Posted by Steve Suter on March 2, 2010
Happy Birthday Karen
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It’s hard to imagine Karen Carpenter as a “senior citizen,” but today marks what would have been her 60th birthday. (She died February 4, 1983 of cardiac arrest due to her battle with anorexia. She was 32.) Today we remember Karen for her remarkable gift to the music world, and for her influence on so many contemporary artists, from Madonna to Celine Dion and Gwen Stefani. But we also remember Karen as she wanted to be remembered, as a good person. She once said about the Carpenters: “We want to be remembered for our contribution to music. That’s the main thing in our lives: to present what comes from within us through our music. We want to be remembered as good musicians and nice people.”
Last year marked the 40th Anniversary of the duo’s signing t and a commemorative CD release, “40/40,” plus a fantasy novel about Karen called “Leave Yesterday Behind” was published, while a new book about the Carpenters by Randy Schmidt, “Little Girl Blue,” is due this summer.
If you grew up in the ’70’s, Carpenters music was part of the soundtrack of your life. In that pre-YouTube, MySpace and iTunes era, when radio was virtually the only place to hear their music, and the Magic Of Christmas would not be the same without her songs.
Happy Birthday, KC. We miss you.
Steve,
I loved Karen’s talent and still listen to her songs…she will live on always in her music.
I however have another motive for leaving a comment on this blog…..
only because I could not find another venue.
I was notified that I won Alice in Wonderland passes,went to Poydras this morning to pick up,late for work. Went to Prytania with my 6 year old granddaughter & 2 of her friends (early & in the cold) & was told that the theatre was full. It was very difficult explaining to 3 young girls hat our tickets were no good,and we had to leave.
In my opinion,it SUCKED!!!!
I will never again waste my time to enter a contest for tickets from your station after the experience
I endured tonight.
101.9 should be ashamed to notify any “so called winners” to claim
their prizes, as it was clearly a waste of valued time,and a true disater as far as the girls were
concerned.
So Magic 101.9..thanks so MUCH for making me look and feel like a complete ass !!!!
NEVER AGAIN !
Sue Sider
Comment by Sue — March 2, 2010 @ 10:18 pm