Richard Carpenter - Revision history

Spider of Destiny at 19:53, 4 July 2026

2026-07-04T19:53:08Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 16:53, 19 October 2021

2021-10-19T16:53:15Z

Duncan: /* Richard Carpenter and Zappa */

2021-09-20T18:50:29Z

Richard Carpenter and Zappa

Jason.Kreitzer at 15:03, 20 September 2021

2021-09-20T15:03:01Z

Spider of Destiny at 08:44, 30 October 2020

2020-10-30T08:44:55Z

Spider of Destiny at 08:44, 30 October 2020

2020-10-30T08:44:34Z

Spider of Destiny at 10:51, 22 September 2020

2020-09-22T10:51:29Z

Spider of Destiny: Added more info, with sources.

2019-08-19T07:08:00Z

Added more info, with sources.

PopFanDoug: + Karen

2018-12-05T03:48:34Z

+ Karen

Spider of Destiny at 15:01, 21 May 2011

2011-05-21T15:01:58Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:53, 4 July 2026
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	[[Category:Pianists\|Carpenter, Richard]]		[[Category:Pianists\|Carpenter, Richard]]
	[[Category:Celebrity Fans\|Carpenter, Richard]]		[[Category:Celebrity Fans\|Carpenter, Richard]]
		+	[[Category:The MOFO Project/Object (The List)\|Carpenter, Richard]]

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 ''“Frank was a talented fellow. I really liked the way he played the guitar, and I liked his take on certain cultural and sociological issues; he had a marvelously sardonic sense of humor. We saw each other very briefly in the 'Green Room' before going out to answer a few questions.”'' (Richard Carpenter in an Answers Archive on the "Fans Ask" section of the official Carpenters website.)<ref>http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/fans_ask_Archive-All.htm</ref>
-Richard and Karen Carpenter are included in the names listed on ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album.
+Richard and Karen Carpenter are included in the names listed on ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album.
 ==Sources==

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 '''Richard Carpenter'''  (October 15, 1946) is an American singer and pianist, who with his sister Karen Carpenter (1950-1983) formed the popular singing duo ''the Carpenters''. Their hits included ''"(They Long To Be) Close To You", "We've Only Just Begun", "Goodbye To Love", "Yesterday Once More", "Top Of The World" and "Only Yesterday".'' [[Ralph Humphrey]] once played in Carpenter's band.
-In June 1975 during Billboard Magazine's First International Talent Forum in Los Angeles Richard Carpenter had been invited to seak at the seminar. During his speech he mentioned to the crowd that het was personally responsible for every aspect of the Carpenters' song arrangements and repertoire. Then he asked the crowd how he could be considered so ''"straitlaced"'', when he and his sister owned every record by the Mothers of Invention? Frank Zappa was also in the audience that night.
+In June 1975 during Billboard Magazine's First International Talent Forum in Los Angeles Richard Carpenter had been invited to speak at the seminar. During his speech he mentioned to the crowd that he was personally responsible for every aspect of the Carpenters' song arrangements and repertoire. Then he asked the crowd how he could be considered so ''"straitlaced"'', when he and his sister owned every record by the Mothers of Invention? Frank Zappa was also in the audience that night.
 ''“Frank was a talented fellow. I really liked the way he played the guitar, and I liked his take on certain cultural and sociological issues; he had a marvelously sardonic sense of humor. We saw each other very briefly in the 'Green Room' before going out to answer a few questions.”'' (Richard Carpenter in an Answers Archive on the "Fans Ask" section of the official Carpenters website.)<ref>http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/fans_ask_Archive-All.htm</ref>
-Richard and Karen Carpenter are also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
+Richard and Karen Carpenter are included in the names listed on ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album.
 ==Sources==

