Thanks Lee for this great interview - I'm Jim, the backing vocalist, clarinetist, pianist, audio and video editor for this project...It was a highlight of my life to connect with Tori - she is not only an awesome talent, but also a sweet young lady.... LOVE working with her! Again, thank you for your excellent and positive interview! - Jimmy
@SAnnun-hs1io
5 ай бұрын
Would absolutely love to see you and Tori collaborate on some more songs. Your'e a very talented musician and producer.
@nwmike2
5 ай бұрын
Jimmy, outstanding job on the recordings, backup vocals and instruments. You totally nailed it. Where are you guys located and how old is Tori?
@charlesscott1682
5 ай бұрын
Great job Jim!
@jimmididr
5 ай бұрын
@@nwmike2 Thanks so much! I'm from CT, and Tori is from Minnesota... she is only 20!
@jimmididr
5 ай бұрын
@@SAnnun-hs1io Thank you very much! We are currently working on some new music!! 😃
@ExSkyCyclePilot
5 ай бұрын
Richard Carpenter and Tori Holub working together... Imagine that! There is hope for new music actually worth listening to.
@BULLARDtheOKIE
4 ай бұрын
Wow! Never thought of that. What possibilities! New music?
@chrismowrer5767
5 ай бұрын
I believe Tori has all the attributes of a potential star. She's very humble, which I view has a true professional. I hope that her talent is nurtured by people that have her best interest.
@davidcaudell6457
5 ай бұрын
I am glad she got to meet Richard Carpenter at the 55th Carpenters celebrations this last weekend. She was invited there to perform. Amazing
@johnpolitis7929
20 күн бұрын
@davidcaudell6457 And Susan Jacks and her brother Terry Jacks of the Canadian group The Poppy Family were lucky to meet Canadian producers Cliff Barnes and Julia Barnes(Brother and Sister duo).
@DavidBall67
5 ай бұрын
Not just Tori's singing, her personality is so sweet. I'm a fan.
@bkvike
5 ай бұрын
Imagine if Richard had new songs and arrangements ready that Karen wasn't able to finish.
@TheBezaleel
4 ай бұрын
Tori is a talent in her own right..........but that smooth clarity singing Carpenter's covers brings tears to my eyes.
@dougrose2452
5 ай бұрын
What a lovely young lady. She deserves to do so very well and not get wrecked by the music industry.
@halhawkins4265
3 ай бұрын
TORI IS AMAZING!! SHE IS SO GENUINE AND DOWN TO EARTH. I'M HOOKED! 👍♥️👍♥️👍♥️👍♥️🤠🤠🤠
@DavesTurningShop
5 ай бұрын
Recently I heard, what I thought was Karen, a Carpenters song come up on my KZitem feed but I was away from the computer. I walked in and sat down thinking it was a Carpenters video, I was shocked when I say Tori. At first I thought she was lip syncing. I had to watch more, the more videos I saw I knew it was authentic. Beautiful young lady and an amazing voice.
@dt8787
5 ай бұрын
Tori is just incredible. The fact that a record company hasn't already signed her up tells me that record companies are idiots. They produce so much garbage these days. And when there is finally someone like Tori, who can sing and has talent, is available and they don't snap her up, it's mind boggling. I'm convinced that nobody in the recording industry has any eye for talent and they are continually satisfied with producing junk. Tori will be a star if the public has any say in it. Tori, make a record, I will buy it. My friends will buy it.
@johnpolitis7929
20 күн бұрын
@dt8787 Tori is better off without record companies. However, Susan Jacks is way better than Tori and Susan is the Canadian version of Karen Carpenter and embodies Karen more than Tori.
@dt8787
20 күн бұрын
@@johnpolitis7929 Susan Jacks is better than Tori? Hahahahaahahahaahaha.
@johnpolitis7929
20 күн бұрын
@@dt8787 Susan is indeed way better than Tori. You don't even know who Susan Jacks is. Hahahahaaha you ignoramus.
@pedromancenithe3rd
5 ай бұрын
What a delightful, humble young lady. She has an incredible voice and deserves every success bringing back some great songs of the past!!
@ParkerPlaza
4 ай бұрын
Tori is a wonder. Karen is missed.
@victordegrande1628
5 ай бұрын
I hope she gets a record deal someday. She has an amazing voice and sounds so much like Karen.
@bt60613
5 ай бұрын
Tori is too good to do a tribute show.
