Can Richard's Children sing?

[merlinjones]

I went on Richard Carpenter's web site a while back in order to take a gander around and see what the fellow has been up to and all. I even e mailed the webutante a question about the vocal maturation of Karen's voice, but I do not know if that was an interesting question?!



I am curious, as a fan, about his children. He seems to involve his children in some of the work he puts on at that Performing Arts Center and all. And, I am really curious to know if his children can sing well or not?





He has these lovely pics on his site of his children singing along with him and I am curious as to how they sound. I bet they are awfully good! Has anyone heard his children sing? The curiosity is killing me

[Prisoner_Walking]

One of Richard's daughters (I'm not sure which one) sings "Top Of The World" at the end of a Carpenters documentary....I think it's the VH1 Behind The Music one.

Anyway, from what I recall she sang pretty much like many kids her age do - tuneful but with no real style. Of course, that documentary is probably 10 years old now, so her voice will no doubt have changed somewhat. Being the pefectionist he is, I suspect Richard probably wouldn't encourage his children to sing in public if they were totally awful (!) so I reckon they'd be pretty good! Who knows?

[Prisoner_Walking]

merlinjones said:

I went on Richard Carpenter's web site a while back in order to take a gander around and see what the fellow has been up to and all. I even e mailed the webutante a question about the vocal maturation of Karen's voice, but I do not know if that was an interesting question?!

By the way....yes, I too am very interested in Richard's view on how Karen's voice changed during the years. I would love to know at what stage of their careers he prefered her voice, whether it was a consious decision of Karen to change the way she sang or if it was partly due to her declining health. Maybe the material they chose later on affected how Karen sang - or maybe her voice was just placed differently in the mix? I think it's a VERY interesting question - I hope Richard responds to it in his next "Fans Ask".

[smoothie2]

;D Those ARE very interesting questions.....sure hope he answers before long! Very thought provoking!

[merlinjones]

Well, I thank you all for responding to my question and everything. All I know, is that I was very polite when I e mailed the webutante! Obviously, I will let all you folks know if I ever get any feedback or something on that e mail.