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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:musical_group
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1969–1983
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gptkbp:album
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gptkb:Horizon
gptkb:A_Kind_of_Hush
gptkb:Now_&_Then
gptkb:Close_to_You
gptkb:A_Song_for_You
gptkb:Made_in_America
Passage
Carpenters
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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Carpenters' band
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:American_Music_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Contemporary_Performance_by_a_Duo,_Group_or_Chorus
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_New_Artist
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gptkbp:debutAlbum
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Offering
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1983
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gptkbp:dissolved
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death of Karen Carpenter
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gptkbp:formedIn
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1969
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gptkbp:genre
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pop
soft rock
adult contemporary
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Carpenters
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Sonic_Youth
gptkb:Shania_Twain
gptkb:Rumer
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:The_Beatles
gptkb:Les_Paul_and_Mary_Ford
gptkb:Burt_Bacharach
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gptkbp:KarenCarpenterRole
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lead vocals, drums
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gptkbp:label
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gptkb:A&M_Records
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gptkbp:member
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gptkb:Karen_Carpenter
gptkb:Richard_Carpenter
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gptkbp:notableCover
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Please Mr. Postman (originally by The Marvelettes)
Ticket to Ride (originally by The Beatles)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Known for their melodic pop sound and Karen's distinctive contralto voice
Karen Carpenter died in 1983 from heart failure due to complications of anorexia nervosa
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gptkbp:notablePerformance
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gptkb:White_House,_1972
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gptkbp:notableSong
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gptkb:(They_Long_to_Be)_Close_to_You
gptkb:Hurting_Each_Other
gptkb:Please_Mr._Postman
gptkb:For_All_We_Know
gptkb:Rainy_Days_and_Mondays
gptkb:Superstar
gptkb:Top_of_the_World
gptkb:We've_Only_Just_Begun
gptkb:Yesterday_Once_More
gptkb:Only_Yesterday
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Downey,_California,_United_States
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gptkbp:RichardCarpenterRole
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keyboards, vocals, arrangements
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gptkbp:soldAlbums
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over 90 million
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:Close_to_You:_Remembering_The_Carpenters_(documentary)
gptkb:The_Karen_Carpenter_Story_(TV_film)
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:American_Bandstand
gptkb:Carolyn_Dennis
gptkb:Karen_Carpenter
gptkb:Paul_Williams
gptkb:Shania_Twain
gptkb:Susan_Boyle
gptkb:A&M_Records
gptkb:Michael_Omartian
gptkb:ABC_Records
gptkb:Cher_(TV_series)
gptkb:Paul_Herman_Williams
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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