonna get down to BUSINESS. Buddy Rich eat your heart out!" 😉
Just imagine some cocaine laden 70s A and R guys talking themselves into 'improving' this
Man....I will trade half today's acts to get her back....
I will trade half the universe to get her back...
Indeed
The Carpenters were too white for today's Murica. We're transitioning away from whiteness.
Me too!,,
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Karen's vocals are unparalleled for sure, but man her drumming is really underrated. She's easily among the greatests of all time, not to mention- while singing the whole time too. RIP (Return if possible, pleeeeez!! we need you)
I'm speechless. I always thought she only sang mellow pretty songs. This wipes floor with most music acts these days and Karen steals the show. Her chops are super groovy.
Never knew Karen Carpenter was so cool & talented!
Cool is the word. She was a person who played melodies and some energetic music that was in rock and roll and she was like the coolest person in the world. Wow. She was cooler than Led Zeppelin
@@sarahalvarez-singer8605 i heard that her and her brother jammed on Led Zeppelin tunes in the studio.
I am just trying to imagine if Karen had been asked to be a fill in for Jon Bonhan for whatever reason such as being sick. The crowd would have been very dismayed to see Karen sitting behind the drums but once she did her thing she would have brought the house down and the entire crown would been blown away. I have never such amazing drumming and she made it look easy even while singing.
E fla r rules
@@nosedrip007 Apparently she nearly replaced Peter Criss in Kiss
The talent in this footage is just astronomical. Easily better than half the showcase today.
This video must be the most amazing thing I've discovered in the last years: Karen Carpenter is the hell of a drummer, the song is amazing, the musicians are outstanding and she's so lovely, my god! And not talking about her marvelous singing yet: that's another chapter itself.
Song name??
Simone Orlando: Dancing In The Street.
She was only 18 years old and she had already played the drums impeccably, giving her radiant voice to the sound. Karen is special and no doubt she could have done many other wonders with her exceptional talent.
This woman could single handedly remove the stigma unfairly placed on the name Karen. Let’s be nice again to the Karens of the world.
👍😂😂
I thought the same😅
Lol, yes!
Okay, maybe not _all_ Karens...
Can we please stop putting apostrophe's on non-possessive noun's? Thank's.
She is the absolute coolest !! Bad ass drummer as well!!
Yes 100%agree
I wanna buid a time machine,so that I could go back to the seventies when Karen was still healthy and vibrant and see her in all of her concerts! I bet I could get a lot of people to go with me!
I'm down, call me when you get a time machine, or vice versa
@@LeebMilder Take me with you guys.
When we go, I'll be asking her for a date as well. She was super cute!
Fully coming
My all time favorite decade for t.v. shows and music along with my all time favorite singer.Can I come?
I'm a 90's baby, but I've always had a very very strong connection to the 60's and 70's. When my grandparents introduced me to this music, I felt like I was teleported back to when I was ALIVE.
I'm from 1996 but the Carpenters are my favorite musicians
She looked so cool on her white outfit and boots.
Playing her battery and singing her heart out
Truly one of the best drummer in the world at the time
The most alluring voice of the century
Ms Karen Carpenter RIP 1950-1983
Love you to eternity
The world has not been the same without you
Making me cry, so true
Kids, this is real talent, no editing, studio overdubs, lip syncing or anything artificial. This is just pure raw talent, get a good look and study this, you will never see anything like this today, and that's a guarantee!!!.😏👍
😪
karen was a rock goddess. she won’t be forgotten no matter what!
I love who the host presented her like “and she was playing in the kitchen” and then fucking killed it in the drums… WHILE singing
Yeah she showed them! ❤
Wow, Richard's solo shocks me. Hardcore jazz fusion
They could've been a jazz band rather than a Top 40 act. Think about it!
They started off doing jazz. Their first recording from 1965 was a non singing jazz piece but decided if they wanted a chance at stardom they needed to become pop band.
@@him12672 They certainly made a lot of money...
Song name??
