Special Meeting with Richard Carpenter!

THE BIG NEWS!!! So here it is! This is just the tip of the iceberg of our VERY EXCITING news...On Monday, April 22 (coincidentally the 55th anniversary of the Carpenters signing with A&M Records and the launch of their career) we had the very rare opportunity and privilege of a private meeting with the man himself, Richard Carpenter! This is an experience that I've been dreaming about since I first launched my Carpenters tribute in 2015, nearly a decade ago. With the help of our dear friend Erin Gatlin, we were able to spend some time with Richard at his car collection warehouse "Yesterday Once More" in Newbury Park - Thousand Oaks, California. Richard spent over two hours with us, as he talked about his many cars (approximately 50; at one time he had around 100) and took us through the Carpenters memorabilia room. In this video Richard plays for us a bit on his Baldwin piano. We never would have dreamed that we'd get a private concert from Richard!!! 🤩

ABOUT CARPENTERS LEGACY:

Direct from Las Vegas, "Carpenters Legacy" is the definitive act celebrating the music and legacy of the famed brother-sister duo. Starring Sally Olson as Karen Carpenter and Ned Mills as Richard Carpenter, the show features hits including “We’ve Only Just Begun”, “Close to You”, “Superstar”, Karen’s drum feature and much more. "Carpenters Legacy: A Christmas Portrait" recreates the nostalgia of the Carpenters' Christmas television specials, including the holiday classics "Merry Christmas, Darling", “Sleigh Ride” and "The Christmas Song”. Olson is the first-ever and only Karen Carpenter impersonator to perform with the world-renowned Las Vegas revue "Legends In Concert". "Carpenters Legacy" maintains a Las Vegas residency in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood and is a six time Best of Las Vegas winner: “Best Impersonator” (Gold), “Best Tribute Show” (Bronze) and "Best Family-Friendly Show" (Bronze) in 2023.

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[timothyflyte]

Richard never got the recognition he deserves.
Those vocal arrangements on those Carpenters songs are amazing. They stand up as some of the best backing vocals of the era.

[writereducator]

Richard Carpenter is a national treasure.

[ncfamily]

Thank you Richard for all the beautiful music you and Karen bestowed upon the world.

[brooksiefan]

The Carpenters are a treasure of mankind. Their names belong to history.

[walterheinen]

Hard to see the greats get old. Funny, as he played, I could hear Karen start to sing. Still, gives me goosebumps.

[SgtPepper]

So glad that Richard is still with us. Rest in peace to his legendary, gorgeous sister Karen

[annieb]

Imagine standing next to Mr. Carpenter as he plays the piano, that's very special.

[mrxman]

What a special treat. I still think he hasn't been given the recognition he deserves as a composer and arranger. He's up there with Burt Bacharach, Nelson Riddle, and Henry Mancini, just to name a few.

[stelvis]

The mother of one of my very dear friends, Mrs. Dickerson, owned a dance studio in New Haven, Connecticut in the 1950s. Two of her students were Richard and Karen. They left Connecticut & moved to California. In 1970, Mrs. Dickerson received a card in the mail from Richard and Karen thanking her for her tutelage and guidance in showing them how to perform in front of people. They wrote that they wouldn't be where they were without her instruction. Mrs. Dickerson is gone now, but her daughter, Barbara, still has the card.

[AllenJones-wp]

I'm glad Richard is keeping the Carpenters' legacy alive!

[dibber]

A very special sister and brother, Karen & Richard Carpenter.

We miss Karen so much.😢

[KCQMA]

Richard Carpenter Is a Genius. Thank you for some of the greatest music ever created!!

[viajerogastronomico]

Richard deserves recognition he's one of the best musical arranger, musician, singer and composer

[Stevo_Drums]

Such a gifted musician and sweet human being! My heart still aches for him losing Karen. We all miss her so.

[SueRosalie]

He has such an elegant, beautiful piano style. He always seems so down to earth and somewhat modest, too. He's a musical genius.

[erikmanzano]

He’s an Icon. He and his sister are Musical Legends!

[rangerrick]

We went to a Glen Campbell concert at the Richard and Karen Carpenter’s Performing Arts Center in Long Beach about 15 years ago. Glen was fantastic, we managed front row seats. We had paid extra for a meet and greet after the performance. Glen was very nice and gave me his guitar pick from the show. Richard Carpenter was the host of the show and was also greeting the fans. I grew up a couple of miles down the street from the Carpenters, and every Christmas we would drive by their home to view the fantastic decorations. He was standing alone for a minute and we approached him. He greeted us, the wife and me, and was so darn nice. I told him where I grew up and how we loved his and Karen’s music. I told him that my parents were buried close to where Karen was laid to rest at Forest Lawn, and that every time I would go see my parents, I would place a rose on Karen’s crypt. He asked us our names and thanked us for that. I did see where he had moved his family to a new location, so I won’t be able to continue the tradition. I just can’t overemphasize how nice he was, he gave us all the time we wanted to chat and wanted to listen. We had a double treat and both autographs, and a guitar pick, proudly hanging in our office.

[michaelchalkley]

I was fortunate enough to be a child choral singer in the early 1970s, as I was chosen, as were so many other talented young kids, to sing in the Choir that backed the Carpenters for the song 'Sing'. I was also extremely lucky to actually get to perform that song live at The Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, CA, where I met my then idol Karen Carpenter, and her brother Richard at both rehearsals prior to the concert, as well as Herb Alpert who was the opening act. I was in second grade.

[Seibling]

what a humbled man richard carpenter is. god bless him, his sister and all his family. and thank you for the music, sir.

[jeffprokes]

Richard is an amazing musician, composer, arranger and vocalist who along with his sister Karen has given the world some of the finest music ever produced. ✌️💜