Direct from Las Vegas, "Carpenters Legacy” is the definitive act celebrating the music and legacy of the brother-sister duo. Starring Sally Olson as Karen Carpenter & Ned Mills as Richard Carpenter, the show features hits including “We’ve Only Just Begun”, “Close to You”, “Superstar” and much more. "Carpenters Legacy: A Christmas Portrait" recreates the Carpenters' 1977 & ‘78 Christmas TV specials, including the holiday classics "Merry Christmas Darling" and "The Christmas Song”. Olson is the only Karen Carpenter impersonator to perform with Legends In Concert. Carpenters Legacy maintains a Las Vegas residency in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood and is a Best of Las Vegas winner: Impersonator & Tribute Show.
The album “Carpenters Legacy: 1976” features the Carpenters' classics, in addition to a unique twist on “Superstar” (performed in Spanish with bolero and reggaeton influences.)
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Bravo 👏
Does Richard still have Karen’s cars? I know she had a jaguar.
Richard has Karen's Mercedes (there's a photo me standing next to it in the thumbnail image for the following video- see link below.) Her Jaguar is owned by a guy in Florida now. I'm on the waiting list. lol kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWSKq6armNyvYrw.htmlsi=h3dwx4RqYDu6COmI
@@SallyOlsonCarpentersLegacy wouldn’t it be amazing to own the jag?
Your watercolor is beautiful. As an artist, I know how hard it is to present something like that to a person. You want them to love it ❤.
Thank you so much. Yes, I was a little nervous wondering whether or not Richard would like the painting. I was very relieved to see his happy and nostalgic reaction when it was presented to him. I'm assuming that your KZread channel image is your own artwork? Very nice!
@@SallyOlsonCarpentersLegacy thank you, yes my profile is a watercolor of Mick Jagger . I’m an illustrator but first and foremost an unapologetic fan artist ;). Carpenters lover since I was around six.
Very cool! Congratulations!!!
Thank you!! 🥰
Beautiful Sally! ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much! ☺
Chills! 🥰 I don’t think anyone expects a "carbon copy". Karen's voice was unique and can NEVER be replicated, but WOW, do you come close! 👏👏👏
Thank you for your kind words! Yes, a "carbon copy" would be nearly impossible. I'm blessed to come close. Thanks again! 💕❤🎼🎵🎹
@@SallyOlsonCarpentersLegacy You're very welcome! 🤗 All very true. ❤
I grew up with '70's radio, which of course included the Carpenters in heavy rotation. Karen is my favorite female singer. ❤ Sally, you are, by far, the closest to match her voice. It is truly EXTRAORDINARY!! 👏👏👏👏 Hopefully, you will go back on tour soon. 🙏
Thank you so very much! I sincerely appreciate your comment. I've been performing as Karen Carpenter since 2015 and perfecting my craft as an impersonator and tribute artist every day. I'm blessed to naturally have a voice very similar to Karen's, but the perfection (or close to perfection) comes in the details...attention to the vocal inflections, phrasing, gestures, mannerisms, etc. We are busy at our Las Vegas residency in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Mondays through Thursdays. Our touring schedule will pick up again this fall. Where are you located? Thanks again for your lovely words. ♥💕🎼🎵🎹
@@SallyOlsonCarpentersLegacy You're very welcome and Thank You SO much for all of the replies! 😊 You really are blessed with an extraordinary voice. I don't know a lot about all of the technical details, but I can hear Karen's sound in your phrasing, especially in the higher notes. It gives me literal chills! 🥰 I can hear your improvement in just the last few years too. 😊 I think you were close to where I live in the South on your last tour. I missed it, but searched for you and Ned on KZread and was amazed! 🤗 Don't worry, I won't miss your next tour, if you are close enough. 😉
@@LM... Thank you again so much for your kind words. Yes, I've paid very close attention to Karen's phrasing, vocal inflections, movements and mannerisms. All those things are so important to recreate the full essence of Karen, in addition to the tonal voice quality. I would agree that I have improved in the past few years. I'm sure it's mainly due to the repetition as we perform our show a minimum of four times a week. Practice makes perfect! Where are you located in the South? We have more tour dates coming up this fall and winter.
Rwally enjoyed your videos. Im in my mid 40's and have been a Carpenters fan since i was about 14. I was captivated in school hearing their song Top of the World and its beautiful melody. Their Voice of the Heart album is a real tearjerker, especially Now and Look to your dreams. I play piano myself and love all the major 7th's and Richard's frequent modulations. He is a wonderful all round musician. I have managed to get a ticket to one of the 'Evening with Richard Carpenter' shows that he's doing in the UK. I'm from Liverpool but now live on the Scottish Isle of Lewis. I first came here as a teenager in holiday, right at the time i was getting into the Carpenters and also i became a huge fan of Petula Ckark at the same time. So for me the Carpenters music also evokes happy memories of holidays in a beautiful part of Scotland, where i now live. Really looking forward to seeing Richard when he comes over here in Sept. God bless you
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Thank you!!!💕❤🎼🎵🎹
❤❤❤❤❤ Sally, I can’t wait to see the version from Downey you’re posting shortly 😁👍! This is so warm 😊 - I even get a kick out of the way your voice is actually clearer and with more edge than Karen 🙂 - great singing, even if it isn’t a *complete* carbon copy of the original 😁👍!
