In 1976, Karen and Richard Carpenter recorded "I Can't Smile Without You" as the B-side of the siblings' single, "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft," included on their 1976 LP A Kind of Hush, ...

The Carpenters' music has become a source of joy for generations of listeners, but there is one song in particular that sparks instant nostalgia. "Yesterday Once More" was written by Richard Carpenter ...

Lisa Rock is on the “Top of the World” when she’s “Close to You” and singing the hits of “Superstar” Karen Carpenter. “Close to You,” a show that plays tribute to the ’70s hit makers the Carpenters, ...

The song’s lyrics were written for a crush in 1946 and the music followed 20 years later. After “Merry Christmas Darling” was released by the Carpenters in November 1970, the love song topped ...

In an age of slick production and Auto-tune, is it possible to know what anyone really sounds like? Some big voices fall flat during live performances — think Taylor Swift’s noticeably reedy delivery.

An American Idol winner left a lasting impression on the music world by transforming a 1971 Carpenters classic into a Grammy-nominated hit more than three decades after its original release. Ruben ...

"Christmastime With You," the new holiday song in the classic style of Karen and Richard Carpenter by award-winning Carpenters tribute artists Sally Olson and Ned Mills. Ned Mills and Sally Olson, ...

Brother and sister duo the Carpenters — featuring Karen on drums and vocals and Richard on vocals and keyboards — were one of the biggest-selling pop groups of the late 1960s and early ’70s. Close to ...