On February 4, 1983, less than a month before her thirty-third birthday, Carpenter suffered heart failure at her parents' home in Downey, California. She was taken to Downey Community Hospital, where...
this poor girl weighed less than 90 lbs at 5'7" this of course caused her death because of anorexia. this indeed was a great loss to all of us who enjoyed her singing.She was 5 foot 4 inches tall and...
Karen married Glenn Hughes, Tommy's friend and band mate from Deep Purple.
Karen and Glenn eventually divorced, and she then married Dave Mathews (not of the Dave Matthews band!), and currently lives...
The last song Karen Carpenter recorded before she died was "Now". She recorded it in April 1982. "Now" can be heard on many Carpenters CD, including the "Voice of the Heart" CD released in 1983....