Humble
Beginning
- 1965
- recorded single "I'll Be Yours," Magic Lamp;
- 1966
- formed Richard Carpenter Trio;
- 1966
- won "Battle of the Bands" competition at Hollywood Bowl;
- 1967
- signed with RCA Records;
- 1969
- formed band Spectrum; became known as the Carpenters,
- 1969
- signed with A&M Records and released first album,"Offering";
- 1970
- released debut single as the Carpenters, "Ticket to Ride,"
- 1971
- mounted world tour;
- 1971
- appeared on own television show "Make Your Own Kind of Music";
- 1974
- performed at the White House;
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Awards
- 1970
- Grammy awards for best contemporary vocal performance by a
group, for "Close to You," and best new artist.
- 1970
- Academy Award for best song, for "For All We Know."
- 1971
- Grammy award for best contemporary vocal performance by a
group, for "Carpenters" .
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Performing
songs that some condemned as fluff but millions loved, the Carpenters
became an amazing success story after bursting onto the pop music
scene in 1970. Karen and Richard Carpenter had 12 Top Ten singles
and released 17 albums during the 1970s that each sold over a million
copies. The duo generated sales of 80 million records worldwide
with their soft-rock sound, which was "the squeaky-clean antidote
to the early-70s brew of antiwar protests and acid rock,"
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- Tim Purtell in Entertainment Weekly.
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