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" Final Resting Place of Karen Carpenter"
Karen Carpenter
2nd.March 1950 -
4th.February 1983.
Singer
Born New Haven, Connecticut.
Karen was the voice of "The Carpenters" the brother and sister
duo of the 70's. After the family moved to Downey, LA in the 60's Karen &
Richard developed an interest in vocal harmonies and Richard produced
arrangements on a demo tape which were sent to Herb Alpert's A& M Records.
They were signed and "The Carpenters" were born. With Karen's
distinctive voice, Richard's arranging and the Bacharach-David song "Close
to You" they had an instant million seller. Smash hits followed throughout
the 70's turning the duo into world wide stars. Karen's anorexia had by the late
70's reduced the duo's popularity and her subsequent death in 1983 saw the end
of "The Carpenters". Richard went into record arranging but
the 1989 TV movie "The Karen Carpenter Story" saw a renewed interest
in the group and Richard re-mixed many of their classic hits for
re-release.
Pierce Brothers Valley Oak Memorial Park. Westlake Village, Los Angeles. Located at the far left hand corner of the park on the high ground.
Original Burial site was Forest
Lawn Cemetery Cypress, Cypress, nr. Anaheim, Los Angeles
Located in the Ascension Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Compassion.
Cause of Death - Heart Failure due from years of Anorexia.
Hit Records:- "Close To You" 1970 - "We've Only Just Begun"
1970 - "For All We Know" 1971 -
"Rainy Days And Mondays" -1971 - "Superstar" 1971 -
"Hurting Each Other" 1972 - "It's Going to Take Some Time"
1972
"I Won't Last A Day Without You" 1972 - "Goodbye to Love"
1972 - "Sing" 1973 - "Yesterday Once More" 1973
"Top of the World" 1973 - "Jambalaya" 1974 - "Please
Mr. Postman" 1975 - "Only Yesterday" 1975 - "Solitaire"
1975
"There's A Kind Of Hush" 1976 - "Calling Occupants Of
Interplanetary Craft" 1977 -
"Touch Me When We're Dancing" 1981
Albums:- "Close to You" 1971 -
"The Carpenters" 1971 - "Ticket To Ride" 1972 - "A Song
for You" 1972
"Now and Then" 1973 - "The Singles 69-73" 1974 -
"Greatest Hits" 1974 - "Horizon" 1975 - "Live in
Japan" 1975
"A Kind of Hush" 1976 - "The Carpenters Collection" 1976 -
"Live at the Palladium" 1977 - "Passage" 1977
"The Singles 74-78" 1978 - "Made in America" 1981 - "An
Old Fashioned Christmas" 1984
"Yesterday Once More" 1985 - "Voice of the Heart" 1987