Karen Carpenter Was One of the Best Singers AND Drummers in the World—at 18-Years-Old! 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝—𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟖-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬-𝐎𝐥𝐝! Here's an excerpt from Your All-American College Show. Recorded Live on 6/22/1968. Karen always preferred to be known as a drummer who sings, thus the title. She is 18 years old here.