Monday, May 21, 2018

200 Favourite Music Acts. Today: #75: THE CARPENTERS. Continues later this week.
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200
FAVOURITE
MUSIC ACTS
Colour photograph of Karen and Richard Carpenter, 1974
#75 
CARPENTERS
American duo The Carpenters consisted of siblings Karen and Richard. The pair achieved several hits and #1s such as "(They Long To Be) Close To You", "Top Of The World" and "Please Mr. Postman".
A strength of the duo's tracks were the harmonies and lush arrangements. After dominating the charts with their 70s releases, the duo faced hardship. Richard Carpenter became addicted to prescription drugs. He had recovered by 1979. Meanwhile, Karen was suffering with anorexia nervosa. 
The duo struggled on the pop charts. Karen recorded a solo album in 1979 but it was not released. The Carpenters enjoyed a comeback in 1981. 
Sadly, on February 4, 1983 Karen died of cardiac arrest, brought on by her anorexia. Richard focused on work as a producer. He issued a solo album entitled 'Time' in 1987.

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76 SHIRLEY BASSEY    77 DAFT PUNK   
78 PAT BENATAR    79 LENNY KRAVITZ      80 ROXETTE    81 CHIC     82 MARK RONSON
83 JIMMY SOMERVILLE  84 GIORGIO MORODER    85 THE BLACK EYED PEAS   
86 ALCAZAR   87 INDIA,ARIE     88 LIONEL RICHIE      89 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD    90 STING
91 KATE CEBERANO    92 DANNY SAUCEDO      93 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN     
94 ROD STEWART       95 MARY J. BLIGE    96 SANTANA    97 CARLY SIMON
98 EMINEM       99 TAMMI TERRELL    100 FRANK SINATRA    101 JENNIFER HUDSON    
102 BEACH BOYS    103 CHAKA KHAN    104 JOE JACKSON       105 MIKA                              
106 CHRISTINA AGUILERA      107 DAVID GUETTA      108 DESTINY’S CHILD
109 JAMIROQUAI      110 ALISON MOYET      111 LED ZEPPELIN      112 STEVE WINWOOD
113 COMMODORES      114 COLDPLAY      115 SIMPLY RED      116 ONE DIRECTION
117 CAROLE KING      118 R. KELLY      119 EMELI SANDE`      120 QUINCY JONES
121 LADY GAGA      122 ELVIS COSTELLO      123 RAY CHARLES      124 ED SHEERAN
125 NATALIE COLE     126 SMOKEY ROBINSON     127 KANYE WEST     128 ELVIS PRESLEY
129 ERIC BENET      130 SAM SMITH      131 JAMES TAYLOR      132 STEELY DAN
133 IKE & TINA TURNER      134 DES’REE      135 ACE OF BASE      136 VAN MORRISON
137 SAM COOKE      138 THE DOORS      139 AMY WINEHOUSE      140 PHARRELL
141 GEORGE BENSON      142 MINNIE RIPERTON       143 VILLAGE PEOPLE
144 CURTIS MAYFIELD      145 FOREIGNER      146 EURYTHMICS      147 TOTO
148 BARRY WHITE      149 CARL RISELEY      150 TONI BRAXTON     151 NEIL DIAMOND
152 HALL & OATES     153 LUTHER VANDROSS     154 ERIC CLAPTON     155 THE O’JAYS
156 RUMER      157 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE      158 LITTLE RICHARD
159 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES      160 CHRIS ISAAK
161 MICHAEL McDONALD      162 GLORIA GAYNOR      163 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
164 BEN E. KING     165 MEAT LOAF     166 JAMES REYNE     167 JOAN ARMATRADING
168 SADE    169 A-HA    170 GLEN CAMPBELL    171 DIRE STRAITS    172 COLD CHISEL
173 LINDA RONSTADT      174 ANTHONY CALLEA      175 LISA STANSFIELD
176 EN VOGUE      177 MICHAEL BUBLE`      178 TRACY CHAPMAN      179 DRAGON
180 OLETA ADAMS      181 LITTLE RIVER BAND      182 SOPHIE ELLIS – BEXTOR
183 THE RONETTES      184 CERRONE      185 MODELS      186 SCISSOR SISTERS
187 DARREN HAYES      188 PETULA CLARK      189 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
190 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY      191 ART GARFUNKEL      192 THE REELS
193 JANIS IAN      194 JOHN PAUL YOUNG      195 S CLUB 7      196 CHARLIE PUTH
197 THE MARVELETTES      198 ICEHOUSE      199 LEO SAYER      200 LIZA MINNELLI

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