This is Dancing In The Street.
she’s mesmerizing. i saw a video earlier today of her on instagram and it hasn’t left my mind since. after i saw comments talking about her struggle, her suffering, and her untimely death, it hits even harder. had to come here to see the full thing for myself because the single clip of her solo wasn’t enough
Thank You for your wonderful comment about Karen honeysaucecat!
What if the Carpenter siblings, instead of choosing pop stardom, went on to become a prog rock/jazz fusion band? They could've been among the giants of the genre, along with Genesis, Yes, and Jethro Tull.
"Mr. Guder"...major Genesis vibes from that one...I would love to hear a Karen Carpenter rendition of "Afterglow"
@@retreatsyndrome8478 I watched it (Mr. Guder). I definitely agree. On Afterglow, it would've been great with Karen singing it.
I do think that's the direction they should've gone in the late '70s, like with "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft." What a cool rendition. Alas, "Passage" as an album was not a hit.
Fr
You could add Chicago and Steely Dan to that list
Karen Carpenter was and is a musical genius! She had unbelievable capabilities!
This is a gem of a find.
What's the name of the song?
This is the result of 3 incredible talents coming together
I recall when they first hit the music scene. I was a young teen guitarist, heavy into Chicago, BS&T, Santana, etc.....but the second a Carpenter song came on the air, you couldn't turn it off. It was just perfection. I didn't even know she played drums until they got their first tv appearance as The Carpenters. I was stunned again. It was very unusual for a female to be a top flight drummer AND a world class vocalist all in one. Richard was the genius that knew how to arrange everything to show off her talents.
Thank you Tom Jones for that compliment of Karen.
The Ludwig kit and Wurlitzer are on display at the richard and karen carpenter center at csulb, honored to go there
She was beautiful
RIP Karen...wish you're always happy in heaven...
Should have been called the Karen Carpenter Trio. She's the big shot in this band. 👍
true, but her older brother on keys wrote all the songs and arrangements and rehearsed the band and was a musical genius with insane musical training.... without him she wouldn't have ever become a musician, possibly. they were both brilliant musicians, different focuses but equal gifts. he is a very good singer too, by the way.
She should have never been put in the spotlight at all. She had Anorexia, she died because of it, she just wanted to play Drums in the background but her brother and others pressured her to take the spotlight (because of how good of a singer she was) where all eyes would be on her. That made her condition way worse which resulted in her death at a tragically young age.
Such a beautiful and talented woman, sad that she went through what she did.
This video--Karen major girlbossing on the drum set, singing in her groovy white gogo boots. I'm in awe
My mom went to high school with her in Downey, CA!
Wow, that's groovy man...
i’m convinced she could be a time travel. like she was thinking “what if people can sample my drums 20-30 years from now? alright, 165 bpm breakbeat it is.”
She was so beautiful. I still Love Karen Carpenter. Thanks so much.
Not the kind of music I usually listen to but KC’s talent is undeniable.
Look her smile. Her jazzy rock touch . It's unique. Whata feeling. RIP Karen. A beautiful and bright musician. Look her face. So much feeling and energy.
Geez. Imagine being able to watch a full gig with these three. That drumming - she has utterly mastered the rudiments. If she didn't have such a beautiful voice, the record label wouldn't have dragged her away from her drums and we'd be celebrating KC as one of the drumming greats.
I don't even like this song and I loved their version of it! Thank You for posting this video recording and Ms. Carpenter was truly very talented!
You're very welcome Jami!
Awesome drum solo
Awesome piano solo
Awesome bass solo
Incredible. She should be inducted into the Drummer Hall of Fame for being one of the greatest drummer-singers, alongside Levon Helm, Don Henley, and the like.
and, sorry guys, but she had drum chops that helm and henley could only ever dream of.
@@DonKelleyMusic even more reason!
Beautiful karen
obsessed with this video
SHE'S BRILLIANT ...may this inspire more future drummers and female drummers of all over the globe and rest in power forever Karen Carpenter
Nandi Bushell, English female drummer, is impressive.
In the primitive tech of a TV studio, without overdubs, harmonies or “sweetening,” Karen’s talents were obvious.
A magical moment. Happily preserved on video tape.
