Karen Carpenter Drum solo 1968 Dancing in the street HD

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  • @garylagstrom3864
    @garylagstrom3864 ปีที่แล้ว +3400

    I’m a drummer and I tell you Karen was right in there with all the great jazz and rock drummers of her day! I loved that she played traditional grip with the left stick on the snare and the hand speed she demonstrated around the kit! Of course most know her for her outstanding alto vocals but don’t be fooled because Karen was also a marvelous drummer! I learned a lot by watching her performances! Hats off to Karen Carpenter: drummer and singer 🎤🥁extraordinaire!

    • @ChrisLaprise-p8n
      @ChrisLaprise-p8n ปีที่แล้ว +66

      As a drummer I agree

    • @fablenewsnetwork7223
      @fablenewsnetwork7223 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Absolutely 🥁🥁🥁

    • @JulieAnne-7
      @JulieAnne-7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Karen WAS a fantastic drummer and gorgeous singer!

    • @michaelmaggi7637
      @michaelmaggi7637 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Up there with other jazz drummers, maybe. But up there with rock drummers like John Bonham, Keith Moon or Mitch Mitchell? No.

    • @Jason-dm7nu
      @Jason-dm7nu ปีที่แล้ว +38

      As a drummer myself Karen was highly underrated.

  • @koshersalaami
    @koshersalaami ปีที่แล้ว +1062

    I think maybe when Buddy Rich said she was his favorite drummer he may not have been kidding. No wonder she didn’t want to come out front. Crisp, accurate, tasteful, and that speed shows real stamina, particularly with that light a touch. She was a truly gifted singer but on this her drumming is better.
    So Buddy Rich said she was his favorite drummer (when asked who his favorite drummer was) and John Lennon told her she had a beautiful voice. That’s quite a pair of endorsements.

    • @erzug
      @erzug ปีที่แล้ว +52

      You can definitely see the Buddy Rich influence with the drum setup (low hi-hat, position of the 2 crash cymbals) and the over and under crossovers.

    • @garyfoster3854
      @garyfoster3854 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @OlesonMD
      @OlesonMD ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@erzug That is a buddy Rich drum set!

    • @danielmconnolly7
      @danielmconnolly7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      When Keith Moon was 5 years old, he saw this.
      The rest is history... 🤔😅

    • @HankFinkle11
      @HankFinkle11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@danielmconnolly7Moon wasn’t in the same league.

  • @klemoe3217
    @klemoe3217 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +808

    I’ve known who Karen Carpenter was for decades.
    I’ve heard her beautiful voice for decades.
    How am I today years old and just finding out that she was a freakin’ magician on the drums?!?
    Incredible.

    • @kromerm
      @kromerm 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      She was a drummer before she was a singer

    • @hugejohnson5011
      @hugejohnson5011 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Unbelievable talent. Had I not just seen and heard this I wouldn't have understood.

    • @hughjass1044
      @hughjass1044 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      You're not alone. I never knew she even held a drumstick until a couple years ago. Never paid that much attention to that kind of music nor the people playing it in those days and never actually saw any footage of her playing drums until very recently.

    • @hugejohnson5011
      @hugejohnson5011 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@hughjass1044 Same. When I was a child in the 70s, I even remember the ads on television for Carpenters' records, and making fun of them, because they weren't rock and roll. But digging into more of how they came about, gave me an appreciation of Karen's beautiful singing voice, and then to dig into how she played the drums, absolutely floored me. Cheers.

    • @halewich
      @halewich 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not loving the tempo of this. And the keyboard and bass solos are gratuitous.

  • @despinakollas
    @despinakollas ปีที่แล้ว +366

    The drum company Ludwig made custom drums for only 2 drummers in those days. The 1st was Ringo Starr and the other was Karen Carpenter.

    • @conorgriffin7766
      @conorgriffin7766 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Not true. They made custom kits for Carmine Appice and John Bonham back then too.

    • @wheedler
      @wheedler 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@conorgriffin7766 I guess it depends on how you define "those days".

    • @ThomasMckenzie-mo6qn
      @ThomasMckenzie-mo6qn หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow I didn't know that . Amazing u learn something new everyday.

    • @Nodrogmurder
      @Nodrogmurder หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      She is my top 3 drummers . I'm a metalhead . ❤

    • @lindboknifeandtool
      @lindboknifeandtool 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Nodrogmurdercheck out Louis Cole… he’s in clown core, watch them. Incredible musical talent

  • @Kezza1919
    @Kezza1919 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +176

    I can’t tell you how hard it is to drum that well WITHOUT singing too! Karen was such a talent. Great keyboards from her brother Richard Carpenter as well.

    • @DanieltheTruebadour
      @DanieltheTruebadour 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Richard Carpenter was a hella arranger, too.

    • @Negleygent
      @Negleygent หลายเดือนก่อน

      Brann Dailor of mastadon does it, and this music, with all due respect is childs play compared to Mastadon

    • @Kezza1919
      @Kezza1919 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @ I have no clue who he is or what Mastadon is but she was doing that 50 years ago and drumming wasn’t even what she was most famous for.

