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Those Hoodlum Friends
THE COASTERS
THE COASTERS WEB
SITE
on One-Frame
perfect for your
tablet computer
Special
Note: This web site will not last forever -
in a not too
far future it will not be updated and finally deleted.
Meanwhile: Try these - they will last forever
http://www.rhythm-and-blues.info
Biography - The True Story - Discography
- by Claus Röhnisch
with 50 Years of
R&B History and the Golden '50s
This site is
dedicated to Carl Gardner Sr. - the true Coaster!
This
Coasters Shrine
is a true R&B ExtraVaganza
The Coasters in Port St. Lucie, Florida on December 16, 2016 (Christmas
Extravaganza Show)
with Veta Gardner, Dennis Anderson, Primo Candelaria, Joe Lance Willliams, and
Robert Fowler.
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J. W. Lance
(Joe Lance Williams)
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Primo Candelaria |
Robert Fowler
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Dennis Anderson
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NEW 2-set CD October 2016
Acrobat Music ADDCD3180 (56 tracks)
“The Complete Singles As & Bs” (1954-62)
featuring all 27 singles by The Robins and The Coasters 1954 – 1962
(plus 2 album tracks of 1957 and 1962)
with a very fine 24-page booklet comprising liner notes by Paul Watts
(and complete 54-62 session discography with both US and British singles noted)
- discography picked from Claus Röhnisch’ Coasters Web Site.
The Coasters were one of the vocal groups of the ‘50s and early ‘60s who
bridged the gap between the doowop and R&B eras of the early ‘50s through to
the rock ‘n’ roll explosion and beyond, with a run of hits that extended
into the 1960s. They began life as a spin-off from the doowop group The
Robins, adopted by the up-and-coming songwriting and production team of
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller as a vehicle for their work, changing their
name after their first hit from The Robins to The Coasters as they switched
from Leiber & Stoller’s Spark label to the Atlantic subsidiary Atco when the
duo signed a production deal with the label. This great-value 56-track 2-CD
set comprises all their A &B sides as The Robins and The Coasters from their
Spark debut in 1954 through to 1962, plus, as a bonus, the two titles which
appeared on their albums during the period and were not otherwise released
on singles. It naturally features their eighteen chart entries from the
period, including the legendary US and UK hits “Searchin’”, “Yakety Yak”,
Charlie Brown” and “Poison Ivy”, plus other memorable US successes like
“Smokey Joe’s Café”, “Down In Mexico”, “Youngblood”, “Hog For You Baby”,
“Along Came Jones” and “Little Egypt”. It’s not only a hugely entertaining
slice of R&B-flavoured rock ‘n’ roll, with hits that were landmarks along
the rite of passage for many baby-boomers, but a testimony to the
songwriting and production genius of Leiber and Stoller, their humorous
‘street saga’ songs providing the biggest of the group’s hits.
The Coasters in Coral Springs, Florida on October 19, 2013 (Battle of the Boros)
Great videos:
Smokey Joe's Cafe and
enhanced
version
(with Carl Gardner, Ronnie Bright, Jimmy Norman, and
Thomas Palmer, 1991)
and a fine
Coasters Promo
The Coasters sing "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" November 4, 2015
The
Coasters on TV in 1959
The Coasters at Malt Shop Sea Cruise November 4-8,
2015
The three photosbBelow: The Coasters in 2016 - Lance, Anderson, Fowler, and
Candelaria.
with musical director (guitarist) Ray Sabatello
Message from Veta Gardner
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Coasters Christmas CD
Released by Cleopatra Records 10/30 2015. Fans please, it's different,
and you will enjoy listening to the new versions of these Christmas songs by
the only Coasters group with legal right to use the name The Coasters which
are doing it great justice. Fans all over the world should know by now that
all of The Original Coasters that were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
are deceased. This is Carl Gardner's group that he has left to carry on the
legacy. Just like the Glen Miller Orchestra and the Mets there are
no original members but they have the right to use the name legally.
The CD can be ordered at Cleopatra Records or amazon.
Rudolf The Red Nose Reindeer
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
White Christmas
Silent Night
Winter Wonderland
Let It Snow
What Christmas Means to me
Blue Christmas
Put A Little Love In Your Heart
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Jingle Bell Rock
Some Day At Christmas
another great CD!
The first new recordings in 35 years by America’s premiere
vocal group!
