[63] Karen Kamon, a close friend, recounted an incident in which she and Carpenter went to their normal hangout, Hamburger Hamlet, and Carpenter appeared to be distant emotionally, sitting not at their regular table but in the dark, wearing large dark sunglasses, unable to eat and crying.
She was the only featured drummer on Ticket to Ride and on Now & Then, except for "Jambalaya". [7] Carpenter wanted a Ludwig drum set because it was used by her favorite drummers, Joe Morello and Ringo Starr. [28] Their next album, 1970's Close to You, featured two hit singles: "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". The album met with a tepid response from Richard and A&M executives in early 1980 and was shelved by A&M Records co-owner Herb Alpert, in spite of attempts by producer Quincy Jones to convince him to release the solo record after a remix.
Chavez persuaded her family to buy her a $300 (the equivalent of $2,500 in 2019) Ludwig kit, and he began to teach her how to play.
Mr. Carpenter holds the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Southgate Holdings LLC, Chairman of Law Finance Group LLC and Chief Executive Officer & Director at GMAC Financial Services. [65] Two months later, following an argument after a family dinner in a restaurant, Carpenter and Burris broke up. [87], An autopsy released on March 11, 1983, ruled out drug overdose,[88] attributing death to "emetine cardiotoxicity due to or as a consequence of anorexia nervosa". [4], The family moved in June 1963 to the Los Angeles suburb of Downey after Harold was offered a job there by a former business associate. [10], Carpenter was initially nervous about performing in public, but said she "was too involved in the music to worry about it". (1985) We Love to Tease Director. [42][43], Carpenter released her first solo record, "Looking for Love" / "I'll Be Yours", in 1967 on Osborn's Magic Lamp label. [43] Carpenter spoke with Cherry Boone, who had recovered from anorexia, and contacted Boone's doctor for help. Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963 with her family. Her eating habits also changed around this time; she would try to remove food from her plate by offering tastes to others with whom she was dining. [30] Blaine complimented Karen's drumming skills, but believed her greatest strength was as a vocalist and thought himself more adept at working in a recording studio, which required a different approach from that of an onstage performance. [43] She refused to declare publicly that she was in ill health; on her 1981 Nationwide appearance, she simply said she was "pooped". Though she had a three-octave range, many of the duo's hits prominently feature her lower contralto singing, leading her to quip, "The money's in the basement. (1990) Anal Persuasion Director. Carpenter's friends also indicated he was abusive towards her, often being impatient; they stated she remained fearful when he would occasionally lose his temper. It was withdrawn from circulation in 1990 after Haynes lost a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Richard Carpenter.