    • @kevinmcinerney1959
      @kevinmcinerney1959 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Richard Carpenter is playing his part as "The Shadow of Your Smile" I think. It's really quite a daring thing to do in 1968 on a soul tune. What a strange outfit the Carpenters were. Her beautiful voice, his arrangement skills and their jazz chops. And they got fame and fortune by doing smoochy ballads that took 50 years to earn any cred. You feel that they had ten different careers in them. They could have gone lots of ways.

    • @Buskeeeeeeee
      @Buskeeeeeeee หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Bass player also kills it.

  • @dirkdarwin2571
    @dirkdarwin2571 ปีที่แล้ว +683

    She was an absolute SHREDDER on the drums!

    • @jerrywallop5647
      @jerrywallop5647 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Not really…..quite average really , but it is a skill to sing & drum together…..

    • @dirkdarwin2571
      @dirkdarwin2571 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@jerrywallop5647 "Quite average"... Ohhhh, look at Buddy Rich over here....

    • @jerrywallop5647
      @jerrywallop5647 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dirkdarwin2571 your valid point….? …….

    • @jerrywallop5647
      @jerrywallop5647 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@dirkdarwin2571 your obviously not a skilled musician….

    • @dirkdarwin2571
      @dirkdarwin2571 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jerrywallop5647 Don't you mean "YOU'RE" ? Maybe learn to spell before you try any more drumming buddy!

  • @elainemullen9538
    @elainemullen9538 ปีที่แล้ว +1084

    An absolute BEAST on the drums - Superb playing & while singing, NOT easily done. Can see that playing them brought her JOY!

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic ปีที่แล้ว +6

      no, shes not a beast on the drums. My god, the ignorant comments are a distraction from the actual talent she has.

    • @renoraider9817
      @renoraider9817 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      That chick had some crazy chops.

    • @silvercrowflysilver1662
      @silvercrowflysilver1662 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Noy easy даже по отдельности если петь или играть на барабанах. А тут всё чётко.

    • @recordguy4321
      @recordguy4321 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yeah she beat out Buddy Rich one year in the early 70's in the Playboy Jazz Poll GET REAL!! LOL.. She was a good AVERAGE pro drummer who has a great voice. PERIOD!!

    • @hankscorpion
      @hankscorpion ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you ever listen to fanny? that drummer is unbelievable

  • @christopherlewis1847
    @christopherlewis1847 ปีที่แล้ว +980

    As a bass player, i must give respect to the bassist. Great chops, very tastefully played! No taking away from Karen or Richard, they are great in their own right.

    • @igor2301
      @igor2301 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Anybody know who he is?

    • @toddgittins5692
      @toddgittins5692 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ​@@igor2301some beatnik

    • @recordguy4321
      @recordguy4321 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@toddgittins5692 HA HA it aint Mynard G. Krebs

    • @kevinreilly7091
      @kevinreilly7091 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bill Sissoyev@@igor2301

    • @carystorm1863
      @carystorm1863 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@igor2301 Entwistles nephew

  • @odonovan
    @odonovan 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +55

    And this is Karen Carpenter at AGE 18!!! She's destroying that drum kit and nailing the vocals at the same time.

  • @stevezodiac575
    @stevezodiac575 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    I feel confident that had Karen been allowed to keep on being 'a drummer who sang' (clearly in her element sitting behind a drum kit) the world would have been a better place - and Karen would have continued to enthrall us to this day. When first I discovered her drumming (only recently) I fell in love with her music all over again, 53 year after the first time! Since being a 10 year old - I had no idea that Karen also played drums on 'Close to You'! The first 'pop' song that inspired my imagination! What a huge talent, what a huge loss to the world. So young. I could cry..

    • @drtimoshea4087
      @drtimoshea4087 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Karen wasn't just a good drummer - she was a great drummer But she never played drums on any of their albums. Why not? Well when you walk into the studio and Hal Blaine is sitting there, well that kind of ends that conversation, right?

    • @jimf.9822
      @jimf.9822 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'm with you except I do cry.

    • @russellhltn1396
      @russellhltn1396 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yeah, I think Hal Blaine did the recordings. You can hear about it in the interviews with The Wrecking Crew. While Karen is good, studio drumming is different from stage performance. Hal was the master at doing it in the studio.

    • @hugejohnson5011
      @hugejohnson5011 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jimf.9822 Me too....,,

    • @beeflat4287
      @beeflat4287 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same. Admire her voice since my childhood. Touched my inner beeing, pure healing to me.

  • @roccosophie6498
    @roccosophie6498 ปีที่แล้ว +1005

    This woman was a legendary talent in every single sense of the word. Even when she would sing, the birds sang as well. Talent like this is once in a lifetime.

    • @craigrheberling
      @craigrheberling ปีที่แล้ว +25

      her voice really lit up a radio in a car- so sweet!

    • @gary.h.turner
      @gary.h.turner ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Why do birds suddenly appear every time she is near? 😅

    • @roccosophie6498
      @roccosophie6498 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ☺@@gary.h.turner

    • @bunchypea
      @bunchypea ปีที่แล้ว +17

      She was phenomenal. Such a loss.