- doing 14 Magical Classics (non Coasters)!
get it here
TRACKS LIST
1. All I Have To Do Is Dream
2. Cool Jerk
3. Don't Be Cruel
4. If I Had a Hammer
5. Just My Imagination
6. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
7. Lyin' Eyes
8. Shout
9. Dock Of The Bay
10.Turn Back The Hands Of Time
11.You Send Me
12 Twisting The Night Away
13.Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
14.Dream Baby
Not many bands can boast about celebrating 60 years together, but the
legendary vocal group The Coasters are doing in style with their first
new album in 35 years. The current line-up of Joe Lance Williams, Primo
Candelaria, Dennis Anderson and Eddie Whitfield have been performing
together for the last five years with Williams holding the most tenure
in the band (15 years). The original Coasters were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, being the first group inducted in.
Now The Coasters are celebrating their anniversary with an album of
covers entitled "Magical Favorites." The fourteen songs that make up
this release range from everything like rock ballads such as The
Eagles' "Lyin' Eyes" to folk staples like "If I Had A Hammer." The best
of this release is when The Coasters take on the classic R&B songs like
"Cool Jerk" and "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay." Their voices mesh
perfectly on the identical cover of The Temptations' "Just My
Imagination (Running Away With Me)" and uplifting swing of Sam Cooke's
"You Send Me." They still know how to have fun with "Twistin' The Night
Away," before finishing the album with the Roy Orbison classic "Dream
Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" as The Coasters due justice to this and
all the songs on this new release.
The Coasters' "Magical Favorites" released on March 31 through Stardust
Records in association with Cleopatra Records.
Official Website: The Original Coasters
Adolph "Al" Jacobs died July 23, 2014
Here is is story
Long-time Coasters member Ronnie Bright died on
November 26, 2015 -
check.
Great new live-CD recorded April 29, 2012 in Port St. Lucie,
Florida (the Civic Center).
ask for it at
originalcoasters@att.net
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Released February 7, 2013 in
Britain
Two terrific double CDs on History of RnB Records
Covering the complete 1954-1962 sessions &
featuring all their classic hits and never-before-issued outtakes.
www.historyofrnb.net
R001 The Definitive Coasters -
A Sides & B Sides (61 tracks 1954-1962)
Disc One: A Sides & Hits
Disc Two: B Sides & Bonus Tracks
R002 Those Hoodlum
Friends -
The Coasters In Stereo (49 tracks 1957-1962)
Outtakes, Stereo Versions and Album Tracks
Disc Three: Alternate Stereo Versions &
Album Tracks Disc Four Composites & Alternate
Takes
R001 includes a
24-page booklet featuring
a complete career summary, lineups sheet 1954-1967, and a detailed hits
chart.
R002 includes a 28-page booklet featuring
a single & LP discography, an exhaustive session discography 1954-1962,
and a touring schedule of the same period.
Don't Miss These Great CDs !!!!!
Check review!
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Disc One: A Sides & Hits
1. Riot In Cell Block #9 (Spark 103, LP 101)
2. Framed (Spark 107, LP 101)
3. Whadaya Want? (Spark 110, Rhino CD 71090)
4. One Kiss (Spark 113, LP 101)
5. I Must Be Dreamin (Spark 116, LP 101)
6. Smokey Joe´s Cafe (Spark 122, 6059, LP 101)
7. Down In Mexico (6064, LP 101, 111)
8. One Kiss Led To Another (6073, LP 101)
9. Searchin’ (6087, LP 101, 111)
10. Young Blood (6087, LP 101, 111)
11. Idol With The Golden Head (6098, Clarion LP 605)
12. Sweet Georgia Brown (6104, LP 111)
13. Dance! (6111, Sequel CD 868)
14. Yakety Yak * (6116, LP 111)
15. The Shadow Knows * (6126, LP 111)
16. Charlie Brown * (6132, LP 111)
17. Three Cool Cats (6132, Clarion LP 605, AD2-4003)
18. Along Came Jones (6141, LP 111)
19. Poison Ivy (6146, LP 111)
20. I’m A Hog For You (6146, LP 111)
21. What About Us (6153, LP 135)
22. Run Red Run (6153, LP 135)
23. Besame Mucho (Part I) (6163, Edsel LP 156)
24. Wake Me, Shake Me (6168, LP 135)
25. Shoppin’ For Clothes * (6178, LP SD371)
26. The Snake And The Book Worm (6178, LP 135)
27. Wait A Minute (6186, LP 135)
28. Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) (6192, LP 135)
29. Girls Girls Girls (Part II) (6204, MrR&B LP 102)
30. (Ain’t That) Just Like Me * (6210, LP SD135)
31. Teach Me How To Shimmy (6219, MrR&B LP 102)
Note:
* Indicates stereo version from original 8-track tape
(same master as the mono edition).The
stereo editions first
appeared on the UK Sequel CDs in 1997.