IMAGINEEEEEE being that talented at 18, singing and drumming is no joke, go ahead, keep a constant perfect beat whilst singing, VERY few have mastered it and she was 18 here, awesome
Hard to find a woman more beautiful than Karen Carpenter.
Billie eilish
@@20thcenturyskin I think I just threw up a bit there.
that beat is smooth.
Everyone in the band is amazing in his own way. And it took me so many times too watch that ab entire TV studio with audience watched and heard and nobody might have the foggiest idea about. How should anyone? They were announced as a college band and maybe they even were just a college band back then.
Her drumming is insane, her technique is brilliant, fluid and dynamic like Buddy Rich used to taught his students to play the drums and in the same moment they are decades ahead of their time because they are OBVIOUSLY playing crazy drum& bass and/or trance shit long before it’s invention. And they need only a little more time than 2 minutes for all of this.
Biggest treasure on RUclips for years!!
Love every part of your comments Studio Dr. S! There will never be another Karen Carpenter in 1000 years! Talent at it's finest!
That solos are freaking AMAZINGS
she's a fine singer too...what an understatement that would turn out to be!
not many artists can do that at this age she can play like a boss ! what a gift !
I melt every time seeing Karen having joy...
Jesus they’re so good
"... and a fine singer ... you're going to find out." This stuff is priceless. :)
it's funky, jazzy, bluesy and drum n' bassy at once
RIP queen, we will never forget you
Her beat makes my hair stand up she's fabulous
The Dick Carpenter trio.....Karen was a great drummer and so young......Richard a very talented virtuoso pianist....
My gosh they just started their career here and they were already phenomenal. Amazing
he said- she's a fine singer too - boy, you have no idea!
She was amazing
Fantastic Karen and Great music
Holy cow, she was so good. Singing and playing the drums. Also the feeling and vibes she shows. Amazing.
That's my jam!!
Getting Drum’n’Bass vibes here and there. Fantastical!!
That audience has no idea how lucky they were. Yay! 👏 😂
I love how in the show they were presented as the Dick Carpenter's trio, yet the videosays Karen Carpenter - Drummer/singer. Gotta give credit where credit is due
this used to be a hard video to find in good quality. ever since this upload, its made its rounds on facebook, tiktok and instagram introducing to people a side of the carpenters they didnt even know and now appreciate.
listeners of metal, pop, rock, jazz and more, and probably a few million views in total from across the web!
Thanks for that. It's just bringing a little more visibility to Karen's tremendous talents. I have the complete show of this, as well as the complete episode of her in the yellow outfit. Maybe I will release it someday.
Karen was truly an angel on earth. So incredibly talented, intelligent, kind, and beautiful. 💓
Absolutely brilliant, this is what Karen loved most, singing live without overdubs and drumming in a rock band
And thus jungle dnb was born! To sing and drum at the same time is absolute insane especially at this speed and syncopation.
This is the video I watched that made me start playing drums, or took lessons ...I love her
Wow, they really knocked it out of the park! 👍👍👍👍👍
Oh wow...!! Very tasty drumming... From the Buddy Rich Drum School of short snappy snare drum fills... I love this.. Karen Carpenter... A fantastic girl drummer..!!
She must have influenced so many girls to take up the drums.. I think she came from an American Marching Band background, due to her tight chop style.. I must admit I didn't get into The Carpenters later stuff, too slow and lovey songs for me.. but I also like Richards early Electric Piano riffs as well..
So fluid and relaxed. And those triplets and fills!!! ... Holy moly. She was talented.
I'm in love with her!
The world of my beloved parents has vanished. Yet here a small piece of their world stubbornly survives.
What a machine
Man she was sooooooo beautiful!
Omg Karen is freaking AMAZING.
What a moment on music history!!!! Period!!!!!
She..her mom..said.."I'm just a drummer"..the world said "Karen? You're an Angel" luv yu
Look this! 2:54 Drum&Bass!!!!!!😍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Woman Futuristic!!!!!
The only Karen who was not a Karen. She gave us the gift of her amazing voice to be heard for all of eternity
This is amazing. Funky stuff
Our Karen. Shy. Gifted, Fragile..
Holy shit was she formidable on drums.