The Tragic Story Behind The Success of The Carpenters

Published on 07/15/2018
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A Big Performance

The biggest crowd they had, however, was for the Ohio State Fair in the summer of 1971. Impressively, the concert had drawn an audience of 50,000 guests who were all there to watch them perform! It is clear that they have gained quite a large following by that time.

A Big Performance

A Big Performance

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Fame

The Carpenter sibling’s popularity kept increasing as they continued to release songs like “Horizon”, “Now & Then”, and “A Song for You”. How famous did they get, you ask? Well, rumors spread that Karen was hanging out with personalities as big as Elvis Presley! Unfortunately, Karen and Richard had their own personal demons to contend with.

Fame

Fame

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