Disc
Three: Alternate Stereo Versions
& Album Tracks (in stereo)
1.
Three Cool Cats (extended stereo master, take
12)
(6132SD, Clarion
LP SD-605)
2. Yakety Yak (Clarion LP SD-605,
LP
371, CD33111)
3. I´m A Hog For You (slow version) (Mr.R&B CBCD-102)
4. Sexy (take 4 - Gardner, lead) (Mr.R&B CBCD-102)
5. Charlie Brown (6132SD, Clarion LP SD-605)
6. Along Came Jones (Clarion LP SD-605)
7. That Is Rock & Roll (dubbed arr – Jones, lead)
(Clarion LP SD-605)
8. Poison Ivy (stereo master)
(poss LP SD111, Atlantic LP
K-30057, CD33111)
9. Run Red Run (LP SD135)
10. What About Us (LP SD135)
11. Wake Me, Shake Me (LP SD135)
12. Stewball (LP SD135, Edsel LP 156)
13. The Snake & The Bookworm (dubbed arr – King Curtis, tensax)
(LP SD135)
14. Little Egypt (LP SD135)
15. Girls, Girls, Girls (Pt. 1) (LP SD135)
16. Keep On Rollin’ (LP SD135)
17. Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You -Guy (LP SD123)
18. The Way You Look Tonight -Jones (LP SD123)
19. Moonglow -Gardner (LP SD123)
20. But Beautiful -Jones (LP SD123)
21. Moonlight In Vermont -Gardner (LP SD123)
22. Autumn Leaves -Gunter (LP SD123)
23. On The Sunny Side Of The Street -Gunter (LP SD123)
24. Easy Living -Gunter (LP SD123)
25. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore -Guy (LP SD123)
26. Satin Doll -Gardner (LP SD123)
27. You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To -Jones (LP SD123)
28. Willow Weep For Me -Gardner (LP SD123)
Nots: Last twelve tracks stereo versions *, originally in
mono
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Disc Two: B Sides & Bonus Tracks
Wrap
It Up (Spark 103, LP 101) 1.
Loop De
Loop Mambo (Spark 107, LP 101) 2.
If Teardrops Were Kisses (Spark 110, Sequel CD 868) 3.
I Love Paris (Spark 113, Sequel CD 868) 4.
The Hatchet Man (Spark 116, Rhino CD 71090) 5.
Just Like A Fool (Spark 122, 6059, Rhino CD 71090) 6.
Turtle Dovin’ (6064, LP 101) 7.
Brazil (6073, LP 101) 8.
Lola (LP 101) 9.
My Baby Comes To Me (6098, MrR&B LP 102) 10.
What Is The Secret Of Your Success? (6104, MrR&B LP 102) 11.
Gee, Golly (6111, MrR&B LP 102) 12.
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart * (6116, LP 111) 13.
Sorry But I´m Gonna Have To Pass * (6126, Edsel LP 156¤) 14.
I’m A Hog For You (undubbed
stereo master)
(Sequel
CD 871) 15.
Crocodile (stereo master, take 14) (Mr.R&B CBCD-102) 16.
Hey Sexy * (Rhino CD 71090) 17.
That Is Rock & Roll (6141, LP 111) 18.
Stewball (6168, LP 135) 19.
Keep On Rolling (6192, LP 135) 20.
Besame Mucho (Part II) (6163, MrR&B LP 102) 21.
Lady Like (6341, Edsel LP 156¤) 22.
Thumbin’ A Ride (6186, Edsel LP 156¤) 23.
Ridin’ Hood * (6219, Edsel LP 156¤) 24.
Girls Girls Girls (Part I) (6204, LP 135) 25.
Hongry (6341, MrR&B LP 102) 26.
Bad Blood (6210, LP 135) 27.
My Babe * (LP SD135) 28.
The Climb (vocal) * (6234, Clarion LP 605) 29.
Bull Tick Waltz (6251, MrR&B LP 102) 30.
Note:
first six tracks of Disc One and Two by The Robins
Disc Four: Composites & Alternate Takes
Yakety
Yak (take 9, alternate master) (previously unissued) 1.
Poison Ivy (alternate stereo version) (LP SD371) 2.
The Shadow Knows (take 2 stereo outtake) (Mr.R&B
CBCD-102) 3.
