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  • Category: Recording
  • Unveiled: 12 Oct 1983
  • Star rank: 1777
  • Address:
    6811 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
  • GPS location:
    34.101663, -118.341525

The Carpenters

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Previous star: Ben Kingsley

Biography

Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of sister Karen and brother Richard Carpenter. The Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as “The Carpenters”, the duo’s official name on authorized recordings and press materials is simply Carpenters, without the definite article. During a period in the 1970s when louder and wilder rock was in great demand, Richard and Karen produced a distinctively soft musical style that made them among the best-selling music artists of all time.

Fact file

  • Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Genres: Pop, soft rock, adult contemporary
  • Years active: 1969–1983
  • Labels: A&M
  • Associated acts: The Richard Carpenter Trio
  • Website: richardandkarencarpenter.com

Read more about The Carpenters at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

In the news

It's Raining Videos: 10 Songs About Stormy Weather
LAist - News from LA, 2010-12-21 20:30:21
"It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring..." Wake him up, and wake yourself up, with these videos--mostly of the cheesy flashback variety--where rain reigns as motif supreme...and leads to lusting, contemplating, navel-gazing, and, thankfully, dancing. We apologize in advance for causing any hard-to-dislodge earworms. Blame it on the ...

Suspicious Package Turns Out to Be a Carpenters Record
LAist - News from LA, 2010-08-17 20:30:00
It's been a long time since The Carpenters had a single that exploded on the charts, but yesterday in Cypress the police thought they had an explosive on their hands that turned out to be a Carpenters record, according to the OC Register. "Around noon, the department received a small ...

Article: On The Download: Opening Night Of The Hollywood Bowl 2010
Access HW Music, 2010-06-22 00:31:40
There are some traditions that live up to their reputations, and a summer outdoors concert at the Hollywood Bowl is certainly the epitome of amazing Los Angeles traditions. Opening night, often occurring close to the longest day of the year, is always one of the highlights of the concert season. ...

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