Why thank you! I would never expect to be a complete carbon copy of Karen as everyone is unique. However, I'm blessed that to come pretty close to the original. You can expect the Downey Theatre video compilation in the next couple of days. 😊
Fantastic 🤩! Even all the little chirps and slight voice-breaks that are the fine points of a Karen vocal ❤🎤! I trust this also went over well in Downey 😁👍! Still can’t get to the other videos, at least not directly - I know you’ve sung it, but is there video of you and Ned doing “Hurting Each Other”? I regard it, especially the opening, as being another true test of “Getting Karen Right” 🤩 (requires the extreme low-end)!
Thank you, THANK YOU!! I love hearing that. Yes, Downey went wonderfully. I mentioned in a comment to you that I just posted a little while ago on the Bacharach Medley video that I will soon be uploading a video compilation of our April 24th Downey Theatre show. I just checked the video clips and the excerpt of "Hurting Each Other" in the Hits Medley is indeed there. Yay! I will post it soon. Meanwhile, you can also check out our studio recording of the Hits Medley on our recent album "Carpenters Legacy: 1976". It's available on Spotify and other streaming platforms at the following link... distrokid.com/hyperfollow/carpenterslegacy/1976
Here I am, Sally - I tried replying directly to you below, but this board is acting weird 🤪 … I wanted to add that the lower-end of your range is getting lower and stronger ❤️ - that’s where Karen lives, as you know well 😁 (her so-called “basement” register)! I was trying to rummage around in this site to see if I could find a recent reading of “Rainy Days and Mondays”, but couldn’t get to any of the other videos 😮😅! I think that’s the lowest Karen went on-record - I think she’s down into male tenor range 😮! Just exquisite 🥰!
Sorry that you are having issues with the comment board. That is strange. Thank you for your kind words about the lower-end of my range. That's where I love singing the most and I think it's where I most sounds like Karen. I just realized that I don't have a full version video of "Rainy Days And Mondays", but I do have an excerpt from the very first version of my promo video that was filmed back in 2017. This is actually one of the only moments from the original promo video that we keep in our current promo video because it came out so well, both visually and sound-wise. I just posted the excerpt on our KZread channel so that it's easy to find (see link below.) In our show, "Rainy Days And Mondays" is in the context of the Hits Medley, so naturally it isn't the entire song. I'm putting together a compilation of video clips from our recent show at the Downey Theatre on April 24 (part of the Carpenters 55th Anniversary Celebration). The video will contain "Rainy Days And Mondays" as performed in the Hits Medley. I will upload it to our KZread channel soon, so stay tuned!! 😀 Rainy Days And Mondays (Excerpt): kzread.info/dash/bejne/kW14zNyvp5qnaZc.htmlsi=3c6nP4l6_1J5BOOG
Sally, I’m speechless 🥰👍! I think this is the best *sustained* Karen I’ve heard you do ❤️ - and on a tricky chart, too 😁! Bravo 👏👏👏❤️!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. The Bacharach Medley is definitely one of the trickiest Carpenters numbers. We perform it in our live stage show as well.😊
“Bacharach Medley” is one of my favorite Carpenters musical piece. Sally, you did magnificent job with your interpretation, and singing in a “closet”! It must have great acoustics. Enjoyed very much, as with all your Carpenters Legacy performances! 💜🎧🎤🎼🥁🎹🎵💜
There was some “waffle foam” acoustic paneling on parts of the walls, but this is fantastic sound, for not being recorded in a true isolation booth, as vocals sometimes are - Sally can fill you in on that 🙂!
Thank you! We love the Bacharach Medley too. It's a challenge, but also a lot of fun. We've since moved into a more sophisticated recording studio since this was done. However, we got a great result here just the same.
Love the performance!
Why thank you so much! ☺️
This is one of my most favorite Christmas songs. Karen had the ability to sing seemingly effortless. It seems like you're able to capture this facet of her unique talent. Beautifully done!
Yes, Karen made it look and sound so easy. Thank you for your kind words about my voice and performance. ❤️🙏🎵
So beautiful. Truly capture Karen's voice and emotion.
Thank you so much! 😊
I saw them when I was about 12 (early 70’s) Front row, in Lake Tahoe. She came up and sang to me, and later had me sing a few bars of Doe-a-deer-….I’ll never forget those boots Richard was wearing, as he tapped his foot at the piano. I had to go out and get some of them…lol
Thanks for sharing that memory. How amazing that must have been! I'm wondering if the boots Richard was wearing at their show in Lake Tahoe were similar to the ones he wore in their 1976 show at the New London Theatre. If so, Ned Mills who plays Richard in our show "Carpenters Legacy" wears a very similar pair. 😉
@@SallyOlsonCarpentersLegacy I think they were black, sleek, with high heels…been a long time:) I recently did my own act (magic) at the Carpenter Theater in Long Beach, where my sister (who was the big KC fan of our family back then) came out, and we checked out her drum set. Such great memories! Miss her, left us wayyyy too soon!