Besame Mucho (composite Parts I and II) (MrR&B LP 102) 4.
Riding Hood (take 28, uptempo stereo) (Mr.R&B
CBCD-102) 5.
Bad Blood (stereo alternate) (LP SD135) 6.
The Slime (Clarion LP SD-605 – titled The Climb) 7.
Soda Pop (Coca-Cola Commercial 1965) (Mr.R&B CBCD-102) 8.
Dance (extended edition) (Clarion LP 605) 9.
My Baby Comes To Me (alternate outtake) (Mr.R&B CBCD-102) 10.
The Shadow Knows (takes 11, 12, 13) (uniss) 11.
I´m A Hog For You (Yea Yea) (takes 1, 2, 3,
4)
(**)
12.
Yakety Yak (takes 1, 2, 5) (uniss) 13.
Yakety Yak (take 3) (Rhino CD 7740) 14.
Charlie Brown (takes 14, 22, 23, 27) (uniss) 15.
Three Cool Cats (takes 1, 7, 8) (uniss) 16.
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart (takes 1, 2, 7) (uniss) 17.
Crocodile (takes 3, 5, 12) (uniss) 18.
Hey Sexy (takes 8, 10, 12 feat King Curtis, tensax) (uniss) 19.
Sorry But I’m Gonna Have To Pass (takes 2, 3, 11) (uniss) 20.
Stewball (takes 8, 9, 10) (uniss) 21.
Notes:
Last eleven tracks feature studio chat; Take 1 of Crocodile only
issued on RHM 7740; Take 5 of I’m A Hog For You, and take 4,5
of Riding Hood only on CBCD-102 One alternate take of
Riding Hood only on Sequel CD 870.
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Parts of tracks 11,12,13,15,16,18,19,21 on Mr.R&B CBCD-102.
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Friends-
Vocal group harmony pioneer Earl "Speedo"
Carroll, lead singer of the Cadillacs and a long time member of the Coasters,
died this morning, November 25, 2012, in a New York City skilled nursing
facility after a long illness. He was 75. In recent years, Earl endured
the loss of his wife, his longtime singing buddy Bobby Phillips, suffered a
heart attack, struggled with uncontrolled diabetes and, ultimately, lost his
vision. At his peak, he was a fantastic entertainer and comedian, a great
singer, a precise dancer, and a sharp businessman. We will remember him
with love.
The
Coasters at Washington County Fair August 12, 2012 (Richard Nader’s Doo-Wop
Show)
Photos above ctsy Bob Briede, J.W. Lance, and Veta
Gardner.
The Coasters with manager Veta Gardner in Arizona December 31,
2011.
Photo left; J.W. Lance, Eddie Whitfield, Veta Gardner, Primo Candelaria, and
Dennis Anderson.
(ctsy Veta Gardner, photo. Mrs. J.W. Lance)
NEW BOOK !
amazon.com (direct to the book)
Jerry Leiber dies at 78 -
Jimmy Norman dies at 74
THE TRUE AUTHENTIC
COASTERS TODAY
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J. W. Lance
(Joe Lance Williams)
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Primo Candelaria |
Robert Fowler
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Dennis Anderson
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Veta Gardner, manager
Ray Sabatello, guitarist / musical director
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Joe Lance Williams (aka)
J. W. LANCE - lead
Born June 16,1949. Performed live on stage with Carl Gardner, the
original lead singer and founder of THE COASTERS since 2001. He grew up
in Ponchatoula, Louisanna, just 60 miles known as “The Big Easy”. He
grew to love the musical sound of Country and Western Music. At the
very early age of nine he was encouraged to develop his talent of
singing and playing the guitar, when he realized he could play the
rubber band box and finally the guitar in New Zion Baptist Church of his
hometown. Mr. Williams is a very talented singer, musician/songwriter.
His talent includes singing bass, baritone, or if required, second
tenor. Toured and performed with the Broadway cast “Smokey Joe's
Cafe”6/2014 -1/2015. J.W. has been a great asset to The Coasters group
and has been a faithful leader since the passing of Mr. Gardner in
2011. J.W. lives in Conyers, Georgia
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PRIMO
CANDELARIA -
tenor
Born October 3,1952 Joined
the group in 2008 after being auditioned by Mr. Carl Gardner. Primo has
been singing and performing since he was 10 years old. He teaches
choreography and also produced many shows before joining the Coasters.
He sang with the group “Chapter One” for several years and also sang
with “The Intruders”. Toured and performed with the Broadway Cast
“Smokey Joe's Cafe” 6/2014 to 1/2015. Primo lives in Philadelphia, Pa.
