Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2010
- ISBN
- 9781556529764
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1556529767
ISBN-13
9781556529764
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80548188
Product Key Features
Book Title
Little Girl Blue : the Life of Karen Carpenter
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
23.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-049044
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Karen Carpenter was a great, natural singer who made things sound beautifully simple, and her story deserves to be told." —Burt Bacharach, "Karen Carpenter was a great, natural singer who made things sound beautifully simple, and her story deserves to be told." — Burt Bacharach, "Told with compassion and understanding, this poignant and richly fascinating story of Karen Carpenter reads more like a novel you can't put down than the extensively and impeccably researched biography it actually is." --David Kaufman, author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door, "Told with compassion and understanding, this poignant and richly fascinating story of Karen Carpenter reads more like a novel you can't put down than the extensively and impeccably researched biography it actually is." —David Kaufman, author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door, "The copious research and quick-moving narration make this a volume that die-hard Carpenters fans and casual listeners alike will find interesting." — Publishers Weekly, "[A] heart-rending biography . . . The author relates Karen's story in writing as fluid and affectless as her singing . . . As Schmidt details Karen's unstoppable fall, Little Girl Blue becomes one of the saddest tales in pop . . . This compassionate book gives a tortured waif the third dimension she deserved." --New York Times Book Review, "[A] heart-rending biography . . . The author relates Karen's story in writing as fluid and affectless as her singing . . . As Schmidt details Karen's unstoppable fall, Little Girl Blue becomes one of the saddest tales in pop . . . This compassionate book gives a tortured waif the third dimension she deserved." -New York Times Book Review, "The copious research and quick-moving narration make this a volume that die-hard Carpenters fans and casual listeners alike will find interesting." -- Publishers Weekly, "A fascinating, and at times harrowing, read. . . . Schmidt adds vital new information to our understanding of this contradictory and conflicted artist. . . . We know how her story ends, but Schmidt has made it as absorbing as it is deeply humane." -- Blurt, "[A] heart-rending biography . . . The author relates Karen's story in writing as fluid and affectless as her singing . . . As Schmidt details Karen's unstoppable fall, Little Girl Blue becomes one of the saddest tales in pop . . . This compassionate book gives a tortured waif the third dimension she deserved." --New York Times Book Review, "Told with compassion and understanding, this poignant and richly fascinating story of Karen Carpenter reads more like a novel you can't put down than the extensively and impeccably researched biography it actually is." — David Kaufman , author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door, "I've always been a fan of Karen Carpenter because, beneath her seemingly simple and pristinely pure voice lay a complex and heavy heart in search of salvation. . . . Little Girl Blue celebrates and mourns one of America's greatest musical treasures and tragedies." —Sam Harris, singer and actor, "The copious research and quick-moving narration make this a volume that die-hard Carpenters fans and casual listeners alike will find interesting." -- Publishers Weekly, "Heartbreaking. . . . Schmidt succeeds in bringing a gifted, troubled musician to vivid life." -- People, "Told with compassion and understanding, this poignant and richly fascinating story of Karen Carpenter reads more like a novel you can't put down than the extensively and impeccably researched biography it actually is." -- David Kaufman , author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door, "Karen Carpenter was a great, natural singer who made things sound beautifully simple, and her story deserves to be told." -Burt Bacharach, "Randy Schmidt captures and shares the moving story of Karen's life. This biography of a true artist will touch the hearts of all her many fans, just as she herself embraced mine." -Phil Ramone, Grammy-award winning record producer, "Heartbreaking. . . . Schmidt succeeds in bringing a gifted, troubled musician to vivid life." — People, Heartbreaking. . . . Schmidt succeeds in bringing a gifted, troubled musician to vivid life." — People, Told with compassion and understanding, this poignant and richly fascinating story of Karen Carpenter reads more like a novel you can't put down than the extensively and impeccably researched biography it actually is." — David Kaufman , author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door, "I've always been a fan of Karen Carpenter because, beneath her seemingly simple and pristinely pure voice lay a complex and heavy heart in search of salvation. . . .Little Girl Bluecelebrates and mourns one of America's greatest musical treasures and tragedies." -Sam Harris, singer and actor, "[A] heart-rending biography . . . The author relates Karen's story in writing as fluid and affectless as her singing . . . As Schmidt details Karen's unstoppable fall, Little Girl Blue becomes one of the saddest tales in pop . . . This compassionate book gives a tortured waif the third dimension she deserved." —New York Times Book Review, "I've always been a fan of Karen Carpenter because, beneath her seemingly simple and pristinely pure voice lay a complex and heavy heart in search of salvation. . . . Little Girl Blue celebrates and mourns one of America's greatest musical treasures and tragedies." — Sam Harris , singer and actor