@MarianneMartin-hy7ls
4 ай бұрын
I agree. However, getting her voice and face out in the public offers her respect and financing to move ahead with the projects she wants to do. America could use some Carpenters music right now!
@johnpolitis7929
2 ай бұрын
@@MarianneMartin-hy7ls How about Virgin Black music instead?
@johnpolitis7929
20 күн бұрын
@@MarianneMartin-hy7ls How about The Poppy Family music instead?
@lewismando
5 ай бұрын
I would love to hear Tori perform with a symphony doing Carpenters music! I recently went to a Tribute to Selena Symphony performance and it was an amazing experience.
@Mrvictorfernandes
5 ай бұрын
Tori recently collaborated with Chris May where they produced, arranged and released a version of "Georgia On My Mind." Chris May co-authored the book "Carpenters: The Musical Legacy" with Mike Lennox along with help from Richard Carpenter. I wouldn't be surprised if Tori and Richard finally got to enter into each other's creative circles thanks to Chris' efforts... Godspeed, Tori. You're making "Kace" proud. To quote Barbra Streisand when she encountered Karen at a social gala: "You have a marvelous instrument."
@robertbell1325
5 ай бұрын
In a recent interview with Tori, she admitted that RC knows of her and likes it...
@leapguy1235
5 ай бұрын
Wow... I just got finished reading that book (in a day or so - as soon as it was delivered!), and I JUST discovered Tori YESTERDAY! It must be kismet. Or the conjunction of some good constellations or something. Shame that TODAY (4/25) is the concert in Downey... If I'd had a little more lead time I'd have flown out from Florida to attend.
@BULLARDtheOKIE
4 ай бұрын
Such a nice young lady. Good head on her shoulders and humble. I'd say millions of dollars of potential earning power! I wish her the best.
@InvisibleWarrior279
5 ай бұрын
Let’s hope this girl finds the right people to support her. This is a talent that should be nurtured. Not exploited. So great to see real music emerging again.
@crystalthomashKC
5 ай бұрын
Tori is awesome. Somebody needs to get her a record deal.
@BakerStudiosIndy
4 ай бұрын
I think I've reached the point where I'm awestruck by how much Karen, Ann, and Olivia sound so much like Tori. Tori has her own voice, and such amazing timbre and range. Tori is truly one in a million in her own right.
@bukeksiansu2112
5 ай бұрын
Her voice and face so beautiful. That's all.
@artisancans3954
5 ай бұрын
What a gorgeous young lady. I could listen to her all day. Not just Carpenters anything she sings. Just beautiful i hope she goes far in life.....
@seandoyle4175
5 ай бұрын
I am a good fan of karen and her brother. Now I am a great fan of hers long may she last
@randydavisman
5 ай бұрын
Amazing! Richard needs to hear this...
@becks43
5 ай бұрын
What an amazing voice and nice to see her so grounded definitely would buy her records, great interview as well …
@jeffmorton9220
5 ай бұрын
I dearly love Karen Carpenter's voice. Listening to Tori Holub's voice and its similarity to Karen's, made me realize that Karen's voice was brought to life by Richard Carpenter. The popularity of THEIR (not her) music is due to Richard's genius for arranging songs... not just any songs, but songs that exemplified and showcased the special quality of Karen's voice and vocal range. Richard Carpenter made The Carpenters what they were. Like an astute investor, he parlayed his sister's voice into a recording genre that brought joy to millions of people around the world. He was a musical genius.
@Kat-I-am3333
4 ай бұрын
Richard is still alive.
@GraciesMom
4 ай бұрын
He is, but in the end, I feel like his pressure may have had a hand in her demise. Too much perfectionism. So yes he completed the Carpenters sound…and without her he was unable to create another popular sound after she passed. Be careful what you covet-
@gpalm1
3 ай бұрын
Let's keep the focus on Karen okay
@Hicock1
5 ай бұрын
Tori i love your voice ok you do sound like Karen and that alone is incredible but you Tori Holub you have your own amazing voice and talent i hope you get the recognition you deserve il keep watching out and hoping for that im from wales uk and people are mentioning your name so good luck Tori love Peter a massive fan xxx
@davidgaul6743
5 ай бұрын
i couldn't agree more to your statement, Tori is brilliance in her own right...i sincerely hope she gets that record deal , so deserving then hopefully, if not sooner she will come to ALL of the UK....well done Tori..
