Richard Carpenter

RICHARD CARPENTER
 
 
Richard Carpenter  (born October 15, 1946) is an American pop musician, best known as one half of the brother/sister duo the Carpenters, along with his sister Karen Carpenter.  He was a record producer, arranger, pianist, keyboardist, occasional lyricist, and composer, as well as joined with Karen on harmony vocals.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

Carolyn Lee of Music Emporium hadn’t started singing though until she joined an a capella choir at Long Beach State, where she was seated beside Karen Carpenter; Richard Carpenter was their accompanist on piano.  The brother and sister would later become world famous as Carpenters, but not many people know that Karen was also a drummer – in fact, she described herself as a “drummer who sings”.  Dora Wahl knew both of the Carpenters also.  

 

(October 2013)