The American pop group the Carpenters, featuring siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter have received several awards and nominations, both in their active career and posthumously.
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Throughout the 1970s, Karen and Richard were nominated numerous times for Grammy Awards. Richard Carpenter was also nominated for a Grammy Award for their instrumental song, "Flat Baroque".[1] They won three Grammy Awards, and had two songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2]
Year | Category | Nominated work | Ref. |
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1974 | Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Carpenters | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Ref. |
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1971 | Album of the Year | Close to You | Nominated |
Best Engineered Album | Nominated | ||
Best New Artist | Carpenters | Won | |
Record of the Year | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | Nominated | |
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus | Won | ||
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | Nominated | ||
Song of the Year | "We've Only Just Begun" | Nominated | |
Best Contemporary Song | Nominated | ||
1972 | Album of the Year | Carpenters | Nominated |
Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | Won | ||
Best Engineered Recording | Nominated | ||
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | "Superstar" | Nominated | |
Best Album of Original Score, Written for a Motion Picture | "Bless the Beasts and Children" | Nominated | |
1973 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | "Flat Baroque" | Nominated |
1974 | Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Vocal | "Sing" | Nominated |
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | Nominated | ||
1975 | "We've Only Just Begun" | Nominated | |
1978 | "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" | Nominated |
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References
edit- ^ "Richard Carpenter". grammy.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame". GRAMMY.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2014.