Little Girl Blue (61 page)

Leaf, Earl. “The Carpenters: They Nail a New Sound.”
Teen
, January 1971.

Lees, Gene. “Success Comes to Jack Daugherty.”
High Fidelity Magazine
, January 1972.

Legge, Beverly. “‘I Mean Nobody Could Be That Clean.'”
Disc
, March 2, 1974.

Levenkron, Steven.
Anatomy of Anorexia
. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001.

_____.
The Best Little Girl in the World
. New York: Warner Books, 1978.

_____.
A Current Affair
, February 5, 1993.

_____. Radio interview, source unknown, 1983.

_____.
Treating and Understanding Anorexia Nervosa
. New York: Warner Books, 1982.

Levin, Eric. “A Sweet Surface Hid a Troubled Soul in the Late Karen Carpenter, a Victim of Anorexia Nervosa.”
People
, February 21, 1983.

Levitin, Daniel. “Pop Charts: How Richard Carpenter's Lush Arrangements Turned Hit Songs into Pop Classics.”
Electronic Musician
, May 1995.

Lieberman, Frank H. “The Carpenters: A Talented Brother and Sister Act Which Represents Clean, Wholesome Entertainment.”
Billboard
, November 17, 1973.

_____. “The Carpenters: Soft Rock and 14 Gold Records.”
Saturday Evening Post
. October 1974.

Liebovich, Louis W.
Richard Nixon, Watergate, and the Press
. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2003.

Littwin, Susan. “Artistic Differences: The Family's Memories vs. Hollywood's Version.”
TV Guide
, December 31, 1988.

“Local Coed Performs Sunday.”
Southeast News
, November 21, 1969.

MacDougall, Fiona. “The Carpenters: Nailing Down Success.”
Teen
, October 1971.

Mackay, Kathy. “A Carpenter Ties the Knot and Finally That Song's for Karen.”
People
, September 15, 1980.

McAfee, Paul. “A City in Mourning.”
Southeast News
, February 8, 1983.

McCardle, Dorothy. “A Pair of Experts at Coming Back.”
Washington Post
, May 2, 1973.

McClure, Steve. “The Carpenters Are a Hit Among Young Japanese.”
Billboard
, February 10, 1996.

McFadden, Ian. “Carpenters: It's Only Just Begun.”
Melody Maker
, February 23, 1974.

McGreevy, Pat. “Downey is ‘Stunned' by Death of Artist.”
Southeast News
, February 7, 1983.

_____. “Karen Carpenter Dies in Downey.”
Downey Herald American
, February 5, 1983.

_____. “Thirty Minutes with Richard Carpenter.”
Southeast News
, October 17, 1983.

_____. “Walk of Fame Star Dedicated to History's Top-Selling Duo.”
Southeast News
, October 13, 1983.

McNally, Joel. “It's an Overdose of Pretty.”
Milwaukee Journal
, 1976.

McQuay, Dave. “Like TV Dinner for the Ears.”
Columbia Flier
, August 1975.

Medigovich, Lori B. “It Still Hurts: Richard Carpenter Remembers His Sister Karen.”
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
, April 1988.

Michaels, Ken. “Rainy Days and Carpenters Always Get Me Down.”
Chicago Tribune Magazine
, November 21, 1971.

Miller, Merle. “Review: ‘Make Your Own Kind of Music.'”
TV Guide
, September 4, 1971.

Miller, Ron. “She'd Only Just Begun: Fine CBS Movie Tells Sad Story of Karen Carpenter.”
San Jose Mercury News
, January 1, 1989.

Millman, Joyce. “The Troubled World of Karen Carpenter.”
San Francisco Examiner
, January 1, 1989.

Moran, Bill. “‘If Somebody Would Just Let Us Know What the Problem Is.'”
Radio Report
, May 29, 1978.

Morgan, Lael. “The Carpenters: They've Only Just Begun.”
Los Angeles Times
, January 8, 1971.

Morrow, Barry, and Cynthia A. Cherbak.
A Song for You: The Karen Carpenter Story
. Draft. December 24, 1987.

_____.
A Song for You: The Karen Carpenter Story
. Shooting Draft. February 12, 1988.

Morrow, Barry.
A Song for You: The Karen Carpenter Story
. Draft. September 30, 1987.

Moss, Jerry.
Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story
. BBC-TV, 2007.

Naglin, Nancy. “The Carpenters Go Country?”
Country Music
, August 1978.

“A New Resting Place for Karen Carpenter?”
Entertainment Tonight/ETonline.com
. http://www.etonline.com/music/2004/02/33452/ (accessed 2004).

