"Touch Me When We're Dancing" reached No. 16 on the Billboard chart in August 1981, which was the last Top 20 for the brother ...

"We've Only Just Begun" was a massive hit for The Carpenters. They performed it at the 1971 Grammy Awards ceremony, where ...

At this point, George Michael and Wham!’s pop hit “Last Christmas” is as essential to the festive season as tinsel and turkey ...

In 1976, Karen and Richard Carpenter recorded "I Can't Smile Without You" as the B-side of the siblings' single, "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft," included on their 1976 LP A Kind of Hush, ...

By Fred Bronson People sang around Christmastime as early as the year 129 A.D. and created Latin hymns for the season by the 4th century, but it wasn’t until the 12th century that folks started ...

It’s understandable why millennials feel like they’re constantly being mocked on the internet, from the way they wear socks, how they decorate their home, and even the dreaded millennial pause. But ...

Midland Center for the Arts will welcome Close to You: The Music of The Carpenters to the Auditorium on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM. Led by singer and playwright Lisa Rock and her 6-piece band, ...

When Bruno Mars began sketching the idea that would inevitably become “Die With a Smile” three years ago, he ended up with a handful of lines for the first verse and part of the hook. He’d been ...

Paul Williams is known for his ability to elicit both laughter and tears. This week, he and his decades of music will be celebrated at the 92nd Street Y. Credit... Supported by By Elysa Gardner In ...

Richard Carpenter called one Carpenters song “almost perfect,” a track where Karen’s legendary voice was raw, vulnerable, and unforgettable. In a 2022 interview with Goldmine Magazine, Richard was ...

Growing up in a sunny clime, people wore colorful clothes (and less of them). Strangers held heads high, smiling and saying hello. I took this for granted until a friend visiting from a cold climate ...