    • @David-iv6je
      @David-iv6je ปีที่แล้ว +26

      What astonishes me is the sensitivity of her touch on the drums while singing at the same time. It's unearthly.

  • @fredanderson5278
    @fredanderson5278 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    Karen was the real deal on drums and had an amazing voice.

    • @coolernie65
      @coolernie65 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      One of my favorite singers of time.

    • @kurikokaleidoscope
      @kurikokaleidoscope ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Absolutely ❤❤❤

    • @lorenzomagazzeni5425
      @lorenzomagazzeni5425 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      lol, and the brother was the best pianist on the planet

  • @adameckard4591
    @adameckard4591 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    I miss Karen Carpenter she was great. Died too young, a tragedy.

    • @ruskinyruskiny1611
      @ruskinyruskiny1611 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      With those we have loved who have gone it is best to remember them when they were heathly doing what they did best and this is surely what we are seeing here. I am pretty sure our Souls go marching (singing, dancing, drumming, loving) on. Thanks to the Carpenters for all their great music.

  • @ChapelByTheSea-il7bo
    @ChapelByTheSea-il7bo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +633

    Holy smokes. Sings like a bird and plays drum like a beast. So underrated. Too bad she passed way too young

    • @ridleyroid9060
      @ridleyroid9060 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      How young?

    • @andybrownleeACDC
      @andybrownleeACDC 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      ​@@ridleyroid9060she was 32, heart attack after struggling with anorexia

    • @MyteeBumbleBee
      @MyteeBumbleBee 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yes, she truly left us too soon.

    • @gregholman2431
      @gregholman2431 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I had no idea, until relatively recent times, that she was that capable on the drums; practically no idea. She was great on the drums, clearly; and not only was she a great singer, but she could sing very well whilst playing the drums very well.

    • @theobolt250
      @theobolt250 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Super duper drumming AND singing the same time! Wow!

  • @katwashere194
    @katwashere194 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    She’s the reason I started playing drums at 8. My dad took us to see them at the Greek theater when I was 8. She was amazing.

    • @funlo.vingco
      @funlo.vingco 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🙏🏻♥️😞

    • @erickaufmann4839
      @erickaufmann4839 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      IS SHE ALSO THE REASON YOU WEAR A DRESS!

  • @dorjem.4166
    @dorjem.4166 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    Karen Carpenter absolutely killed it with her drumming! To be so fast, crisp & precise all while doing lead vocals is really damn hard at any age and experience level, let alone at the tender age of EIGHTEEN (as she was in this performance)!!! A truly exceptional talent ❤

    • @molh394
      @molh394 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what the fuck

    • @macdoctor145
      @macdoctor145 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Yup, and undoubtedly she was a musical genius

    • @CorleneGreenwood
      @CorleneGreenwood 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      i don't know how she hits those drums so delicately at that speed too

  • @stephenjerome4135
    @stephenjerome4135 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    What a talent Karen Carpenter was. She had such an angelic voice and she could really bang on those drums as well. She was so happy behind her drum kit until she had to come out to the front. A very sad end to Karen's life in the end. One of the most beautiful voices in music.

    • @jimd6641
      @jimd6641 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I am SO glad she came out from behind the drums!

    • @owenbruce4120
      @owenbruce4120 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Endings may appear sad...but she LIVED the rest of her gig...trooper 🎶✌

    • @Marc-lq2qf
      @Marc-lq2qf ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! Awesome! I knew Karen for her voice so sweet and nice, but not for her super drumming! And she seems to take such pleasure in making both, with her smile and such apparent relaxation! The man on keyboards and the bassist are very good too. I heard Karen sometimes but I saw her very rarely, so thanks much for this video.
      RIP Karen (gone much too soon)

  • @rimrunz1795
    @rimrunz1795 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    So painfully sad, that she is gone.
    Terrific voice, amazing on drums

  • @charlesw9875
    @charlesw9875 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    She's got the full-on drummer's rage look by the end. She's hammering it. Love it.

  • @markkeith9055
    @markkeith9055 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    I grew up listening to the Carpenters in the early 70s. I knew Karen played drums but I had no idea how skilled she was. I'm blown away.

  • @Seansaighdeoir
    @Seansaighdeoir ปีที่แล้ว +816

    Wow she is 18 here and clearly killing it. What a talent she was. But the price she paid for being forced into the spotlight was sadly her life. Very sad.

    • @recordguy4321
      @recordguy4321 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Huh , she didn't eat, she wasn't forced into any spotlight and yes there are pressures once you hit the big time.

    • @gutgolf74
      @gutgolf74 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      @@recordguy4321 That's a nice, empathic statement, right there.

    • @recordguy4321
      @recordguy4321 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gutgolf74 thank you, likewise

    • @gutgolf74
      @gutgolf74 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@recordguy4321 Yeah, go love yourself and pray you'll never have to endure what Karen had to go through.