“Nixon Thanks Carpenters for Fight Against Cancer.”
Associated Press
, August 1972.

Nixon, Richard M.
The Presidential Transcripts
. New York: Dell, 1974.

Nolan, Tom. “The Carpenters: An Appraisal.”
A&M Compendium
, July 1975.

_____. “Up from Downey.”
Rolling Stone
, July 4, 1974.

O'Brien, Lucy.
She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul
. New York: Penguin Books, 1996.

O'Dair, Barbara.
Trouble Girls: The
Rolling Stone
Book of Women in Rock
. New York: Random House, 1997.

O'Neill, Cherry Boone.
Starving for Attention
. New York: Continuum, 1982.

Oppenheimer, Peer J. “The Carpenters: Our Whole Life Is Caught Between Two Cultures.”
Family Weekly
, May 7, 1972.

Parade, James. “Carpenters:
Christmas Portrait
.”
Record Mirror
, 1978.

Paytress, Mark. “The Carpenters.”
Record Collector
, January, 1990.

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage: Karen Carpenter Burris (Petitioner) and Thomas J. Burris (Respondent). County of Los Angeles. Filed November 9, 1982.

Pfenninger, Leslie J.
From Brass to Gold, Volume I: Discography of A&M Records and Affiliates in the United States
. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.

_____.
From Brass to Gold, Volume II: Discography of A&M Records and Affiliates Around the World
. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.

Pinckney, Judy. “Friends Bid Farewell to Karen Carpenter.”
Southeast News
, February 7, 1983.

Pleasants, Henry. “The Carpenters: Nice Guys Don't Always Finish Last.”
Stereo Review
, February 1972.

Pogoda, Gordon. Interview with John Bettis.
SongTalk
, 1994.

Pool, Bob. “Fans Love Carpenters but Not carpenters.”
Los Angeles Times
, February 26, 2008.

Pooler, Frank. “The Choral Sound of the Carpenters.”
Choral Journal
, April 1973.

President Richard Nixon's Daily Diary. April 29, 1973.

_____. April 30, 1973.

_____. August 25, 1972.

_____. May 1, 1973.

Ragogna, Mike. “The 40th Anniversary of Carpenters: Interview with Richard Carpenter.”
Huffington Post
, May 11, 2009. http://www.huffington post.com/mike-ragogna/emhuffpost-exclusiveem-th_b_201408.html.

Ramone, Phil, and Charles L. Granata.
Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music
. New York: Hyperion, 2007.

Ramone, Phil. CompuServe Chat Transcript. October 18, 1996.

Rees, Dafydd and Luke Crampton.
Rock Movers and Shakers: An A–Z of People Who Made Rock Happen
. Oxford UK: ABC-CLIO, 1991.

Reitwiesner, William Addams, and Robert Battle. “Ancestry of Richard and Karen Carpenter.” www.wargs.com/other/carpenter.html (accessed 2008).

“Remembering Karen Carpenter.”
Southeast News
, June 24, 1983.

“Richard Carpenter Has Seen ‘Every Single Minute of Filming' of ‘The Karen Carpenter Story.'”
San Jose Mercury News
, March 6, 1988.

“Riviera-Las Vegas.”
Variety
, September 3, 1975.

“The Rockers Are Rolling in It.”
Forbes
, April 15, 1973.

Rosenfeld, Megan. “The Carpenters: ‘Young America at Its Very Best.'”
Washington Post
, May 6, 1973.

“Sahara-Tahoe.”
Variety
, August 21, 1974.

Schmidt, Randy L.
Yesterday Once More: Memories of the Carpenters and Their Music
. Cranberry Township, PA: Tiny Ripple Books, 2000.

Sedaka, Neil.
Laughter in the Rain: My Own Story
. New York: Putnam, 1982.

Seligmann, Jean A. “A Deadly Feast and Famine.”
Newsweek
, March 7, 1983.

_____. “Starvation by Intention.”
Reader's Digest
, January 1975.

Short, Don. “The Carpenters: ‘Too Shocking to Be Untrue.'”
Sunday Mirror
, November 21, 1976.

_____. “I Need to Be Loved.”
Woman
, April 16, 1977.

Simmons, Gene.
Kiss and Make-up
. New York: Crown, 2001.

Sinor, Brad, “Theatrics Overshadow Carpenters' Music.”
Oklahoma Daily
, October 26, 1976.

Small, Linda. “Carpenters Are Building an Empire.”
Free-Lance Star
, April 1, 1972.

Smith, C.P. “Karen Carpenter: Her Serene Voice Sold 60 Million LPs.”
Orange County Register
, February 5, 1983.

