Carl Finch

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Carl Finch

Background information
Born November 29, 1951 (1951-11-29) (age 56)
Origin Texarkana, Texas
Genre(s) rock/polka
Occupation(s) vocalist, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s) accordion, keyboard, guitar
Years active 1978 to Present
Label(s) Four Dots, Rounder, DenTone, Cleveland International
Associated acts Brave Combo
Website http://brave.com/bo

Carl Finch (born November 29, 1951, in Texarkana, Texas) is a guitarist, keyboardist, accordionist, vocalist, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Grammy-winning polka/dance band Brave Combo in 1979 in Denton, Texas. He co-produced the albums Equal Scary People for singer-songwriter Sara Hickman and El Gato Negro for conjunto musician Santiago Jimenez, Jr. [1] He composed music for and appears as an extra in David Byrne's 1986 movie True Stories. His instrumental "Mall Music" appears on the associated album Sounds from True Stories. He co-wrote the music for the play Evelyn and the Polka King [2]. He appeared in animated form, along with the rest of Brave Combo, on an episode of The Simpsons in 2004. He is a vegetarian. He also produced the opening and closing for YuYu Hakusho

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