Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago.

No, @grislybutter , meeting Lucinda and doing an imitation  of a coked up Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now is not in the same league.  This one is yours, my friend--you have earned it.  

I remember her and have always liked her music. Tonight when I was playing the trombone, I cued up a few of her songs to remember her and expand my list of familiar songs to play. I have always loved her voice and always thought it tragic that her talent was lost to her bulimic ways. My wife appreciates my playing and so its customary to play for her before dinner. She will often make requests which I happily comply to play. I am blessed to be able to give her musical joy with my limited talents. I am thankful she enjoys my efforts.

Karen’s beautiful voice was like sitting by the fire on a cold winter’s night, and kicking back with your favorite drink, thinking, it just doesn’t get any better than this…

I’m a jazz man. But I grew up in the 60’s and became accustomed to Karen’s voice on AM radio. She was an exceptional musician. I have her music both on cd and vinyl, and still listen to it for a walk down memory lane. The greatest music was during the 60’s and 70’s, because these were the days of HITS! Soul, Rock, every week there was a new hit coming from someone. And you knew it was a hit as soon as you heard it. From 1963 to 1980 there was hit music to be had. We thought it would always be that way. But one day the music industry would change and it all came to an end.

But still, I’m happy to have experienced Karen Carpenter during her prime, for she was truly blessed, and we all were blessed to experience her music. I Won’t Last A Day Without You, I’ve Only Just Begun, pure classics forever!

She was actually better live than in the studio. She had near perfect pitch and never needed autotune like most modern singers. A great drummer too.

It's unfortunate that she was pressured to lose weight to the point it killed her.

Loved her comforting voice and the Carpenter’s music.