Smith, Tierney. “Album Review: Karen Carpenter.”
Goldmine
, January 31, 1997.

Smucker, Tom. “The Carpenters: Forbidden Fruit.”
Village Voice
, June 2, 1975.

Southall, Brian.
The A–Z of Record Labels
. London: Sanctuary, 2000.

_____.
Yesterday Once More: The Karen Carpenter Story
. BBC Radio, 2004.

St. John, Michael. “The Carpenters: Million Dollar Misfits Set the Record Straight.”
Super Rock
, June 1977.

Strong, Martin C.
The Great Rock Discography
. Edinburgh, Scotland: Canongate, 2002.

Summons: Karen Carpenter Burris (Petitioner) and Thomas J. Burris (Respondent). County of Los Angeles. Filed November 24, 1982.

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
. London: Wallflowers Press, 2008.

Tatham, Dick.
Carpenters: Sweet Sound of Success
. London: Phoebus, 1976.

“Television Reviews:
The Karen Carpenter Story
.”
Variety
, January 18, 1989.

Thegze, Chuck. “Carpenters Have Transformed the Laughter into Bravos.”
Los Angeles Times
, August 6, 1972.

“Therapist: Anorexia Not Karen Carpenter's Killer.”
USA Today
, February 4, 1993.

Theroux, Gary. “The Carpenters Story.”
L.A. Music & Art Review
, December 1978.

Tobler, John. “It Happens in the Middle of the Road: Confessions of a Carpenters Fan.” Unknown Publication, 1974.

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The Complete Guide to the Music of the Carpenters
. London: Omnibus Press, 1998.

Vaiuso, Teresa.
Yesterday Once More: The Karen Carpenter Story
. BBC Radio, 2004.

Van Valkenburg, Carol. “Carpenters Perform for Middle Missoula.”
The Missoulian
, May 19. 1973.

Wallace, Evelyn, and Rosina Sullivan. Carpenters Fan Club Newsletters. 1971–1989.

Wallace, Evelyn. “Carpenters—Superstars.” 1975.

“Welcome to A&M Records, Former Home of the Charlie Chaplin Movie Lot.” A&M Records Map and History. Revised June 20, 1991.

Whitburn, Joel.
Top Adult Contemporary Singles 1961–2001
. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc., 2002.

Whitty, Stephen. “Yesterday, Once More.”
San Jose Mercury News
, October 18, 1990.

Wild, David.
And the Grammy Goes To . . .: The Official Story of Music's Most Coveted Award
. Brockport, NY: State Street Press, 2007.

Windeler, Robert. “Karen and Richard Carpenter Aren't at the Top of the World: They Need to Be in Love.”
People
, August 2, 1976.

Wyatt, Justin. “Cinematic/Sexual Transgression: An Interview with Todd Haynes.”
Film Quarterly
46, no. 3. (1993).

T
HE FOLLOWING
books and articles represent some of the best sources for readers interested in learning more about Karen Carpenter and her music. Certain selections are out of print but still in circulation and available at your local library or online. The fan club newsletters are no longer available in hard copy but may be found archived on various Web sites, including www.karencarpenter.com/newsletter_index.html and www.whizzo.ca/carpenter/newsletters.html.

Carpenter, Richard. “A Brother Remembers.”
People
, November 21, 1983.

_____. “Karen Was Wasting Away. . . . I Had A Drug Problem. . . . And We Couldn't Help Each Other.”
TV Guide
, December 31, 1988.

Coleman, Ray. “Carpenters: Good, Clean, All-American Aggro!”
Melody Maker
, November 8, 1975.

_____.
The Carpenters: The Untold Story
. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.

Grein, Paul. “The Carpenters: Yesterday Once More: A Critical Reassessment of Their Work.”
Goldmine
, March 8, 1991.

Hoerburger, Rob. “Karen Carpenter's Second Life.”
New York Times Magazine
, October 6, 1996.

Levin, Eric. “A Sweet Surface Hid a Troubled Soul in the Late Karen Carpenter, a Victim of Anorexia Nervosa.”
People
, February 21, 1983.

Mackay, Kathy. “A Carpenter Ties the Knot and Finally That Song's for Karen.”
People
, September 15, 1980.

Nolan, Tom. “Up from Downey.”
Rolling Stone
, July 4, 1974.

Schmidt, Randy L.
Yesterday Once More: Memories of the Carpenters and Their Music
. Cranberry Township, PA: Tiny Ripple Books, 2000.

Tobler, John.
The Complete Guide to the Music of the Carpenters
. London: Omnibus Press, 1998.