    • @haroldgranger4888
      @haroldgranger4888 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gutgolf74🤓

  • @dbaenniteol4694
    @dbaenniteol4694 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I never ever had a clue that Richard Carpenter could render perfectly such furious keyboard lines!!!

  • @ひるねひるね-e9w
    @ひるねひるね-e9w 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    We know what the future holds for Karen Carpenter. The Carpenters probably wouldn't have achieved worldwide success had Karen not left the drum set and taken to the front of the stage as a vocalist. However, I think she was happiest when she was sitting at the drum set.

  • @DeathMetalDerf
    @DeathMetalDerf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    It's one thing to be able to play a jazz motif on the drums like that at that speed. For Karen also being able to sing while doing the rest is absolutely incredible, and something that no matter how hard I've tried to do it in the past, I just can't do. I have a hard time with the four-way limb independence needed to play drums at all!

  • @EdwardMolinaJr
    @EdwardMolinaJr ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Wow she was a shredder!! my first wife is from Downey calif and she lived on the same block with Karen and her brother and they went to high school together and were life long friends with my ex wife!! she attended our wedding with her brother and family in 1971 when they were becoming well known!! sadly we divorced 3 years later!! but we were blessed with twin girls and she was the God mother to our little ones and it was sad when she killed herself with that dreaded disease. Very humble about their success...

    • @peacefuldaizy5717
      @peacefuldaizy5717 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That's fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

    • @nancypone5854
      @nancypone5854 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wow. I'm so sorry for your loss. She was beautiful and amazing...I never even knew she played drums- and singing while drumming is impossible.! ...at least for me. She smashed it!

    • @peggyfrakes2394
      @peggyfrakes2394 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I’d say her creep brother and manager were responsible for her anorexia. They were relentless about it, and both were jealous of her talent.

    • @ashgonza92
      @ashgonza92 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Which highschool did they go to in Downey?

    • @quester09
      @quester09 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​​@@peggyfrakes2394their mother fed Richard extravagantly, but restricted Karen's food. so there's that.

  • @rumpelstiltskin312
    @rumpelstiltskin312 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    It may have been called the Dick Carpenter Trio early but it was easy to see that Karen was the star.

    • @magneto7930
      @magneto7930 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Nobody could touch her vocally and she was an incredible drummer, but Richard was a highly-skilled keyboardist as well.

    • @robertlongwill8856
      @robertlongwill8856 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      That is very true but Richard knew that her Talent was off-the-charts. So he stepped back and allow her to be in the spotlight and rightly so one of the best singers and obviously a monster drummer she was a beautiful woman unfortunately she didn't think so because of a snide remark by her mother I believe started all this

    • @thegreathistoricalbum
      @thegreathistoricalbum ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@robertlongwill8856Her mom was way worse, it wasn’t just a snide remark that caused her anorexia, it was a mixture of her overbearing parents preferring her brother Richard over her, her mother possibly forcing her to diet from her high school years well until she moved out of their house in the early 70s, but of course it got worse when she was in the spotlight of being a leading singer and away from the safety of her drums.

    • @stephenstone8480
      @stephenstone8480 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When he tours now it's The Carpenter...

    • @hugejohnson5011
      @hugejohnson5011 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@stephenstone8480Or, just "The Dick"!

  • @mikesimmons4519
    @mikesimmons4519 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Lovely, an actual live performance from the 60s. All three are very talented.

    • @MedusalObligation
      @MedusalObligation ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, all the lipsync stuff got old very quickly when I used to watch TV. They were from an era where most musicians actually were musicians and could do their stuff live. You just couldn't do "Studio Magic" because the effects and pedals hadn't been invented yet.

  • @odettathomas5414
    @odettathomas5414 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

    There will NEVER be another Karen Carpenter. What a talent!!!! Thankfully, her brother knew that. 🎉🎉🎉

  • @RansomRambula-no6yo
    @RansomRambula-no6yo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    She was a ONE OF A KIND. No female singer--TO THIS DAY, sounds anything like her; cannot compare.

    • @louisskulnik7390
      @louisskulnik7390 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The recording did her no service. I don’t know if this is a copy of a copy? I know they had better equipment back then.

    • @humantacos9800
      @humantacos9800 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      She’s no Tay Swift

    • @ashleypg1708
      @ashleypg1708 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@humantacos9800I hope that's sarcasm.

    • @M00N.L1GHT
      @M00N.L1GHT 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      True, no female singer sounds anything like her. And all due respect to Ms. Carpenter, but plenty can compare, and even outshine.

    • @humantacos9800
      @humantacos9800 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ashleypg1708 lol

  • @bradleystereoguitaramplifi9616
    @bradleystereoguitaramplifi9616 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I was a very little kid when I saw this on television and I instantly wanted to become a drummer! I sure do miss you Karen! ❤

  • @blakemoon123
    @blakemoon123 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Wow! I had no idea they could be this jazzy. Or that she was this good on the drums. Outstanding

    • @m.a.g.3920
      @m.a.g.3920 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There was so many good musicians at that time that they didn't "outstand" that much... Imagine that 😅

  • @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists
    @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists ปีที่แล้ว +41

    The drums sounded like three people playing, and Karen was so young! Unbeleivable and thank you for posting!