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EDDIE
WHITFIELD - bass
He joined the Coasters in November 2009 after auditioning for Carl Sr.
He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Born December 26,1948. Nicknamed "Fast Eddie", Whitfield started singing
when he was a teenager and can sing both bass and baritone. He toured
with a group by the name of Neighbors Complaint for four years.
They recorded "Piece of Mind". His great bass really impresses
on "Charlie Brown", "Yakety Yak" and
"Zing!
With The Strings of My Heart".
ROBERT FOWLER - bass
Born
September 3,1961 (Replacing Eddie Whitfield in 1/2015) Robert has
performed on several Broadway shows such as “The Producers”, “Beauty
&The Beast”, “Dreamgirls” and most recently “Smokey Joe's Cafe” where he
was singer, actor and choreographer. He is also very involved in his
church. Robert lives in Jersey City. He is our bass singer and has a
very distinguished bass/baritone voice.
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DENNIS
ANDERSON - baritone
Born
October 11,1946. Started playing guitar for many groups including The
Broadways”, and “The Escorts”. Dennis came from a musical family
background, singing gospel in his hometown church at a very early age.
In 1979 Dennis played the role of Judas in the Broadway Show “Jesus
Christ Super Star” and in 1982 “Ain't Misbehavin'. Over the years he
performed on stage with other groups before joining THE COASTERS in 1911
after the death of Carl Gardner. Dennis also toured and performed with
the Broadway Cast “Smokey Joe's Cafe” 8/2014- 1/2015. Lives in Jackson,
New Jersey.
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Ray Sabatello's Bio
Born in Queens, New York, and
currently residing on Long Island, Ray Sabatello has been a professional
musician his entire life. He began his professional career playing guitar and
arranging music for many stylistically diverse bands. In the studio he has
produced countless recordings for local and regional talent. On the national
stage, Ray has been the music director for Grammy nominee, Sophie B. Hawkins and
producer/collaborator for blues recording artist Little Mike and The Tornadoes.
He is a member of ASCAP as a songwriter and publisher, and received his BFA
from CW Post College as a guitar major. He holds a Masters Degree from SUNY
Stony Brook and studied vocal composition and choral conducting at The
Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.
Ray has played over 100 musicals as a pit orchestra guitarist. While working at
The Gateway Playhouse in Bellport N.Y., he met The Coasters who were featured in
"Smokey Joe's Cafe." He subsequently played the "Smokey Joe's Cafe" 2014-15
National Tour with The Coasters. After the tour, Veta Gardner hired Ray as music
director and guitarist for The Coasters and he has been working for them since
February 2015.
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J. W. Lance
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Primo Candelaria |
Eddie Whitfield
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Dennis Anderson
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The Coasters of Today in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in
September 2011.
Four interesting "public-domain" double-CDs
issued 2014-2015
check them out at amazon.co.uk
Tom Prestopnik interview:
Carl
Gardner and The Coasters in
Goldmine (June 19, 2009)
pdfile ctsy Prestopnik
Read about:
Concert in Harmony Hall, Fort Washington, Maryland - August 21, 2011
A great interview with Veta Gardner
A Great
Video for the Memory of Carl
Gardner Sr.
(Tribute video ctsy Veta Gardner and Paul Shepherd)
Don't miss it - it is simply GREAT!
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Veta Gardner
Manager of The Coasters
New book! |
TO ALL AGENTS AND BUYERS
AND PROMOTERS, AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Since 1986, I have managed and promoted THE
COASTERS,
of which my recently
deceased husband Carl Gardner Sr.,
was the original lead singer and founder.
On June 12, 2011,
my husband passed away leaving all his personal properties to me.
Carl Gardner, Sr. assigned
the name THE COASTERS,
to the Corporation
"The Original Coasters, Inc", a legal entity registered in the State of Florida on
November
27, 2000.
which he formed to protect me and its structure in the future.
I am now the sole owner and manager of THE COASTERS.
My husband instructed me over the years to keep
the group going even after
he was gone.
I INTEND TO DO JUST THAT.!
His son Carl Gardner, Jr., came into the group
for a second time when his father retired
in 2005 after suffering a mild stroke.
However, now Carl Gardner Jr. has chosen to take
his career in a different direction,
which no longer has any association, or connection,
or legal right to the name/mark of the Coasters. We wish him
well.
We have enjoyed working with all of you for these past 50 years.
We now look forward
to even more good music
as we honor the
memory
and wishes of Carl Gardner Sr.
