Roger Scott from Capital Radio in London talks to Richard and Karen Carpenter in 1974 The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter .
Signing as Carpenters to A&M Records in 1969, they achieved major success the following year with the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". Subsequently, the duo's brand of melodic pop produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 The Carpenters had three number-one singles and five number-two singles on the Billboard Hot 100 Roger Scott (1943 –1989) We've Only Just Begun Rainy Days And Mondays Top Of The World Mr. Guder For All We Know Let Me Be The One Goodbye To Love Superstar Ill Never Fall In Love Again Close To You