  • @diptishalder4635
    @diptishalder4635 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Probably the most elegantly dressed drummer I've ever seen :)

  • @Goralyna123
    @Goralyna123 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I’m with @garylagstrom3864. I never realised how great a drummer Karen was. It makes it even more cruel that they took it away from her. She felt powerful and in control when she was playing, and there’s no doubt that it didn’t detract from her ability to command attention when she sang. I’m so glad female musicians don’t have as much pressure on them to be the pretty singer at the front of the stage. These days, her drumming would be celebrated, and she’d be featured on other artists’ songs.

    • @jasonallen6081
      @jasonallen6081 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Who took what away from her ? Are you trying to make her out to be a victim ? She concentrated on her legendary singing and still played the drums when she fancied.

    • @susannpatton2893
      @susannpatton2893 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Men cannot handle strong women, especially if she has a great talent that a normally a man's profession

    • @susannpatton2893
      @susannpatton2893 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@jasonallen6081 women were not encouraged to do men dominant things. And she was bullied by many and the media. They called her chubby and it sparked her eating disorder and early death. No skirting the issue. Facts are facts

    • @jasonallen6081
      @jasonallen6081 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @susannpatton2893 Bullied by who ? Universally adored and feted as one of the greatest voices of her generation .You forget that bit. Her problem came from the pressure of fame . Elvis also had an eating disorder for the same reason. She could have had a drink or drug problem, but she fixated on her weight. You say, "They called her chubby," but they also said she was beautiful. You have to think about what it's like to have everybody look at you. I don't think she'd have it any other way. People with great talent don't usually have long, happy lives, and though she died so young, she's also achieved a kind of immortality. Don't make her into a victim.

    • @chasbee
      @chasbee 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just watched another vid called Carpenters in concert - 1976 where she is flexing her drum talent fiercely. I don't think it was taken away from her.

  • @TimJackson-eq6iy
    @TimJackson-eq6iy ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Awesome. She was such an accomplished jazz drummer.

  • @Vazzini42
    @Vazzini42 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    To blast this out at this level, live and perfectly, she was brutal. Just, wow!

  • @pierremercier4724
    @pierremercier4724 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    What a performance! At a time when women who played drums could count on the fingers of one hand, Karen Carpenter was a real fireworks. By making her mark, thanks to her immense talent, we can say that Karen has opened the doors to many female artists, both vocal and percussion. We immediately feel such a passion, such joy overflowing with energy when she plays that we can only let ourselves be contaminated, for our greatest pleasure.
    And, in this recording, her brother Richard, on electric piano, and the bass player really do not give their place either. When we know the tragic end of this gifted woman debt, at only 32 years old, in 1983, and the battle she had to fight for years against a terrible illness that was little known at the time, anorexia nervosa, we look at this video with pleasure, of course, but also with a twinge of sorrow. Rest in peace, Karen. Even forty years after your untimely death, your audience, young and old, do not forget you.

  • @bkmason57
    @bkmason57 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    When she was 18, Karen Carpenter was voted at the Playboy Jazz Festival the best drummer alive. You kids have no idea what you're missing with her nuclear talent.

    • @adhocrat1
      @adhocrat1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      what nonsense. She was a virtual unknown in 1968

    • @katewallis6103
      @katewallis6103 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Yep. John Bonham of Led Zeppellin was voted 2nd. He wasn't pleased!

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Popularity contest. She better than some cat who been doing it longer than she’s been holding sticks?

    • @HudsonValleyVHS
      @HudsonValleyVHS 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yeah, that definetly sounds like a popularity contest, not a test of ability. They were both great drummers, but neither of them were The best drummer in 1968. They were no where near Billy Cobham, Art Blakey, Buddy Rich, Greg Errico, Jimmy Carl Black, John Mayhew, Jimmy Cobb, John Stephen French, Buddy Deppenschmidt, Tony Williams,Hal Blaine, Mickey Roker, Bill Bruford, and plenty of others. I'm talking strictly about Technical ability not album sales, fame or their impact on culture et cetera. Carpenter was a great vocalist and an underrated drum to boot, she made my second favorite Christmas album ever. John Bonham influenced many great drummers, likely more than the majority of my list, but like I said I'm only judging straight drumming ability.

    • @scarabrelated7376
      @scarabrelated7376 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I love that John Bonham pitched a fit when he learned that she beat him in the Playboy Music Readers' Poll!

  • @MasterPoe54
    @MasterPoe54 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My dad bought me an 8 piece Pearl drumset in 1980 for my 13th birthday. Gorgeous Blue metal flake, 7 ply wood fiberglass with Zildjian cymbals and hi-hat. She's playing with two floor Toms, her solo is effortless speed personified, just wish she had another Tom, a large Tom next to the small one attached to the bass. She would bring down the house even more. Like all the Ludwig Jazz sets back then, two Tom's like my set wasn't a thing yet. But makes you wonder, what if she played on a set like Neil did for Rush, probably make everyone's head spin just thinking about it. What a talent..to play like that and sing at the same time. Playing with the traditional grip is just icing on the cake, but I doubt she used Promark 2B with the nylon tips, too large for her smaller hands, but one can wonder. Videos like this are what makes You Tube incredible for me, I will always appreciate gems 💎 like this.

