Paul Williams
‘Rainy Days And Mondays’: The Sun Shines On Carpenters
May 15 was a bright day for Carpenters in 1971 when their single ‘Rainy Days and Mondays’ was the highest new entry of the week on the Hot 100.
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Features2 months agoHow Carpenters’ Self-Titled Album Defined 70s Pop Music
The duo’s self-titled third album is a superb piece of work, with hand-picked covers and equally striking originals.
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News3 months ago
Songwriters Of North America To Present Paul Williams With Inaugural Warrior Award
‘Paul himself embodies the definition of what it means to be a warrior for music creators.’
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Features5 months ago
Yesterday Once More: The Carpenters In 20 Songs
A special playlist to celebrate the masterful song craft and recording brilliance of Richard and Karen Carpenter.
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Features7 months ago
Best Christmas Soundtracks: 25 Essential Films For The Holidays
From timeless favourites to new holiday classics, the best Christmas soundtracks will get you in the holiday spirit all season long.
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Features2 years ago
Carpenters Singles 1969-1973: Greatest Hits Don’t Come Much Greater
Greatest hits collections are very often big sellers, and for obvious reasons, but few have been as successful as the Carpenters’ The Singles 1969–1973.
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News5 years ago
Death Of ‘Astral Weeks’ Producer Lewis Merenstein
Lewis Merenstein, whose most famous credit was producing Van Morrison's 1968 classic Astral Weeks, died on 6 September in New York at the of 81.
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In-Depth5 years ago
Know Your Writes – How Music Writers Inspire Us To Listen
While music journalism can be biased, disposable or sink to self-indulgent waffle, it’s served as a fertile breeding ground for incisive, informed writers.
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News6 years ago
Exclusive: Paul Williams On Writing For The Carpenters
Grammy-winning writer, ASCAP president, artist and actor Paul Williams has been talking about his days of composing classic hits for the Carpenters.
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Features7 years ago
What do you mean you’ve never heard of Dantalion’s Chariot?
After playing with Manfred Mann, Alexis Korner and the Wes Minster Five, Zoot Money bought the members of the Big Roll Band to London in December 1963.
