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For you old timers, I stumbled onto an old photo of Karen in their heyday in the '60's and 70's. She was a very good looking woman and Richard was loved by the ladies. She probably had the smoothest voice of all time. Her anorexia is something that I've never been able to understand, but I've never had to deal with mental problems. She died at 33.
The video is one of their most popular songs.

For you youngsters, they were a brother/sister duet who topped all the lists for about 10 years. Besides singing, he played the piano and she was a drummer.




This was taken close to her death from anorexia:

1975 Playboy rock& roll drummer of the year.

John Bonham was pizzed

Was she close to you, Rockchuck?

These young people were very good musicians - I can remember when they were active in choral music at Long Beach State while developing their recording career - and made excellent choices about what they performed and how it was arranged. At the same time, they were ridden by personal issues that ended the run all too soon. I enjoy quite a bit of what they recorded.

Opposite end of the spectrum -
Mama Cass Elliot was also 33 when she choked
on a ham sandwich.

Also 33 but at opposite end of the eating disorder
spectrum -
Mama Cass Elliot, coroner’s findings
“fatty myocardial degeneration due to obesity”

There's your first deliberate lie of the day.

Or do you just lie because you can't help yourself?

https://youtu.be/sdHyzGXAJPg

Since I don't know how to immbed

Karen Carpenter had the most beautiful voice. I think she is tops in my book.

Yes to all.

They were born in New Haven CT. My late mother grew up in the same neighborhood and knew them.

Gospel music is best.

Not in the least. I just really enjoyed their music.

Not in the least. I just really enjoyed their music.That was a coverup story. She died of heart failure after a short life of gross obesity, drug use, repeated crash diets, and lack of exercise. The drugs were probably the major cause of the heart failure but the autopsy didn't find any in her system at death.

She had perfect pitch which is very rare. Her death was a loss to us and the beautiful music she sang.

She was a splendid drummer.

I read something about her anorexia. It's often caused by a desperate need for acceptance. Her mother favored Richard and Karen always felt put down. Whether it was true or not, that's what she felt. That triggered it and it went from there. After she died, the family tried to cover up the cause but it all came back to her relationship with her mother. It was a tragic mess.

I think that you are correct about her having absolute pitch but would add that it is not really rare. Many people having absolute pitch are not aware of that ability because it has not yet been applied/uncovered in their experience.

I enjoyed their music, I just don't usually admit that unless I am drinking with good buds in camp!