@MD-kwtx1
5 ай бұрын
It's great to see someone honor Karen Carpenter by infusing new life into the Carpenters' songs. There will only ever be one Karen Carpenter, but Tori does have some of Karen's sound. I truly appreciate what she does. She has real talent, a lovely voice and likeable personality. Definitely one to watch...
@timothyeaton6986
5 ай бұрын
Tori, sing always. Your voice is amazing. Covering Karen is a limited body of work. Had Karen lived we would have heard twice or three times more. Do not limit yourself to covering that which came before. SOAR!
@randallknapp7528
2 ай бұрын
She covers Olivia Newton-John and Joni Mitchell also.
@johnpolitis7929
20 күн бұрын
@@randallknapp7528 And she should also cover Susan Jacks and The Poppy Family.
@jeffwolinski2659
5 ай бұрын
Well that sounds promising on the Richard Carpenter front! Tori would be a worthy songstress to sing whatever songs he may have in his head.
@cathyharris8050
Ай бұрын
When I heard Tori sing “we’ve only just begun”, I was transported back to my teens when I heard Karen Carpenter sing it on TV. Breaks my heart she died to young. I thought it was Karen singing and Tori was lip syncing it. Tori is amazing.
@L8nitedave
5 ай бұрын
Three things, Yes , yes and yes. Authentic talent right there. I'm reassure she seems to want to do what "feels right" for her. So few can bring that kind of authenticity .
@lynnegarippa9961
5 ай бұрын
I love her. I used to sit in front of my record player and play The Carpenters album, over and over again. Love her
@markcarbaugh5416
5 ай бұрын
I discovered Tori and her music back in late 2023. I love the passion she has for not only Carpenters ❤️ but for the seventies sound. Love you Tori!
@wickeywayne
5 ай бұрын
Tori has a very promising career ahead of her. Your singing is like that of an angel!!
@thedonald139
4 ай бұрын
This could be the best music news of 2024. Karen's voice and Nancy Wilson's guitar licks- just amazing! She's to the Carpenters as Leonid & Friends are to Chicago. I wish her much success!
@plusfour857
5 ай бұрын
What a treasure.
@JohnEades
4 ай бұрын
I wasn't a huge Carpenters fan "back in the day", Tori has brought me round though, incredible young lady with an incredible voice & talent.
@gibbopg
5 ай бұрын
While it's wonderful that she can sound very similar to KC, I enjoy Tori's vocals on everything she does. Such a warm, rich tone! Absolutely love her harmonizing to her own melody vocal. Perfect! Let's not Pidgeon hole her!
@larryschiff3473
Ай бұрын
Tori may be young and absolutely beautiful, but what I appreciate most about her is that she doesn't need to twirk around in a video in a thong in order love her talent. She has a voice that stands out on its own, and she doesn't need all kinds of voice enhancements to appreciate her. Also, after watching some of her interviews it's very obvious she's extremely grounded and very intelligent. I wish for her an amazing career and hope to see her perform in NY.
@SAnnun-hs1io
25 күн бұрын
I think that you are SO correct.
@philheaton6826
4 ай бұрын
Been following her for a while. Like many stumbled open her looking for good vocals to learn from. She is the real deal and a gorgeous young lady too. Can’t wait for Pandora’s box to open up and show the young just what ‘real’ music is.
@larasworld
5 ай бұрын
Tori does great covers of Olivia Newton-John ABBA ect, she is so wonderful to listen to. My wife was the Carpenters fan, not me but for some reason i can't pass up a video with Tori💜
@LifeIsAnArt95
4 ай бұрын
I hope this humble lady continues to share her gift with the world! Her gift is monumentous, and has amazing potential!!!
@Blueskys1972
5 ай бұрын
Great to hear that Richard Carpenter heard her voice ❤ She is an old soul ❤
@theokkathy
5 ай бұрын
Olivia & Karen are my all time faves - so I greatly appreciate this young lady's taste in music. Her voice is AMAZING & I look forward to seeing what her future holds. Good luck Tori.
@user-tc5pl3zw3h
4 ай бұрын
Everything about Tori's cover of "...Just Begun" is so precise that I still get chills every time I hear it. When I know it's done recently, and it is exactly like the original - which was astonishing in its day - my brain tries to reject it. I get hyperactive, and have to force myself to sitstill. It's absurd, but I'm also an old soul. That's only because I'm almost 60.
