That’s Not My Name
The duo originally signed as “Carpenters, not “The Carpenters.” Unbeknownst to many, they have actually been miscalled the entire time. But why did they even choose the name? The duo actually thought that dropping articles were hip at the time. Bands like Jefferson Airplane and Buffalo Springfield did the same, after all!
Thats Not My Name
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Playboy’s Vote
When Playboy conducted a poll of the best drummers, Karen came in first place. Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham was quite mad when he saw that and sneered, “I’d like to have it publicized that I came in after Karen Carpenter in the Playboy drummer poll! She couldn’t last ten minutes with a Zeppelin number.”
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