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Richard Carpenter was one-half of the brother-sister duo the Carpenters. He arranged, played piano, and sang backup vocals along with his sister, Karen, who drummed and sang lead vocals. Richard began studying classical piano at age nine and continued while attending Yale. The Carpenter family moved to Downey, CA, in 1963, and Richard continued his studies at the University ...more


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