Drum solo by 18-year-old Karen Carpenter (1968) #shorts

Still better than Lars Ulbitch.

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Never knew she was a drummer. I only knew of Her amazing voice!

Chops.

A fun adolescence

A magnificent talent.

This is the first time I've actually been able to see her at work on the drums -- amazing talent.

The keys are sounding nice

What a talent she was.

this diva

There you have it John Bonham, you who treated her badly and trashed her.

R.i.p

So talented! A great loss.

She had a style very similar to Buddy Rich.

What a musically gifted person she is!

Angelic voice and Ultra power drummer....Simply the BEST!!

The Carpenters made beautiful pop music, and Karen had one of the loveliest singing voices ever, but in a weird way, it's almost too bad those things are true. Because although we got that beautiful music and lovely voice, we also largely missed out on hearing what an awesome drummer she was.

I'd love to see the alternate timeline where Richard became a music professor or something, and Karen bounced around the L.A. music scene until, at age 25, she became the drummer for, and oldest member of, The Runaways. No disrespect to Sandy West, but it would be wild to hear what Karen might have sounded like, tearing loose on the skins for a proto-punk band like them. 😀

Or I could also easily (and probably more plausibly) see her becoming a highly-in-demand studio drummer in the vein of Jeff Porcaro (or the drummer version of Carol Kaye), who could be even more in demand because she could also add some of the best background vocals you ever heard... 😉

My lord she’s fast, and clean

Mi musa inspiradora ❤

I'd forgotten she also played drums.

She kept her hi-hat cymbal consistent and steady, machine like, throughout the solo ! 😮

Si...! Hai vinto tesoro.

Somebody analyzed two of her live performances and the pitch perfection on the two was stunning. No modern performer to my knowledge even classical performers could match her.

And her drumming is really good. For a 95 pound woman it’s amazing!

What a talent she was❤

Are anyone considering that she plays drums rythm difficult and singing at the same time. This woman is (was😭) a Jewel.

Groovy !!!🤣

Another channel says this is in 1975

Easily among the top 10 drummers ever - while singing beautifully too. Even John Bonham couldn't match her.

She was so talented. Died too young.

Non riesco a trovare niente del trio

Khm…Khm…Ringo Starr? Anybody?

This lady could play the drums... But it was her singing that really showcased her greatest.. She died much to soon.

She looked so pretty with her hair up. She was very beautiful and talented. I adore her.

At one point she was considered the best drummer in the world. What a loss!

SUPERDOTADA!!!!

Best female drumer all time

Caren Carpenter! Glenn

modern breakcore artists should take notes

An EIGHTEEN year old girl, rated as the #1 drummer on the PLANET at that time.
R.I.P. Karen.

She not only rocked the drums, but had the voice of an ANGEL.

She was always a talented singer… but as a drummer/percussionist she was SAVAGE. and today’s drummers should watch, learn from and appreciate Karen Carpenter’s insane TALENT at the kit. RIP.

And she's beautiful with fats ahhhhh

I won't lie her singing isnt for me at all

The Carpenters started out in a jazz group and then when A&M records signed them they started doing pop.

Karen had that gorgeous contralto voice and was an award winning jazz drummer. Richard was an amazing arranger, writer, pianist. They both were musically gifted. ❤❤

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Esse fenômeno nao tinha a mais bela viz do planeta mas também ticava espetacularmente a bateria! Karen Carpenter uma lenda amo❤ saudades

I think she had the potential to rival some of the best. Her voice however was unmatched.

If you like this you should check out Carpenters Once More, a weekly live tribute show to Karen Carpenter in Branson Missouri. The singer is a percussionist and although she doesn’t play the drumset in the show, the drumset parts are perfectly done by Ray Charles’ old drummer Tim Pope!

Wow The Female Niel Peart version but singing too😮