Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 - February 4, 1983) was a highly successful American singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard, formed the successful duo The Carpenters.

Richard Lynn Carpenter (b. October 15, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut) is a pop musician who is best known as one half of the brother/sister duo, the Carpenters, along with his sister, Karen Carpenter.

Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. Russell attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is occasionally referred to as "The Master of Space and Time," a title he acquired around the time of his collaborations with Joe Cocker. First known mostly as a session musician, Russell has played with artists as varied as Jerry Lee Lewis, …

Joe Osborn (born 1937) is an American electric bass virtuoso, notable for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles and Nashville during the period from the 1960s through the 1980s. Though little known to the public, Osborn's work is widely admired by fellow musicians. A native of Louisiana, Osborn began his career working in local clubs, then played on a hit record by the singer Dale Hawkins. He moved to Las Vegas at age 20, …

John Davidson (born to two Baptist ministers, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 13, 1941) is an American actor and singer, best known for hosting "That's Incredible!", "Time Machine", and "Hollywood Squares" in the 1980s, and a revival of "The $100,000 Pyramid" in 1991 and 1992. Davidson also was host of his own talk show, which aired daily in syndication (either 60 or 90 minutes in length) from 1980 to 1982.

Dorothy Moore (born 13 October 1946, Jackson, Mississippi) is an American pop, R&B, and soul singer. Moore began singing with her church choir at the age of five, and eventually became a soloist. She formed a vocal group The Poppies who had hits in 1966 with the songs "Lullaby of Love" and "He's Ready". By the mid-1970s Moore had begun a career as a solo vocalist, and released a series of best-selling singles and albums.

Terry Draper was the drummer and a songwriter for the 70s rock band Klaatu. He went on to record several solo albums in his home studio in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Draper co-wrote the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which was not only successful with his band Klaatu, but it also becaume a top 40 hit when The Carpenters redid it in 1977.

Jerry Weintraub (born September 26, 1937) is a film producer. Born in the Bronx, his credits include "Nashville", "Diner", "The Karate Kid", and the 2001 remake of "Ocean's Eleven". He was also responsible for the 1998 movie adaptation of the classic British TV series "The Avengers". He has also managed the careers of such musical acts as Cuba Gooding, Sr. and the Main Ingredient, The Carpenters, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Presley.

Michael Botts was the drummer of 1970s soft rock band Bread and a studio musician. Born in Oakland, California, Botts grew up in nearby Antioch before moving to Sacramento. While in college, he began playing with a band called The Travellers Three and working as a studio musician. Eventually, the group disbanded, but not before recording some songs with producer David Gates. While working with Bill Medley, Botts was invited to join Gates's band, Bread, for its second album.

Carolyn Dennis (born 1954), sometimes professionally known as Carol Dennis or Carol Dennis-Dylan is an American singer and actor, best known for her work with, and marriage to Bob Dylan. Of African-American heritage, Dennis' mother is the singer Madelyn Quebec (a former member of The Raelettes). Dennis was a backup singer for Dylan from soon after they met in 1978 until 1987. During the last two years of her spell in Dylan's touring band, …

Chris Christian is a songwriter, record producer, and a record label executive, who has written songs for Elvis Presley, Olivia Newton-John, Sheena Easton, Dionne Warwick, The Carpenters, Amy Grant, and many more. He has produced songs by The Pointer Sisters, Patti Austin, Al Jarreau, Natalie Cole, Amy Grant, Ali Lohan, as well as his Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten song, "I Want You, I Need You". Christian has produced albums that have won Grammy and Dove Awards.

The Brothers Johnson's bassist, Louis Johnson (born 13 April 1955, in Los Angeles) is regarded as one of the best bassists of the 20th century. His signature sound is from the musicman bass which Leo Fender especially made for him to first use and promote. His work appears on The Brothers Johnson albums and many well-known records by prominent artists. Johnson played on Michael Jackson's albums "Off the Wall" and "Thriller" and George Benson's album "Give Me the Night".

Scott Richard Grimes (b. July 9 1971, Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American actor and musician. He is the uncle of Camryn Grimes, who is best known for her role as "Cassie Newman" on "The Young and the Restless". He has appeared in such TV shows as "Party of Five" and "Band of Brothers" as TSgt. "Donald Malarkey". Grimes can also be seen in such movies as the 1986 science fiction film "Critters", the 1988 sequel, …

Alan Ralph Osmond (born June 22, 1949) was a member of the 1970s music group The Osmonds and the head of the Osmond Family. Osmond dated the Carpenters' lead singer, Karen Carpenter. He married Suzanne Pinegar on July 16, 1974; they have eight sons who perform as The Osmonds - Second Generation. Alan's son Michael has five children Suzannah Renee, Sarah Anne, Sasha Louise, Sean Michael, and Sophie Osmond.

Steve Tesich in Užice, Yugoslavia (now Serbia), but immigrated to the USA with his family when he was 14 years old. They settled in East Chicago, Indiana, and Tesich later graduated from Indiana University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. He went on to do graduate work at Columbia University, where he also wrote his first plays.

Josefine Cronholm is a celebrated Swedish jazz vocalist who has won numerous awards. Her debut album "Wild Garden" was released in 2002. She also provided a cover of The Carpenters' "Close to you" for the movie MirrorMask.

Mace Neufeld (b. July 13, 1928 in New York City, New York) is a movie producer and television executive producer. Neufeld began as an amateur photographer in his teens; his first snapshot, a returning World War II veteran, "Sammy's Home", was widely syndicated and won an award from The New York World Telegram-Sun. He first ventured into the television business when he got a job with the Dumont Network (was one of the four major networks, alongside ABC, CBS, and NBC).

Andrew Grayham Doe, born September 6, 1955 in Farnham in Surrey, is a rock music researcher most noted for being a Beach Boys historian and author. Initially writing for the long-running UK Beach Boys fanzine Beach Boys Stomp (founded June 1977), he eventually contributed to almost all the major fan publications to date. In 1997, collaborating with noted UK rock journalist John Tobler, he authored "The Complete Guide To The Music Of The Beach Boys", …

Richard Carpenter, who was best known as 1/2 of "The Carpenters". His sister, Karen had a voice of the heart by performing big hits such as "Close To You", "Rainy Days on Mondays", "We've Only Just Begun", and other megahits. Their dominance, ran out of steam in late 1976 due to poor record sales. Karen, was struggling with her weight for years, until she succumbed to heart failure on 4 February 1983. Richard still performing in other projects.

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Karen Carpenter moved with her family to Downey, California, in 1963. Karen's older brother, Richard Carpenter, decided to put together an instrumental trio with him on the piano, Karen on the drums and their friend Wes Jacobs on the bass and tuba. In a battle of the bands at the Hollywood Bowl in 1966, the group won first place and landed a contract with RCA Records. After cutting two albums that were never released the trio broke up, but Karen and...

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