  • @KayBertoss
    @KayBertoss 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Wow! amazing Jazz drumming skills and yet that ability to sing at the same time. Phenomenal!

  • @barbaramccroy9213
    @barbaramccroy9213 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Love the drum solo! A cool performance from no other musician like her.

  • @charliehayward2512
    @charliehayward2512 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Really great drums by Karen,she was a very good player and singer. An inspiration to men and women alike ! Thank you Karen 💖

  • @goisenate
    @goisenate ปีที่แล้ว +27

    "I feel like I'm disappearing
    Getting smaller every day
    But when I open my mouth to sing
    I'm bigger in every way"
    Rest in peace, Karen

  • @rolfvansoelen8916
    @rolfvansoelen8916 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Pffff, that was amazing.... all 3 performed very well, they definitely were not 'just playing some chords'... and that drum solo showed her incredible talent...

  • @WharfRat44
    @WharfRat44 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This is exciting! I’m a lady, in my 30s and learning the drums. It’s been such a wonderful experience. Love seeing female drummers, it continues to pump me with more excitement for this wonderful instrument.

    • @ralorpa
      @ralorpa 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Then I guess you will love Alice on drums here (Fanny). 1971.
      th-cam.com/video/SftgE1vfwbk/w-d-xo.html

  • @darrellnicol3136
    @darrellnicol3136 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    She could rattle them drums like. She could sing, what a talented lady

  • @rorygilmoreNZ
    @rorygilmoreNZ ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Wow Wow Wow! I had read that she always wanted to just go back and be a drummer, but this is the first time I’ve seen how good she was. Thanks for that one.

  • @thereisnospoon52
    @thereisnospoon52 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    My mom loved the Carpenters and I grew up listening to that in the '70s and I had no idea anything like this existed. This is fantastic. I'm going to enjoy exploring her music.

  • @nblademan
    @nblademan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Wow I’m in my 60’s and I had no idea Karen was such a fantastic drummer.

  • @michaelclaffey7021
    @michaelclaffey7021 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I absolutely love Karen! She was such a talented musician! She still, in my opinion, does not get the recognition that she deserves. She lives on!😍

  • @meself349
    @meself349 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Unreal. The organ solo was unreal also with all the modulations and that run. Her drumming? Let's not even go there. Thx for this video. Subscribed. Just kind of sad it's ony 16k views after a year. But yeah. Lot of people not in my gen. have no idea who these people were.

    • @monkedonke96
      @monkedonke96  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I see my 16k as a win win anyway😅

    • @mudi2000a
      @mudi2000a ปีที่แล้ว

      It is not an organ, it is an electric piano …

    • @amyh9512
      @amyh9512 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nobody is talking about that amazing organ solo. I didn't realize he was that good.

  • @reset-xs9ql
    @reset-xs9ql ปีที่แล้ว +11

    just wow! i didn't know Karen Carpenter was such a talented drummer, playing jazz on a kit no less, singing well at the same time in go go boots and very pretty as well.

  • @Robbyrool
    @Robbyrool 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I’m gonna go out on a limb and predict that bassist is really going places. Mark my words: Some day he will be a superstar and a legend. He just has to stop letting the other two hold him back.

  • @timdench2583
    @timdench2583 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Amazing talent to be able to drum and sing, and remain in step and in tune the whole time. My brain would explode!

  • @danquinnell3502
    @danquinnell3502 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Wow.. her fills are inventive and seemingly effortless.

  • @keithdoyle6535
    @keithdoyle6535 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    It's very clear from this video that from a young age she was a virtuoso on drums. What a talent! And I can tell you that singing and playing the drums at that level is no easy feat. She makes it look effortless.

  • @glennlivet560
    @glennlivet560 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    '62 tail end boomer here, male. Amateur drummer, 8 pc db. My heartbeat runs on ' Close To You' Karen remains my feminine ideal- my "Touched by an Angel." Praise GOD!!

    • @PSA3377
      @PSA3377 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well ya ol softy you ❤

  • @mrstacyj9496
    @mrstacyj9496 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I hope Richard reads these comments: you guys are so good. We are all fortunate you shared your music with us. RIP Karen.

  • @Emmanuelwithus
    @Emmanuelwithus ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember my mom always playing her vinyl every moment of the day when we were at home. Karen was played frequently out of mom's fine collection of artists. I'm proud to be a musician (including drums and percussion) as my mother was and Karen Carpenter was a large contributer to my love and creation for music.
    R.I.P. Mom and Karen!!

  • @davidhess6593
    @davidhess6593 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This is the best recording of that performance *EVER* ! There's nothing even close to it. Thank you so much!