My thanks and gratitude to everyone who supported
my husband and I over the years.
All engagements will continue to be booked exclusively
through The Original Coasters,Inc.
at (772) 380-9607, fax (772) 380-9618
or email: originalcoasters@att.net
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Yakety
Yak
I Fought Back
- My Life with
The Coasters
The Carl Gardner Autobiography!
- with lots of
rare photographs!
Here is a "teaser"!
ORDER
at AuthorHouse
(authorhouse.com)
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"The Authentic Coasters"
are managed
by the wife of the late Carl Gardner Sr., Veta Gardner, who is now the owner
of
The Coasters name, and intends to carry
out her husbands wishes to keep his memory,
his legacy and music alive.
The
Coasters name is a licensed trademark and is not owned by Carl Gardner Jr.
Carl Jr was an independent contractor like
all the other members performing with the group since 2005.
It is my understanding that
hiring him may be a violation of trademark law.
Veta
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Carl
Gardner, the last surviving member of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Coasters,
passed away on June 12th, 2011 at Port St. Lucie Hospice Home
at 7:15 P.M. after a long battle with Alzheimer and congestive heart failure.
Besides his wife of 24 years, the former Veta Ryfkogel, who Carl married in
1987,
Gardner is survived by two daughters, Brenda (Dallas), and Ricki West (Los
Angeles);
two sons, Carl Jr (Dallas), and Ahilee (Pennsylvania);
three stepsons, Hanif, Ramon, and Wayne Lalloo (Port St. Lucie);
his brother, Howard (Los Angeles); his sister, Carol Bartlett (N.J);
eight grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
C.R.
pdf,
The Clown Princes
by Todd
Baptista (with lots of new images)
In Loving Memory of Carl Gardner
Anthony
Bruno's Photo Album (June 21, 2011)
Great slide
show from the funeral services!!
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IN MEMORY
Carl had been the love of my live, my husband,
and my best friend. We traveled together on the road
for over 20 years and I am going to miss him.
I was with him 24/7. Took care of him for the many years
that he was ill. I will miss all of his funny jokes
and his beautiful voice, which always mesmerized me.
I know that he is in heaven with his heavenly father
watching over me. He is at peace.
He will also be missed by thousands of people.
His loving wife for 24 yrs.
Veta Gardner
Friends!
Carl Gardner (1928-2011)
Rock and Roll Hall of
Famer Carl Gardner, Sr., 83,
founder and lead singer of the Coasters,
died
Sunday June 12, 2011
in Port St. Lucie, Florida after a long illness.
Carl had been ill with congestive heart failure
and vascular dementia for some time.
Please remember his wife Veta,
son Mickey (Carl Jr.),
and his family
in your prayers.
Todd Baptista
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Photo of Gardner's grave ctsy Veta Gardner.
Obituary in Cash Box by Rockin' Robin
Carl sings "Young Blood"
on the
Rock N Roll Graffiti show (1999)
or this
Thanks - all Forum visitors!
Guest Book and Site Forum
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For the Memory of Carl Gardner
Carl Edward Gardner, Sr., the
founder and lead singer of the Coasters from their inception
until his retirement in 2005, died at a Port St. Lucie, Florida
hospice care facility on Sunday evening, June 12, 2011. He was
83.
Born in Tyler, Texas on April 29,
1928, Gardner settled in the Los Angeles community of Watts in
early 1953 in the hope of establishing a singing career.
Frequenting the local clubs, he heard and met the established
Robins at Johnny Otis’ Oasis club, initially joining the act as
a short-term replacement. Gardner’s clear and authoritative
tenor was featured on songs including “If Teardrops Were Kisses”
and “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”, issued on Jerry Leiber and Mike
Stoller’s Spark label in 1954-55.
“Leiber and Stoller felt that they
needed to move on, so when Atlantic made an offer that they
couldn’t refuse, they sold out the entire Spark label,” Gardner
explained. “They were having distribution problems. This deal
would allow them to be independent producers for Atco, a
division of Atlantic. Leiber and Stoller asked me to come with
them.” Gardner added his neighbor, Billy Guy, Robins’ bass Bobby
Nunn, and Nunn’s friend, veteran singer Leon Hughes, to create
the first Coasters lineup.
