Fans of Richard and Karen Carpenter should not have been too surprised to find them playing at the 1974 World's Fair in Spokane, Washington. After all, Carpenters played so many tour dates during their all too short career together. Much more than music stars of today would have done.
During this time, they were the number one duo in the entire world, playing to sold out venues in Japan, the United Kingdom, all through Europe and the United States. Their first greatest hits disc, The Singles 1969-1973 was a top of the charts smash, as were the previous four albums. Later in the year, their cover of Please Mr. Postman would hit the top of the U.S. charts and become yet another worldwide smash.
In an odd bit of personal information, I had the opportunity to see the duo but instead went to Walt Disney World for one week. Had I known Karen would be gone less than a decade later, I would have changed my decision. (Thanks to my friends at A&M Corner for discovering this image!)
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