Little Girl Blue

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The Life of Karen Carpenter

By Randy L. Schmidt

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Little Girl Blue by Randy L. Schmidt is a poignant biography exploring the life and career of the iconic singer Karen Carpenter. It delves into her musical achievements with the Carpenters, her struggles with personal and professional challenges, and the impact of her untimely death on her family and fans. The book paints a detailed, sensitive portrait of Karen, revealing the highs and lows of her journey as a beloved musician.
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You might like this book if you're drawn to the poignant and powerful life stories of legendary musicians. It offers an intimate glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of a beloved artist, revealing personal details that shed light on their profound impact on music and culture. Fans of compelling biographies and behind-the-scenes narratives of the music industry will find much to appreciate here.

Little Girl Blue

Original publication and copyright date: 2010.

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Little Girl Blue is an intimate profile of Karen Carpenter, a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Southern California superstar.

Karen was the instantly recognizable lead singer of the Carpenters. The top-selling American musical act of the 1970s, they delivered the love songs that defined a generation. Little Girl Blue reveals Karen's heartbreaking struggles with her mother, brother, and husband; the intimate disclosures she made to her closest friends; her love for playing drums and her frustrated quest for solo stardom; and the ups and downs of her treatment for anorexia nervosa.

After her shocking death at 32 years of age in 1983, she became the proverbial poster child for that disorder; but the other causes of her decline are laid bare for the first time in this moving account.

Little Girl Blue is Karen Carpenter's definitive biography, based on exclusive interviews with her innermost circle of girlfriends and nearly 100 others, including childhood friends, professional associates, and lovers.

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Little Girl Blue by Randy L. Schmidt is well-regarded for its thoroughly researched narrative, providing a compassionate depiction of Karen Carpenter's life. It is praised for its engaging, novel-like storytelling and its ability to evoke deep emotion, offering new insights into the singer's rise and tragic fall. The book is appreciated for steering clear of sensationalism while delivering a detailed and humanising portrayal of Carpenter's struggles and achievements.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781569768181

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: Chicago Review Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Foreword by Dionne Warwick

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 535g

Pages: 368

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Biography & Memoir Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction Randy L. Schmidt

About the Author

Randy L. Schmidt compiled and edited Yesterday Once More and served as creative consultant for several television documentaries on the Carpenters, including the E! True Hollywood Story, A&E's Biography, and VH1's Behind the Music.

Dionne Warwick

is a popular American singer, an actress, and activist; a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization; and the former United States Ambassador of Health.