The Carpenters

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:activeYears 1969–1983
gptkbp:album 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
gptkbp:associatedAct Carpenters' band
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:American_Music_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Contemporary_Performance_by_a_Duo,_Group_or_Chorus
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_New_Artist
gptkbp:debutAlbum Offering
gptkbp:disbanded 1983
gptkbp:dissolved death of Karen Carpenter
gptkbp:formedIn 1969
gptkbp:genre pop
soft rock
adult contemporary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Carpenters
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sonic_Youth
gptkb:Shania_Twain
gptkb:Rumer
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:The_Beatles
gptkb:Les_Paul_and_Mary_Ford
gptkb:Burt_Bacharach
gptkbp:KarenCarpenterRole lead vocals, drums
gptkbp:label gptkb:A&M_Records
gptkbp:member gptkb:Karen_Carpenter
gptkb:Richard_Carpenter
gptkbp:notableCover Please Mr. Postman (originally by The Marvelettes)
Ticket to Ride (originally by The Beatles)
gptkbp:notableFor 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
gptkbp:notablePerformance gptkb:White_House,_1972
gptkbp:notableSong 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
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Downey,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:RichardCarpenterRole keyboards, vocals, arrangements
gptkbp:soldAlbums over 90 million
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Close_to_You:_Remembering_The_Carpenters_(documentary)
gptkb:The_Karen_Carpenter_Story_(TV_film)
gptkbp:website https://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent 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
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5