Dewey Decimal
782.42164092
Synopsis
Featuring an intimate profile of one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century, this full-length biography of Karen Carpenter details various aspects 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 is an intimate profile of Karen Carpenter, a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Southern California superstar. Karen was the instantly recognizable lead singer of the Carpenters. The top-selling American musical act of the 1970s, they delivered the love songs that defined a generation. Karen's velvety voice on a string of 16 consecutive Top 20 hits from 1970 to 1976--including "Close to You," "We've Only Just Begun," "Rainy Days and Mondays," "Superstar," and "Hurting Each Other"--propelled the duo to worldwide stardom and record sales of more than 100 million. During their short musical career, the Carpenters released ten studio albums, toured more than 200 days a year, taped five television specials, and won three Grammys and an American Music Award. But that's only a part of Karen's story. Little Girl Blue reveals Karen's heartbreaking struggles with her mother, brother, and husband; the intimate disclosures she made to her closest friends; her love for playing drums and her frustrated quest for solo stardom; and the ups and downs of her treatment for anorexia nervosa. After her shocking death at 32 years of age in 1983, she became the proverbial poster child for that disorder; but the other causes of her decline are laid bare for the first time in this moving account. Little Girl Blue is Karen Carpenter's definitive biography, based on exclusive interviews with her innermost circle of girlfriends and nearly 100 others, including professional associates, childhood friends, and lovers. It tells a story as touching, warm, and involving as any of Karen's greatest songs., Little Girl Blue is an intimate profile of Karen Carpenter, a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Southern California superstar. Karen was the instantly recognizable lead singer of the Carpenters. The top-selling American musical act of the 1970s, they delivered the love songs that defined a generation. Karen's velvety voice on a string of 16 consecutive Top 20 hits from 1970 to 1976--including "Close to You," "We've Only Just Begun," "Rainy Days and Mondays," "Superstar," and "Hurting Each Other"--propelled the duo to worldwide stardom and record sales of more than 100 million. During their short musical career, the Carpenters released ten studio albums, toured more than 200 days a year, taped five television specials, and won three Grammys and an American Music Award. But that's only a part of Karen's story. Little Girl Blue reveals Karen's heartbreaking struggles with her mother, brother, and husb∧ the intimate disclosures she made to her closest friends; her love for playing drums and her frustrated quest for solo stardom; and the ups and downs of her treatment for anorexia nervosa. After her shocking death at 32 years of age in 1983, she became the proverbial poster child for that disorder; but the other causes of her decline are laid bare for the first time in this moving account. Little Girl Blue is Karen Carpenter's definitive biography, based on exclusive interviews with her innermost circle of girlfriends and nearly 100 others, including professional associates, childhood friends, and lovers. It tells a story as touching, warm, and involving as any of Karen's greatest songs., 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. This illuminating depiction of a 1970s icon covers her time as lead singer of the Carpenters - the top-selling American musical act of the decade - and provides insight into their string of 16 consecutive top-20 hits, including "Close to You," "We've Only Just Begun," "Top of the World," and "Superstar," as well as a critical review of her aborted solo career. A behind-the-scenes look into the life of a superstar, from the prolific recordings and the relentless touring to the awards, fame, and fortune, this history also chronicles her struggle with anorexia nervosa and gives important new details from her autopsy that shed new light on her death at age 32.Groups such as Sonic Youth and the Corrs and artists including K D Lang and Madonna have cited Karen Carpenter among their major influences, and this definitive biography, based on exclusive interviews with nearly 100 of her friends and associates, is a testament to her brief yet remarkable life.
LC Classification Number
ML420.C2564S36 2010
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