Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Karen Carpenter enjoyed testing the limits of her beloved 1979 Jaguar XJS. “She loved to drive up the highway being chased by fans ...

Karen Carpenter, half of the Grammy-winning '70s duo the Carpenters and wholly one of the greatest vocalists of all time, died 40 years ago at age 32. The lead vocalist and superstar drummer — ...

Karen Carpenter gave her final performance to a tiny, intimate crowd just weeks before her untimely death at 32. Unlike the grand arenas and packed theaters where The Carpenters usually performed, ...

Karen Carpenter’s brother Richard has one vivid memory of the singer that has stayed with him over the years. It was 1971 when the duo, known as Carpenters, won a Grammy for best new artist. "This was ...

From Drag Race to Eurovision to Strictly, La Voix is going stratospheric. And Chris Dennis, the man behind the crimson coiffure, is thrilled. He talks about his cruise ship highs, doing panto with Cil ...

Karen Carpenter (1950-1983) remains, more than forty years after her death, a beloved and iconic figure in the music business. She was the frontwoman for the popular duo The Carpenters along with her ...

On this day (February 4) in 1983, Karen Carpenter died of a cardiac arrest in her parents’ Downey, California, home at the age of 32. She gained fame as the drummer and vocalist for the Carpenters, ...

"Perfection is a battle that you'll never win." AMS Pictures has revealed an official trailer for a documentary titled Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection, a look back biopic at the beloved ...

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The Carpenters’ Christmas Portrait is, far and away, without a doubt, quite simply the greatest Christmas album ever recorded. Christmas Portrait presents a vision of the holidays that’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Karen Carpenter, pictured in 1981, died on Feb. 4, 1983 from heart failure caused by anorexia. (Photo: Harry Langdon/Getty Images) ...