Hey everybody,
After lengthy conversation with "The Wrecking Crew" and first call Carpenters studio bassist, Joe Osborn has graciously agreed to have some Q&A dialogue with A&M Corner members regarding his time with Karen and Richard over the years.
As most of you know by now, Joe was instrumental in getting the Carpenters' demo tape to the upper brass at A&M. He recorded some of their earliest demos on his "Magic Lamp" label prior to their signing with A&M Records in 1969, and of course can be heard playing his signature bass lines on almost every Carpenters track ever recorded.
We'll keep the thread open for a couple of weeks so you can think of questions you'd like answered, which will then be submitted to Joe. Try to not make them the same generic questions, but be creative and have fun! **Please note that he is limited in what he can discuss regarding any of Richard Carpenter's latest projects, so do note that he won't be able to answer much of that out of respect for Richard's wishes. Thank you...
After lengthy conversation with "The Wrecking Crew" and first call Carpenters studio bassist, Joe Osborn has graciously agreed to have some Q&A dialogue with A&M Corner members regarding his time with Karen and Richard over the years.
As most of you know by now, Joe was instrumental in getting the Carpenters' demo tape to the upper brass at A&M. He recorded some of their earliest demos on his "Magic Lamp" label prior to their signing with A&M Records in 1969, and of course can be heard playing his signature bass lines on almost every Carpenters track ever recorded.
We'll keep the thread open for a couple of weeks so you can think of questions you'd like answered, which will then be submitted to Joe. Try to not make them the same generic questions, but be creative and have fun! **Please note that he is limited in what he can discuss regarding any of Richard Carpenter's latest projects, so do note that he won't be able to answer much of that out of respect for Richard's wishes. Thank you...