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  Features2 months ago

  ‘Horizon’: Another Hit Album Comes Into View For The Carpenters

  Their sixth LP included such signature songs as 'Please Mr. Postman,' 'Only Yesterday,' and 'Solitaire.'

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  Features2 months ago

  ‘Now & Then’: The Carpenters Combine The New And The Nostalgic

  The sibling duo brilliantly combined the past and the present with their fifth album, ‘Now & Then.'

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  Features3 months ago

  ‘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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  Features3 months ago

  How 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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  Features3 months ago

  ‘Diana!’: Showtime In 1971 For Diana Ross

  The newly solo Supreme charts with the album of her first TV special.

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  Features4 months ago

  A Family Affair: 20 Sibling Groups Who Rock

  Whether they supported each other or had epic falling outs, here are some of our favorite musical sibling groups that have forged music history together.

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  Features4 months ago

  So Many Places: The Life Of Leon Russell

  In celebration of the much revered Grammy Award winner and member of the Roll and Roll Hall of Fame.

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  Features4 months ago

  ‘I Just Fall In Love Again’: Anne Murray Channels Carpenters And Dusty

  'I Just Fall In Love Again,' from the Carpenters' 'Passage' album, was also recorded by Dusty and then by the Canadian star.

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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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  Features5 months ago

  ‘Sweet, Sweet Smile’: When The Carpenters Went Country

  As the third single from 'Passage' was released, February 18, 1978 brought Richard and Karen's one appearance on the country chart.

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  Features7 months ago

  The Carpenters’ ‘Lovelines’: A Posthumous Tribute To Karen Carpenter

  Nearly seven years after Karen Carpenter's death, the group's devotees were able to hear a whole disc of unreleased material, on the album 'Lovelines.'

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  Features7 months ago

  ‘Live At The Palladium’: When The Carpenters Ruled The London Stage

  Now deleted, 'Live At The Palladium' was only released in the UK and Japan and is now something of a collectors' item for fans of Karen and Richard.

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  News7 months ago

  Contemporaries Mourn Grammy-Winning, Prolific Hit Writer Geoff Stephens

  News of Stephens' death was acknowledged by Tim Rice and Andrew Loog Oldham, among many others.

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  Features7 months ago

  ‘Superstar’: Leon Russell Remembers His Much-Covered Classic

  A look at one of his most-recorded numbers, with the help of the late, great Leon himself.