Carl Gardner

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carl Gardner (born Carl Edward Gardner, on 29 April 1928, in Tyler, Texas) is a singer best known as the foremost member and founder of The Coasters. Gardner formed the group along with Bobby Nunn in 1955, after leaving The Robins at the behest of the songwriting/producing team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

Gardner's son, Carl Jr., officially joined The Coasters in late 2005, after Gardner semi-retired although he had been touring with them since at least 1998.

[edit] External links

• Carl Gardner at the Internet Movie Database
• The Coasters Website - Those Hoodlum Friends
• Short biography
• Coasting with The Coasters by Carl Gardner