Carl Mann
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Rockabilly one-hit wonder Carl Mann was born August 22, 1942 in Huntingdon, Tennessee. He became proficient on both guitar and piano while still a boy, and enjoyed his first brush with celebrity playing on a local radio station. After releasing his first single, 1957âs âGonna Rock and Roll Tonightâ, he was signed to the legendary Sun Records. One of his first recordings for Sun was a rockabilly rave-up of the Nat King Cole standard âMona Lisaâ. Country singer Conway Twitty heard the recording, and promptly recorded and released his own version of Mannâs arrangement, which prompted Sun head Sam Phillips to rush Mannâs version into stores. They both cracked the top 30, but Mannâs hit highs of number 24 on the R&B chart and number 25 on the pop chart all before the singer was 16-years-old. Follow-up singles failed to take hold, and his 1960 debut LP, Like Mann, flopped. Mann entered the army and retired for a while from the music business before attempting a comeback in 1974 as a country singer. He released a smattering of inconsequential singles through the end of the decade, returning to his familyâs logging business in the early 80s. He would perform intermittently, and his influence was made clear by his induction into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2006. Mann passed away on December 16, 2020.
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- Where the Rio De Rosa Flows
- It's Just a Matter of Time
- Alone With You
- Take These Chains From My Heart
- Maybe Baby
- Gonna Rock 'N' Roll
- Some Enchanted Evening
- Foolish One
- Even Though
- Danny Boy
- Satellie No.2
- Matchbox
- Johnny B. Goode
- Because Of You
- Hillbilly Boy With the Rock and Roll Blues
- Ain't You Got No Lovin' For Me
- Blue Suede Shoes
- When I Grow Too Old To Dream
- Too Young
- Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
- Memphis Hair
- Christmas Memories
- Old Lonesome Time
- I Ain't Got No Home
