Midland Center for the Arts will welcome Close to You: The Music of The Carpenters to its main auditorium on March 20, 2026 ...

The Carpenters were a fixture on American radio stations in the 1970s and early 80s, winning over fans with the smooth contralto vocals of Karen Carpenter and the harmonizing and composition of her ...

It was a song that had been bouncing around from artist to artist for several years before The Carpenters got a hold of it. Once they did, that was that, as the combination of Richard’s smart ...