Very beautifully done!
Why, thank you so much! ☺️
I remember the Carpenters I like love is just begun close to you those are my favorite ones
They had so many great hits! Here's a video of us performing "We've Only Just Begun"... kzread.info/dash/bejne/pap_w7ywYa65l5s.htmlsi=OnKtUOMBy73-nsI2
And here's a video of us performing "Close To You"... kzread.info/dash/bejne/iKd1r6qkidKzY7A.htmlsi=ynzwvNjcTVTJK_5v
Richard Carpenter is a musical Legend
goosebumps all over. ❤
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😊 great love it
Thank you so much! 😊
Saw in may incredible show going again in August
Aww, thank you so much! Looking forward to seeing you again in August. ☺️
Very cool. Love the Carpenters.
Amazing performance! Carpenters Legacy is the closest thing to the Carpenters. Sally looks and sounds just like Karen AND she plays the drums too! She even has the same mannerisms. It's uncanny. And Ned is just like Richard with his amazing piano skills. Everyone should see this show!!!
Thank you so much! ☺️
I don't think Karen got the help, she desperately needed. A very fragile woman, she was the white Whitney Houston of the day. There will never be another like her. Sue Lawley interviewed Karen with her brother. Sue Lawley's questions to Karen, were absolutely discusting. Yet Karen Carpenter, will be remembered for many years to come. In Sue Lawley's case, Sue WHO? Rip Karen Carpenter ❤⭐️🎶🙏
Agreed! I always hated that interview with Sue Lawley. So invasive and insensitive. 🤦♀️
@@SallyOlsonCarpentersLegacy ⭐️👍⭐️
I'm impressed with the size of the building that the cars are in.
Richard the musical genius. He is so amazing...
Grande Richard Carpenter!
Signing got me teary eyed...
Oh my goodness??? WOW !
Much Respect !
When music was music and singing was singing. Karen and Richard was the best. Karen’s voice is unmatchable. When I hear a song today I always say that I wish Karen was here to sing it. 👏👏
When music was music and singing was singing. Karen and Richard was the best. Karen’s voice is unmatchable. When I hear a song today I always say that I wish Karen was here to sing it. 👏👏
Love you Richard; thank you SO much for the peaceful heartful vibes of the 60s and 70s - a beautiful vibe out there because of you and your sister Karen.
Great videos. Truely "Yesterday Once More"!
Oo Brasil te manda um enorme abraço, Richard, thank you and love❤
Enjoyed his first solo album Time a couple of years ago. "Say Yeah!
Karen wanted to rerecord the great song, "Eve" from the "Offering/Ticket To Ride" album because her voice had matured and she felt she could do an even better job than she did on that song in 1969, but sadly she never got around to rerecording that song.
Fantastic seeing this great legend! Thank you for sharing this video with the world! Richard is a true genius!!!! The Carpenters.....wow wow wow!!!
It’s our pleasure! So glad you enjoyed the video! ☺️
Hi Sally! Thank you so much for posting this interview from Nov. 24, 2023. I feel privileged when I saw you & Ned perform in our little town of Folsom at the Harris Center few years ago, before your new venue in Vegas. I was hoping your Carpenters Christmas Show to come to Folsom. I wish I knew about this show at Downey Theatre last Thanksgiving, then I would have flown down to see it. Hopefully next time, as so wonderful you bring your show to the Richard & Karen’s hometown where they grew up. I also enjoyed watching your other videos from April 2024 when you & Ned finally met the one & only Richard Carpenter in person, saw his extraordinary car collection and The Carpenters’ memorabilia. What a treat! ♥🎵🎹🎼🎤🥁🎧♥
You are most welcome! We've been so busy that it took me six months to finally post this interview on our KZread channel. lol Thank you for coming to see us at the Harris Center a couple years ago. We actually inquired about bringing our show there again, but their schedule is booked up for quite a while. In the meantime we will be returning to the Downey Theatre with our Christmas show (Carpenters Legacy: A Christmas Portrait) on Saturday, November 30. Tickets are on sale at the link below. We are also so happy to hear that you enjoyed the videos about our recent visit with Richard Carpenter! 😊 downeytheatre.showare.com/orderticketsvenue.asp?p=46
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This man is pure genius! The real deal......Thank you, Richard for your great talent that you and your family shared with the world
If I ever had the chance to meet this man, I would cry in front of him. That would be embarrassing. LOL
I get it. Fortunately, I got my crying done when we found out we would be meeting Richard. So by the time the meeting happened, I was composed. 😉
What a nice guy.
🥰😍🤩😘😔😪Amo! As melodias são lindas, ainda nos dias de hoje. Os dois cantando ainda hoje emociona.
R.I.P Karen Carpenter 🙏☦🙏May God bless you always Richard Carpenter...From VietNam with love 🌷❤🌷
Richard - a life well lived! Amazing success. Thank you for the music. We miss Karen dearly.