@Kat-I-am3333
4 ай бұрын
Sixty isn't old... (maybe in your own mind, age is a mindset)
@paulrussell2452
3 ай бұрын
Wow! Goosebumps! Tori is AWESOME!
@rafaelchaconroa3424
5 ай бұрын
Beautiful voice
@deborahmolenda2112
5 ай бұрын
I grew up listening to Karen Carpenter! Tori... you are amazing! I'm a Fan! Would love to buy your cd when it's available! Show's too! Will definitely be watching for more of your magic and voice!!!
@LauriJohnson-w1n
5 ай бұрын
Great interview! Praying you get to meet Richard Carpenter. WTG!
@EarlAnderson-zh1jh
5 ай бұрын
Clearly, Tori is a natural - with a God given talent, and an absolutely genuine and wonderful person. Excited to watch her success grow! I have to believe Tori was raised by goodly parents. :-) ❤
@bellbrass
5 ай бұрын
This is my first time watching / listening to Lee (I'm already a Tori Holub fan). Lee, man, do you ever have a great "radio voice." You're a wonderful flashback to the days of FM jocks who actually sounded professional and had a great voice. Looking forward to more of your programming.
@ColinFisher-n4n
5 ай бұрын
Honest to God Tori, you give me goosebumps. So close to Karen's voice, if I close my eyes, I can't tell the difference which is the ultimate compliment. I hope you continue to get recognised globally and achieve the success you so richly deserve.
@brigittevirtudes6571
5 ай бұрын
And now.... Sing your songs... It will be wonderful!!
@Patsik
5 ай бұрын
Great! I even get tears in my eyes by some of her covers. 😅 She's on top, just like Leonid and Friends from Russia. I'm a fan of Tori.
@lrssales
5 ай бұрын
My two favs also!
@MDHollister1313
5 ай бұрын
Great Interview. I’m so Happy for Tori! She deserves everything good the world has to offer. ❤❤❤
@fizzedupslade4082
5 ай бұрын
Tori is going to really bring great emotion to that tribute week for Karen and they are going to love her. Her voice is wonderful. ❤ 🇬🇧 Best wishes.
@naresh2592
5 ай бұрын
She's a genuine KC fan and absolutely genuine KC voice, she just did her first live performance before an audience; awesome.
@ChrisDIYerOklahoma
4 ай бұрын
Awesome voice! She really should do originals and get a big time record deal. For shows, focus on her own music and then throw in a few Carpenters songs.
@SOCCERNUT32
2 ай бұрын
almost teared up . She reminds me of memories , like Tori , I grew up with The Carpenters. They were before my time but mom and dad had them playing all the time. The music is the background of my memories 🥹. Ty ! If you weren’t brought up in the 80’s wouldn’t understand . Was a wonderful time to be alive
@Lbfent2
5 ай бұрын
AMAZING!!!
@davmar5648
5 ай бұрын
I've followed Tori for a good while, and she is overflowing with talent. Her speaking voice is amazing as well.
@timcarr6401
5 ай бұрын
Yes, just listening to her speaking voice one can tell she has a wonderful speaking voice.
@timcarr6401
5 ай бұрын
I meant "singing voice."
@davmar5648
5 ай бұрын
@@timcarr6401 I realised that,Tim.. Karen also had a great speaking voice.
@MrTjbnwi
5 ай бұрын
Played the snippet of I Need to Be In Love for my wife, asked her who was singing, her answer was Karen Carpenter.
@GregoryWorth-m6l
4 ай бұрын
This was a great interview. Tori is so genuine and down to earth and she sure as heck sounds like Karen. I have to believe that Richard is well aware of and impressed with Tori's voice. "Something To Believe In" sure sounds like a song the Carpenters would have sung,
@ThirdEchelon111
5 ай бұрын
Very cool.||I genuinely hope she gains more recognition. Her singing voice is absolutely beautiful. Even when she laughs, it sounds like music.
@muzzaresarf5038
5 ай бұрын
Record companies need to sign up Tori, she sounds absolutely awesome, what a magic voice🥰🇦🇺
@user-tc5pl3zw3h
4 ай бұрын
Madly in love with Tori. She literally left me in tears the first time I heard her.
