Were Karen and Richard Carpenter average musicians who got lucky?

Question: Were Karen and Richard Carpenter average musicians who got lucky? No, that’s not the case. While Karen Carpenter was a slightly above average drummer, she was an exceptional vocalist…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [Were Karen and Richard Carpenter average musicians who got lucky?]( Jon Mixon, Probably listening to music while I'm answering this question. • [Updated April 9, 2019]( [Question: Were Karen and Richard Carpenter average musicians who got lucky? No, that’s not the case. While Karen Carpenter was a slightly above average drummer, she was an ex... Read more » [View] 601.3K [Upvote] 2.7K [Comment] 75](   [If I meet BTS, how can I talk to them without being shy?]( Mingyun Bang, I work in Kpop and I write about it. • [Answered July 29, 2021]( [If they see that you're shy they'll talk to you, especially Jin, Jimin, and Hobi. Jungkook will tease you and Namjoon and Tae will lowkey flirt with you unless you are very... 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La Duron the Gray, Author, Poet, Musician • [Answered September 15, 2021]( [Van Halen’s most commercially successful song, “Jump”, sounds like it’s just one of those happy-go-lucky good-vibe nonsense songs from the the mid-1980s. But the context of ... Read more » [View] 224.5K [Upvote] 364 [Comment] 46]( [Read more in your feed]( Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go.   [Download on the App Store]( it on Google Play](   Missing out on Quora emails? Be sure to add us to your primary inbox. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please [unsubscribe](.