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^This.they all would have come up short.
Richard addressed that on the “Fans Ask” page, responding with “Not to my knowledge.”I read somewhere that Sinatra at one point wanted to record with Karen. But it may just be a rumor.
Good thoughts - and a lot of the compatability with any singing partner would have depended greatly on that person's vocal strength and range - although Karen could "belt" (see A SONG FOR YOU & DESPERADO) her usual vocal dynamics were "soft and warm and soothing" - in the TV duet with Ella they were fairly evenly matched in terms of these dynamics and sounded good singing together, whereas in the TV duet with John Denver she was more or less "drowned out" by his strong, higher pitched voice. She sounded best of all singing with Perry Como exactly because his voice, while a little deeper, was just as soft and warm and soothing as her's- so, it wasn't always a case of "she sings/he sings next"...^This.
There are certain voices that blend well with others and some voices don't blend well, and I think Karen's recognizable voice would dominate any duet she attempted. Naturally, her voice blended extremely well with Richard because of sibling similarities, but if she did a duet with anyone else, I think it would have had to be a "she sings one line and the other sings the next line" kind of duet.
I can easily believe this is true, or rather, I'd like to believe it's true - this ties in with that often stated, but never verified, rumor that Frank once said that Karen was the only singer he would pay to see in concert...again, and understanding that given his prestige and power in the music industry to the extent that Frank would never have to pay to see anyone, I'd love to believe this is fact...(although I think that he would have payed to see Ella too, if he absolutely had to...).I read somewhere that Sinatra at one point wanted to record with Karen. But it may just be a rumor.
Karen was recorded. Ella sang live.Good thoughts - and a lot of the compatability with any singing partner would have depended greatly on that person's vocal strength and range - although Karen could "belt" (see A SONG FOR YOU & DESPERADO) her usual vocal dynamics were "soft and warm and soothing" - in the TV duet with Ella they were fairly evenly matched in terms of these dynamics and sounded good singing together, whereas in the TV duet with John Denver she was more or less "drowned out" by his strong, higher pitched voice. She sounded best of all singing with Perry Como exactly because his voice, while a little deeper, was just as soft and warm and soothing as her's- so, it wasn't always a case of "she sings/he sings next"...
Yes, I did know that, but it didn't have any noticable effect on their basic compatability - although why Karen insisted on lip-synching to pre-recorded music on most of her TV appearances has never been satisfactorily explained (at least not to me), and was especially disappointing in her duet medley with Ella. It couldn't have been lack of self-confidence in her singing abilities given her (far too) many live concert appearances...Karen was recorded. Ella sang live.
why Karen insisted on lip-synching to pre-recorded music on most of her TV appearances has never been satisfactorily explained (at least not to me), and was especially disappointing in her duet medley with Ella. It couldn't have been lack of self-confidence in her singing abilities given her (far too) many live concert appearances...
A once in a lifetime chance as it turned out - there would have had to be a damn good reason...... This was a missed opportunity to sing live alongside on of the greats.
I think that depended on the live performance and the recording in question - sometimes her voice sounded very "rich" in a live concert and sometimes it didn't in some recordings - and sometimes it was virtually impossible to tell what she sounded like on some recordings because her vocal was buried under far too many layers of orchestration and/or technical gimmicktry...One thing I have observed in all of Karen’s live performances is that the true richness of her voice doesn’t come across when she’s singing live - at least not on TV anyway (and this was a TV special). I don’t know whether that’s because she ‘sings out’ more when performing live, but the only way you can hear its true quality is when she is recorded on a really good studio mic, in more intimate surroundings, and cosseted by Richard’s production and musical textures.
Maybe, but probably not - I think Karen knew very well that she didn't have anything to worry about when matching up "richness" with any other singer - she might have been a tad nervous about singing a duet with a legend like Ella, but she was too much of an experienced veteran performer to let that drive her to pre-record - who knows, maybe Ella herself just might have been a little concerned about matching up with Karen's richness???Maybe the idea of pre-recording her vocal was to ensure she matched up to Ella in the vocal richness department.
Btw, I can’t imagine Ella being concerned about measuring up to Karen.
I'd guess by this point in time, who hadn't heard of Karen Carpenter, and their music, particularly if you were in the business
Yeah, right.Tom Burris hadn’t, apparently.