    • @recordguy4321
      @recordguy4321 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HA HA hilarious but i respect your opinion

    • @davidhess6593
      @davidhess6593 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@recordguy4321 Not opinion, FACT, *of THAT performance* . Sigh.... reading comprehension is becoming a lost art.

    • @recordguy4321
      @recordguy4321 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davidhess6593 LMBO whose fact ,Yours? I'm glad you think it's the greatest I dont.

    • @davidhess6593
      @davidhess6593 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@recordguy4321 I'm not surprised.

  • @Nestor123057
    @Nestor123057 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Karen loved to play the drums and it broke her heart when they told her she had to come out from behind them. She was truly a jazz musician and was not at all comfortable with her voice but she loved playing the drums. I think Buddy Rich worked with her teaching and mentoring.

    • @garyfoster3854
      @garyfoster3854 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Uh, no he didn’t.

    • @JasonNation72
      @JasonNation72 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Uh...no. although that would be a cool story. However, someone asked Buddy in 1974 if there were any pop drummers he liked on the scene. Without hesitation, he said Karen Carpenter. This was a rather loud statement considering Buddy was notorious for hating every drummer on the music scene.

    • @ZenMasterOm
      @ZenMasterOm ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was familiar with the Carpenters. Never knew she had those chops. 😮

  • @larrykile3190
    @larrykile3190 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    WOW! I never knew she could play drums, and she is an absolute fantastic drummer!!!!

  • @710LL59
    @710LL59 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    imagine being this good at 18? Perfect vocals insane drumming

    • @cowmix
      @cowmix หลายเดือนก่อน

      THIS

    • @Owen-hg3cu
      @Owen-hg3cu หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why wouldn't someone be good at 18?

  • @Martiniization
    @Martiniization ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Very nice trio all round. Each member's talent was brilliant. Who of us had seen such talent from them demonstrated publicly? We had no idea!

  • @carlogiottones348
    @carlogiottones348 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Holy cow, it's like she's 2 different people, one singing magically all composed and another just rocking the hell out of that very basic drum kit. I had never actually seen her play the drums, but, dang, she's got the beat!!! Awesome

  • @richardhayman4868
    @richardhayman4868 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Wow! I had no idea Karen Carpenter played drums. She did it well.

  • @pinnerspinner8389
    @pinnerspinner8389 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    She was so sick. I started playing drums about 2 years ago and ran into this video and i was blown away by her vocals and playing at the same time. Amazing.

  • @alienteknology5390
    @alienteknology5390 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    She was an impressive drummer as well as a great singer. This video is great to watch.

  • @bill4852
    @bill4852 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Not so much in this song but Karen Carpenter had one of the most Beautiful voices that I’ve ever heard ❤❤️❤️

    • @BrutoIII
      @BrutoIII 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      although this song wasn't a great showcase of her voice, it was live. No studio filters or multiple voice tracks to enhance her singing. Despite this she sang on key and drummed and made it look effortless/

    • @Andoroid
      @Andoroid 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Her drumming is also so underrated, she was great, and it shows in this song

  • @tonyspada2744
    @tonyspada2744 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    The Carpenters were 70's giants. Beautiful song arrangements!
    Karen's voice sends shivers and such an amazing drummer!! Richard's keyboard work was brilliant. They don't make em like this Anymore ❤

    • @jlvjazz
      @jlvjazz ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yes they do.... Esperanza Spalding, Camille Thurman........

    • @tonyspada2744
      @tonyspada2744 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jlvjazz yes Spaulding and Thurman are great as well as many others. The difference is that many don't have the genre diversity that the Carpenters had to launch them into huge commercial success !🎼

    • @jlvjazz
      @jlvjazz ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@tonyspada2744commercial, yes. Talent and ability, I beg to differ. They still make 'em!!!

  • @kofiofosu9051
    @kofiofosu9051 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a singer and a drummer myself, I could do neither together or either 1/10th as well. Genius!!!!

  • @marcelnz
    @marcelnz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Richard was killing it with the ott keyboard at times.

    • @AudieHolland
      @AudieHolland 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It must have been a devastating blow to him, gifted with such an extraordinary talent
      to be out-talented by his sister, on dums and vocals.

  • @RichardBiggs73
    @RichardBiggs73 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow, just wow. I knew she played drums but never saw it before. What a legend

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Female version of Animal in the solo

    • @13jorino
      @13jorino 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Anamal!

    • @WR3ND
      @WR3ND 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Animalia

  • @joecortese1702
    @joecortese1702 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Speaking as a drummer of over 55 years, Karen Carpenter was underrated in her drumming! I would liked to have seen more of her drum solo technique and ability!

    • @joakimberndtsson9277
      @joakimberndtsson9277 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She was not underrated. She was considered the best drummer by others (such as Ringo Starr) at a certain period

    • @jerbear7952
      @jerbear7952 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Those who know, know

    • @joecortese1702
      @joecortese1702 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@joakimberndtsson9277 maybe I should have said she was under recognized for her drumming ability!

    • @holeesheet2021
      @holeesheet2021 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me three!

