Carl Finch
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Carl Finch | |
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Background information | |
Born | November 29, 1951 |
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
[edit] References
- Brave Combo official website. Retrieved on 2006-08-04.
- Davis, Anthony. "Brave Combo hits the big time with 'The Simpsons' gig", Texarkana Gazette, 2004-03-29. Retrieved on 2006-08-04.
- Davis, Anthony. "Roll out the barrel, Carl Finch is coming home", Texarkana Gazette, 2007-03-25. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.