Instantly recognizable voices that changed the way future singers would practice their craft. KAREN CARPENTER Karen Carpenter was never seen as a groundbreaking figure during her lifetime.

The Filipinos' prowess in singing is world-class. Again, there is another Filipina who is making a name for herself in the United States. Image: Shane Ericks, "Filipina Karen Carpenter" (Jonas ...

In the basement of the Carpenter family home in New Haven ... and they enlisted guest singers, with a reluctant Karen occasionally lending her voice on home recordings. But when the trio attended ...