@jerrydean-qj9ui
5 ай бұрын
I'm not the only one that has been waiting for someone to appear in the music world that could do the music of the Carpenter's justice. But the original you sing. "Something to Believe in" is so dead on for me but also so beautiful moves me beyond explanation. Thank you
@MarianneMartin-hy7ls
4 ай бұрын
That for this interview. I know Tori may not want to do tribute shows but it gets her voice out to the public and recognized. Burt Bacharach wrote many of the Carpenter songs. I love all genres of music but the Carpenters brings back my childhood; a very wonderful time in my life when life was sooo less complex. The thought of seeing a musician play the Carpenters songs again would be a must see!
@diane.franco
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Lee Richey, for getting Tori Holub to share more about herself, her beginnings and ongoings. She's down-to-earth & so passionate about her music content. So glad you asked the wonderful questions! I subscribed! 🎉
@PaulMarini-fc9sm
4 ай бұрын
If this woman is for real, it is UNCANNY how much she sounds like Karen Carpenter
@AvalonAnn66
5 ай бұрын
Way to go Tori!
@markcrain4923
5 ай бұрын
Amazing voice
@FraDonaghyMusic
5 ай бұрын
Tori is amazing. Great to hear more from her behind the music.
@cmr58
3 ай бұрын
This young lady is so wise beyound her years.
@geographicaloddity2
4 ай бұрын
I can't get over than Tori wasn't even born when Karen passed away and she has such a love for her music and the other music from then. I hope doesn't take the golden ticket and lose what makes her and her music special - Something To Believe In could have been a Carpenters song.
@johnsimon2988
5 ай бұрын
Karen and Tori, connected through time? Both beautiful women, inside and out. And now I'm outta syrup. Truly, they were/are amazing. I'm hoping she takes off big time.
@robertbates6057
4 ай бұрын
Beautiful! I hope to see her career blossum.
@kiwikeith7633
5 ай бұрын
Today's music, is so miserable. No frivolity. No purple people eaters. No yellow polka dot bikinis etc. All so serious. Full of messages that the singer / composer perhaps is ill equipped to promote. To hear Tori revive Karen, is a service to music and our enjoyment. I hope for more like her, that admire musicality.
@deoppressoliber1282
5 ай бұрын
It'll be awesome if Richard and Tori perform or record together!
@davidawright1136
5 ай бұрын
Thank you Lee for this interview of Tori Holub. She gives us all HOPE that she'll add to Karen's legacy.
@franciscojrgalindo4721
5 ай бұрын
I do realy love your angelic voice❤
@SAnnun-hs1io
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting this, have been following Tori's KZitem posts for a while, don't do social media so have been hungry to see more info about her personally. Great interview, she's a real diamond in my book.
@taquitopicante5863
5 ай бұрын
OM God!! Tori's voice is 98% of what Karen Carpenter's was. Absolutely stunning. Hope to hear more KC soon!😍
@RogerBerwanger
5 ай бұрын
Amazing interview. Amazing woman. Amazing voice.
@jonyG1991
Ай бұрын
She's super talented but I think her voice will get even better with age she's so young and fresh I am truly following her progress
@JohnHansknecht
5 ай бұрын
I could see Tori linking up and touring with Michael Buble'. Love love love her voice.
@thetimemachine
5 ай бұрын
Mahalo for sharing, 🙂
@カスティエルM
5 ай бұрын
素晴らしいです✨
@grandpasutubechannel
4 ай бұрын
My wife and I saw the Carpenters over 50 years ago in Chicago and you sound just like Karen Carpenter. It made me cry. Thanks,so much and keep up the good work. Sincerely The old Northwoods RN
@johnthomas-yg2df
5 ай бұрын
this young lady is really cool.............
@GaryRobertonBoyes
5 ай бұрын
Thing to remember , the future is limitless, find your place, and grow from there...Time can be a circle not a line....Let your spirit shine
@quicksite
5 ай бұрын
Great job Lee.
@maryannarep
5 ай бұрын
Karen Carpenter was my mentor. I'm an alto just like her. Great Job Tori!
@SpaceTech54
5 ай бұрын
TORI!!! Great Content - Super Professional!!!
@DavidGlover-s7x
3 ай бұрын
Tori has a great personality as well, she's got the package. Karen started in high school band and was shy as well in the beginning.
@wheelyliving4093
4 ай бұрын
Simply loved it...Thank you for a beautiful memory reminder...
@dinosaurus4189
5 ай бұрын
Awesome. I've known about her only recently and have high hopes.
@danrosetta2054
5 ай бұрын
That was just so cool. Love your voice, Tori, so much and to get a glimpse of your humble and great personality was such a treat. Thank you and looking forward to amazing things ahead for you!!
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