Various personnel changes would
take place through the years, with fellow Hall of Famers Cornell
Gunter and Will “Dub” Jones joining Gardner and Guy in 1958, but
for a full half-century, Carl was their mainstay. He led the
majority of the Coasters’ records including “Down In Mexico”,
“Brazil”, “Poison Ivy”, “Young Blood”, “Idol With The Golden Head”,
“Three Cool Cats”, “That Is Rock & Roll”, and sang on “Searchin’”,
“Yakety Yak”, “Charlie Brown”, “Along Came Jones”, and “Little
Egypt”, among others.
He was honored by the Vocal Group
Hall of Fame and the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He also worked
tirelessly in pursuit of promoters and singers who attempted to
capitalize on the Coasters name with their own knockoff groups,
utilizing the press, the public, and the court system to help
bring about change within the industry. He campaigned for
artists rights, including health insurance and back royalty
agreements for aging pioneers and helped raise money to fight
cancer following his own battle with the disease in the 1990s.
Slowed by a stroke in 2004,
Gardner retired from the road at age 77 and turned over the lead
vocal duties to his son, Carl Jr., in November of 2005. His
autobiography, Yakety Yak I Fought Back, was published in
2007. “I thank God I was able to perform for so many years,”
Gardner summed. “I hope the group will continue on in my name.”
In recent years, Carl suffered from vascular dementia and
congestive heart failure and had been receiving hospice services
since June of 2010.
Having had the privilege of
writing the three-part series on the Coasters that appeared in
these pages within the past year, I was honored by his
friendship and struck by his humble, kind, and gentle nature. He
was open and honest, fiercely protective of the group and the
Coasters name, and had no qualms about speaking up when he felt
it appropriate. The authoritative tone in Carl’s voice that came
across so well on record and stage gave way to a warm, welcoming
pitch when interacting with friends and fans.
Gardner’s first marriage ended in
divorce. In addition to his wife of 24 years, the former Veta
Ryfkogel, his survivors include a brother, Howard, of Los
Angeles; a sister, Carol Bartlett, of East Orange, N.J.; his
sons Carl Jr., of Dallas, and Ahilee, of Pennsylvania; two
daughters, Brenda, of Dallas, and Ricki West, of Los Angeles;
three stepsons, Hanif, Ramon and Wayne Lalloo, all of Port St.
Lucie; and several grandchildren and step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on June
21 at
Morningside Church in Port St. Lucie
TODD BAPTISTA
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Obituaries:
Obituary in Cash Box by Rockin' Robin
Carl Gardner interviewed at classicbands
The
Coasters presented at classicbands
text "borrowed" from this web-site
Find-A-Grave
Obituary (Associated Press)
FILE -
In this Jan. 20, 1988 file photo, Carl Gardner of The Coasters appears in
New York City.
Gardner, original lead singer of the R&B group the Coasters,
died Sunday, June 13, 2011 in Florida. He was 83. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.
June 13, 2011
- Carl Gardner, original lead singer of the R&B
group the Coasters,
has died in Florida. He was 83.
Gardner's wife Veta said her husband died Sunday at a Port St. Lucie hospice
following a long bout with congestive heart failure and vascular dementia.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the Coasters had a
string of hits in the late 1950s, including "Searchin'," "Poison Ivy" and
"Young Blood." Their single "Yakety Yak" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot
100 following its 1958 release. It also spent seven weeks as the No. 1
rhythm and blues song.
"He
loved his singing," Veta Gardner said of her husband of 24 years. "That was
his whole life." The Coasters have continued to perform over the decades,
with multiple changes to the lineup. Gardner has always held the rights to
the group's name, and his son, Carl Gardner Jr., took over as lead singer
when his father retired in 2005.
According to the group's website, the elder Gardner was born in Tyler,
Texas, and moved to Los Angeles in the early 1950s. He became a founding
member of The Coasters in 1955. The Coasters had 14 songs on the R&B charts,
and eight of them crossed over to the pop Top 40, according to the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame. Their hits were written by the famed team of Jerry Leiber
and Mike Stoller.
"The
Coasters' parlayed their R&B roots into rock 'n' roll hits by delivering
Leiber and Stoller's serio-comic tunes in an uptempo doo-wop style. Beneath
the humor the songs often made incisive points about American culture for
those willing to dig a little deeper," the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame entry
on the group says. In the 1960s, their hits were covered by The Beatles, the
Rolling Stones and other British Invasion bands.
Gardner
had been a longtime advocate for legislation that would prevent bogus groups
from using the names of famous acts like The Coasters, The Drifters, The
Shirelles, The Platters and many others. Florida lawmakers passed such
legislation in 2007. "He was such a humble person," his wife said. "If you
met Carl, you would never know he was famous."