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-'''Richard Carpenter'''  (October 15, 1946) is an American singer and pianist, who with his sister Karen Carpenter (1950-1983) formed the popular singing duo ''the Carpenters''. During the early 1970s the group scored hits like ''"(They Long To Be) Close To You", "We've Only Just Begun", "Goodbye To Love", "Yesterday Once More", "Top Of The World" and "Only Yesterday".'' [[Ralph Humphrey]] once played in Carpenter's band.
+'''Richard Carpenter'''  (October 15, 1946) is an American singer and pianist, who with his sister Karen Carpenter (1950-1983) formed the popular singing duo ''the Carpenters''. Their hits included ''"(They Long To Be) Close To You", "We've Only Just Begun", "Goodbye To Love", "Yesterday Once More", "Top Of The World" and "Only Yesterday".'' [[Ralph Humphrey]] once played in Carpenter's band.
 ==Richard Carpenter and Zappa==
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 In June 1975 during Billboard Magazine's First International Talent Forum in Los Angeles Richard Carpenter had been invited to seak at the seminar. During his speech he mentioned to the crowd that het was personally responsible for every aspect of the Carpenters' song arrangements and repertoire. Then he asked the crowd how he could be considered so ''"straitlaced"'', when he and his sister owned every record by the Mothers of Invention? Frank Zappa was also in the audience that night.
-''“Frank was a talented fellow. I really liked the way he played the guitar, and I liked his take on certain cultural and sociological issues; he had a marvelously sardonic sense of humor. We saw each other very briefly in the 'Green Room' before going out to answer a few questions.”'' (Richard Carpenter in an Answers Archive on the Carpenters' fan page. <ref>http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/fans_ask_Archive-All.htm</ref>
+''“Frank was a talented fellow. I really liked the way he played the guitar, and I liked his take on certain cultural and sociological issues; he had a marvelously sardonic sense of humor. We saw each other very briefly in the 'Green Room' before going out to answer a few questions.”'' (Richard Carpenter in an Answers Archive on the "Fans Ask" section of the official Carpenters website.)<ref>http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/fans_ask_Archive-All.htm</ref>
-Richard and Karen Carpenter are also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
+Richard and Karen Carpenter are also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 ==Sources==

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−	'''Richard Carpenter''' (October 15, 1946) is an American singer and pianist, who with his sister Karen Carpenter (1950-1983) formed the popular singing duo ''the Carpenters''. During the early 1970s the group scored hits like ''"(They Long To Be) Close To You", "We've Only Just Begun", "Goodbye To Love", "Yesterday Once More", "Top Of The World" and "Only Yesterday".'' [[Ralph ~~Humphries~~]] once played in Carpenter's band.	+	'''Richard Carpenter''' (October 15, 1946) is an American singer and pianist, who with his sister Karen Carpenter (1950-1983) formed the popular singing duo ''the Carpenters''. During the early 1970s the group scored hits like ''"(They Long To Be) Close To You", "We've Only Just Begun", "Goodbye To Love", "Yesterday Once More", "Top Of The World" and "Only Yesterday".'' [[Ralph Humphrey]] once played in Carpenter's band.

	==Richard Carpenter and Zappa==		==Richard Carpenter and Zappa==

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	[[Category:Pop Musicians\|Carpenter, Richard]]		[[Category:Pop Musicians\|Carpenter, Richard]]
		+	[[Category:Singers\|Carpenter, Richard]]
		+	[[Category:Pianists\|Carpenter, Richard]]
	[[Category:Celebrity Fans\|Carpenter, Richard]]		[[Category:Celebrity Fans\|Carpenter, Richard]]

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 ''“Frank was a talented fellow. I really liked the way he played the guitar, and I liked his take on certain cultural and sociological issues; he had a marvelously sardonic sense of humor. We saw each other very briefly in the 'Green Room' before going out to answer a few questions.”'' (Richard Carpenter in an Answers Archive on the Carpenters' fan page. (http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/fans_ask_Archive-All.htm)
 ==See also==
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 * [[Wikipedia:Richard Carpenter (musician)| Wikipedia article about Richard Carpenter]]
-[[Category:Musicians|Carpenter, Richard]]
+[[Category:Pop Musicians|Carpenter, Richard]]
 [[Category:Celebrity Fans|Carpenter, Richard]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:48, 5 December 2018
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−	[[Richard Carpenter]] (October 15, 1946) is an American singer, ~~pianist and half of~~ the popular singing duo ~~The~~ Carpenters. During the early 1970s the group scored hits like ''"(They Long To Be) Close To You", "We've Only Just Begun", "Goodbye To Love", "Yesterday Once More", "Top Of The World" and "Only Yesterday".''	+	[[Richard Carpenter]] (October 15, 1946) is an American singer and pianist, who with his sister Karen Carpenter (1950-1983) formed the popular singing duo ''the Carpenters''. During the early 1970s the group scored hits like ''"(They Long To Be) Close To You", "We've Only Just Begun", "Goodbye To Love", "Yesterday Once More", "Top Of The World" and "Only Yesterday".''

	In June 1975 during Billboard Magazine's First International Talent Forum in Los Angeles Richard Carpenter had been invited to seak at the seminar. During his speech he mentioned to the crowd that het was personally responsible for every aspect of the Carpenters' song arrangements and repertoire. Then he asked the crowd how he could be considered so ''"straitlaced"'', when he and his sister owned every record by the Mothers of Invention? Frank Zappa was also in the audience that night.		In June 1975 during Billboard Magazine's First International Talent Forum in Los Angeles Richard Carpenter had been invited to seak at the seminar. During his speech he mentioned to the crowd that het was personally responsible for every aspect of the Carpenters' song arrangements and repertoire. Then he asked the crowd how he could be considered so ''"straitlaced"'', when he and his sister owned every record by the Mothers of Invention? Frank Zappa was also in the audience that night.