The Carpenters sold more than 30 million records with the irresistible combination of her soft-rock contralto and her brother’s lush arrangements.

Dusty Springfield passed away; Bo Diddley recorded his first single; the Four Seasons notched their third number-one hit; the ...

1969 saw the introduction of one of the most iconic musical duos – the Carpenters. This brother and sister act had already been on a whirlwind adventure before they released their first single, but as ...