If you want a great book on the Carpenters especially Karen Carpenter then buy Little Girl Blue The Life Of Karen Carpenter by superfan Randy Schmidt. The top-selling American musical act of the 1970s they delivered the love songs that defined a generation.
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Karen carpenter book. Karen Carpenter was a star at age 22 a has-been at age 30 and gone at age 32. Why Karen Carpenter Matters is a book that tries to be too many things and as a result fails to perform its main task of paying homage to its titular character. Karen Tongson takes the correct approach throughout the book which is to celebrate Karen Carpenter and talk about all the people nationalities and cultures who have.
An intimate profile of one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century this first full-length biography of Karen Carpenter details every aspect of her life from her modest Connecticut upbringing and her rise to stardom in southern California to the real story of her tragic untimely death. Little Girl Blue reveals Karens heartbreaking struggles with her. Another great book is The Carpenters Online Interviews by superfan Rick Henry.
Karen Tongson interweaves bits of her own story growing up in California after immigrating from the Philippines with the beauty and soul of Karen Carpenter lead. Karen Tongsons Why Karen Carpenter Matters dives into the lived complexities of fundamental queer concepts such as disidentification and cruel optimism by illuminating from within the queer alliance between the author and her namesake Karen Carpenter. Karen was the instantly recognizable lead singer of the Carpenters.
I love good music journalism so I really thank the author for doing such a thorough job. Karen Tongsons Why Karen Carpenter Matters casts a renewed light on how to understand celebrities and the enduring prominence and relevance of their artistic legacies beyond Euro-American contexts. This book argues that such a dynamic may be considered a consequence of both expansive social histories and more down-to-earth if not deeply.
In addition to teaching the reader about Carpenters and Filipino culture and. Richard Carpenter and Herb Alpert both thought the album would only hurt The Carpenters image paying no mind to how it was the music Karen wanted to make on her terms. The Carpenters The Complete Guide Overview The Carpenters Sibling duo Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter Discography The Carpenters discography Studio albums Ticket to Ride Close to You Carpenters A Song for You Now Then Horizon A Kind of Hush Passage Christmas Portrait Made in America Voice of the Heart An Old-Fashioned Christmas Loveliness.
The Karen Carpenter Story which uses Barbie dolls to narrate the tragic life of the American singer has become a cult hit because of both its controversy and its rarity. Banned by the Carpenter estate Todd Haynes experimental biopic Superstar. I still recommend this book since Coleman is a superb author of several other books on famous people.
This study details the films fascinating history. The first biography of the Carpenters to reveal the truth behind their public image and the consequences of the stardom that contributed to Karens tragic death in 1983 told by an acclaimed biographer and friend of Karen and Richard. Read reviews from worlds largest community for readers.
Little Girl Blue is an intimate profile of Karen Carpenter a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Southern California superstar. Why Karen Carpenter Matters is a fascinating book which discusses the impact of Karen Carpenter and the Carpenters in general upon the author her culture in the Phillipines and society in general. This illuminating depiction of a 1970s icon covers her time as lead singer of the.
No book or movie until Little Girl Blue has come close to telling the whole story. Describes the childhood and music career of the lead singer of the Carpent. When I purchased the book I expected a biographical examination but this book is far from that.
Dozens of articles tv. In Fire and Rain author David Browne covers a pivotal year in pop music 1970 and called the Carpenters a brother-sister duo from Southern California who looked like student council candidates and made polite music to match. Its production and initial reception its journey through the courts and its bootleg circulation.
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