A
viewing and funeral services are scheduled for next week in Port St. Lucie.
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From the American Spectator -
AmSpecBlog
Posted by Aaron
Goldstein on 6.15.11 @ 12:29PM
Carl Gardner, lead singer of The Coasters,
passed away on
June 12th due to complications
from congestive heart failure and vascular dementia. He was 83.
The Coasters had a string
of hits in the late 1950's
which remain an indelible part of the
rock n' roll pantheon.
These hits included
"Searchin'"
(with an introduction by Steve Allen),
"Yakety Yak" (the original hit record),
"Charlie
Brown" (original)
&
"Poison
Ivy" (live from Let The Good Times Roll, 1972)
(Links to YouTube videos)
At the risk of sounding crumudgeonly,
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CARL GARDNER'S LAST FULL INTERVIEW
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ALONG WITH VETA AND CARL JR. - by MIKE MILLER at
Harmony
Street
INTERVIEW -
WITH VETA AND CARL SR. - by RONNIE ALLEN at
Ronnie's Radio Page
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pdf,
The Clown Princes
by
Todd
Baptista
Long Great Essay
and other Coasters extras
-(don't miss this one)
Lots of new images
and a Coasters discography
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LISTEN!
Yakety Yak
Complete alternate (2:26)
Studio take - March 17, 1958
- Never on any single,
LP, CD, or Bootleg
EXCLUSIVE ON THIS SITE!
Only issued on History of RnB Records |
Coasters
Time-Line (pdf)
All you need is Adobe Reader
(free
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Video:
The full "Charlie Brown" on TV 1959
Posters of 1957 and of 1958 - Courtesy of
PosterCentral.com
Great Reading!
Blues&Rhythm Nos. 258 and
259, plus 260,
with great essays by Todd Baptista (The Clown Princes of Rock 'n' Roll).
pdf,
The Clown Princes by
Todd
Baptista
Great Essay and other Coasters extras
56 pages
(don't miss this one - lots of great new images)
Don't miss this:
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Live
- with the longest lasting lineup of The Coasters
featuring Carl Gardner Sr (acc by the Rockin
Robin Band).
at
Little Darlin's Rock 'n Roll
Palace in Orlando
(Windows MediaPlayer)
5.44 min of great entertainment, 1991.
Exclusively at this web-site, ctsy Veta Gardner.
From two of the pages on the pdf-file "Those
Hoodlum Friends" and
from the
Supplement
to "Those Hoodlum Friends"
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Goldmine:
****
Blender:
****'
All Music Guide:
*****
* A terrific compilation on Rhino Handmade, "THE
COASTERS ON ATCO
- There's A Riot Goin' On" ,
The Complete Atco Recordings (Limited Edition) issued
December 12, 2007
featuring 113 recordings in sessionography order in a digibox cover (Rhino RHM2 7740)
with almost 5 hours of great music!
TRACKS LIST with AUDIO samples ON ALL 113 TRACKS
(first track of "Three Cool Cats" is the original mono single
master and last track, alternate of "Yakety Yak", is in stereo).
RELEASED DECEMBER 12, 2007
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GREAT VIDEOS!!!!
Along Came Jones and
What is the Secret of Your Success
(Shindig TV 1965)
(Shindig TV 1965)
NOTICE
To: All Agents, Promoters and Buyers
From: Veta Gardner
Re: THE COASTERS
ALL BOOKINGS FOR "THE COASTERS"
MUST COME
THROUGH
THE OFFICE
OF:
The Original Coasters,Inc.
Phone: 772-380-9607
originalcoasters@att.net
Veta Gardner
For a guide on Coasters tracks on representative
CDs, see
Ultimate CD Collection.
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Download the Best Parts of
THOSE HOODLUM FRIENDS on PDF
with lots of images and
quick-search
Please note that the pdf-file is
re-edited
with some minor changes and constantly up-dated!
(full of great information)
all you need is Adobe Reader (free
download)
pdf,
The Clown Princes
by
Todd
Baptista
Great Essay and other Coasters extras
(don't miss this one - lots of great new images)
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The four Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Coasters
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The Coasters' 50th Anniversary
celebrated on November 5, 2005.
Veta and Carl Gardner.
50th Anniversary held at Club Med in Port St. Lucie, Florida -
featuring Carl Gardner Sr, Carl Gardner Jr & The Coasters
- announcing the retirement of Carl Gardner Sr.
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The
Coasters at Vocal Group Hall of Fame
Inductees 1999
The Coasters at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inductees 1987
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CD contents!
Carl Gardner's
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