  • @natesvideos7339
    @natesvideos7339 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Just watching this video makes me appreciate The Carpenters even more! They could have stayed in this jazzy pop area and possibly have become some of the greatest jazz musicians of their generation. However, they all realized that Karen’s is too special of a gift to share and changed their style to support that. Karen Carpenter influenced and empowered a whole generation of female singers and even some male singers. While many may not like them, their influence is unquestionable! In my opinion, they should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

    • @homespace1268
      @homespace1268 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely 💯

  • @jars23
    @jars23 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Never thought I'd be hearing Karen Carpenter play what sounds like the precursor to Drum and Bass!

  • @harrychapin808
    @harrychapin808 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I LOVED her so much!! My heart would melt every time I heard her sing. AND a remarkable drummer 🥁 she was!! So talented, humble and beautiful... and gone far too soon!! LOVE YOU ALWAYS, KAREN!! RIP

  • @LEO1WOLF
    @LEO1WOLF ปีที่แล้ว +5

    O.M.G. - after decades of only seeing their mellowest of VID's, my jaw was on the floor. Now he was no slouch on the keys & the Bassist did a helluva' job, here, too. But come on! K.C. with her solo - - she blew my mind!👍

  • @christianparsons6050
    @christianparsons6050 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She certainly could groove….and her technique was light and flawless…just brilliant an definately underrated if even rated at all as a drummer.

  • @chuckkirkpatrick6712
    @chuckkirkpatrick6712 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Both these kids were monsters - absolute prodigies - on their respective instruments. And Karen had one of the most beautiful contralto voices in pop music history.

  • @mchlbk
    @mchlbk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for uploading this gem. Her talent was on another level.

  • @bytornsnowdog2112
    @bytornsnowdog2112 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is just awesome! I always liked the way Karen played, effortlessly.

  • @MaydupNem
    @MaydupNem ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Ok the drums are amazing but my guy on the keyboard *killed it* with his solo, I could listen to that all day

    • @drwalker9093
      @drwalker9093 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Quoting "The Shadow of Your Smile" in his solo....

    • @5150Magic
      @5150Magic ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yea, the guy on the keyboard being her brother, of course.

  • @josephosheavideos3992
    @josephosheavideos3992 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It surprised me to hear the Carpenters perform this rock classic - and do it so well. Let's not forget that Karen was only 18 when this trio made this television appearance.

  • @KeithLambert-JazzFan
    @KeithLambert-JazzFan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was so cool of a version of Jazzy play on the bass and organ. We all were blessed to have their music. Cool Drums! No question!

  • @marioa-b5345
    @marioa-b5345 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    So talented. She was an amazing soul.

  • @steveswan5714
    @steveswan5714 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was so smitten with her voice as a teenager and had no idea she could play drums like that 😱 but so sad she left us so young 😥

  • @timurtatlici5320
    @timurtatlici5320 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    As being a drummer/singer myself I got so say: I'm stunned. Really, really good!

  • @gabrielainda3536
    @gabrielainda3536 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    She was as beautiful as her voice ❤

    • @user-qr9uh1fd8g
      @user-qr9uh1fd8g ปีที่แล้ว +8

      So beautiful and very blessed, her and her brother Richard. I love to see her happy.

    • @snap403
      @snap403 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      born in 1970 and she was one of my first crushes. RIP Ms Carpenter.

    • @user-qr9uh1fd8g
      @user-qr9uh1fd8g ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@snap403 * Rest in Peace "

  • @GlennS757
    @GlennS757 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Awesomely so smooth and let's not forget how Great she was on those drums man so cool cat.

  • @geraldobrandi8280
    @geraldobrandi8280 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Talento ímpar, voz inigualável! Uma pena ter ido tão cedo, mas sua voz marcante e as músicas dos Carpenters serão eternas!

  • @Gentile108
    @Gentile108 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The control of those sticks while keeping perfect time and singing all at once. She would have been a beast if she only played drums. But her voice is so hypnotic and beautiful when sang without the drums. She is missed

  • @SeamusMcGillicuddy0
    @SeamusMcGillicuddy0 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love and miss you, beautiful Karen ❤️ R.I.P. dear lady 😘 !

  • @raymondtuckerjr1886
    @raymondtuckerjr1886 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Carpenter's song "Close to You", was our high school class song. John C.Fremont High School, Los Angeles, Summer,1971

  • @kimlr-herring
    @kimlr-herring 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I had no idea she was SO GOOD on the kit! Damn!!!

  • @anthursan
    @anthursan ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Karen, apart from having one of the best angelic voices in music, was an excellent drummer, may God bless Karen Catpenter forever........

  • @scottscott4674
    @scottscott4674 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I never heard this before. Karen nails the vocals. Not to mention drums.

  • @carlitosbrown1970
    @carlitosbrown1970 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don't know if exist some artist who plays the drums and singing at the same time like Karen Carpenter. Her talent is UNIQUE 💖

  • @63snampook
    @63snampook ปีที่แล้ว +6

    WOW, I never knew this about Karen, drumming.
    In fact, awesome play by all three !