Karen Carpenter - The Drummer

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This is a video showcasing Karen Carpenter's undeniable talents as a drummer. For those who aren't aware of Karen's involvement with the drums, let it be known that they were her first passion and came before she began her career as a singer. Karen's drumming can be heard on many tracks on several Carpenters albums.
What's also most notable about Karen is that she sang and drummed simultaneously... her singing never hindered her drumming, and vice versa... she never ever hit a sour note or missed a beat. An extremely small amount of people can profess to having such a talent.

"She was a 5'4 tornado, pair of drumsticks in her hand".

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Channel: Music
Uploaded: January 11, 2007 at 10:37 am
Author: CrescentNoon

Length: 00:09:58
Rating: 4.82
Views: 231216

Tags: Carpenters Karen Richard the carpenters 70's music Beatles Bacharach singing girl female drummer drum drums drumming tribute

Video Comments:
bondadda (November 20, 2008 at 4:12 pm)
karen was great on the drums, i love her forever
TheBritishGothic (November 20, 2008 at 2:45 am)
What is the song played at 6:39? It starts 'When i was young...'?
boy2blueazul (November 18, 2008 at 12:05 pm)
She was certainly one of a kind.
futuristfood (November 18, 2008 at 4:35 am)
oh wow.. .. they are perhaps the grooviest...
danderson8127 (November 17, 2008 at 12:40 pm)
my god she was amazingly talented...
TheBritishGothic (November 16, 2008 at 2:49 am)
What is the song called at the end, the one with 'She was a 5'4 Tornado..'?
nota1968 (November 16, 2008 at 10:08 pm)
It's a modified version (new lyrics) of "Piano Picker", from "A Song for You", their 1972 album. I am pretty sure that the new lyrics were written for one of their TV specials in the late 70s.
RWEngle (November 15, 2008 at 11:19 pm)
Karen Carpenter was the best singer who ever lived.
BrimptonFopp (November 15, 2008 at 5:12 am)
Karen had the voice...didn't she?
richie649 (November 14, 2008 at 1:04 pm)
as a drummer she was the real deal!