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THE COASTERS
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 on
April 6, 2013 at Tarry Town Music Hall
in New York. Photo ctsy Veta Gardner.
Featuring Dennis
Anderson, Eddie Whitfield, Primo Candelara, and J.W. Lance.
Great new live-CD recorded April 29, 2012 in Port St. Lucie,
Florida (the Civic Center).
ask for it at
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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.
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Three: Alternate Stereo Versions (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 on LP 33-123 (same takes) |
Disc Two: B Sides & Bonus Tracks
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Photos above;
The Coasters on
April 6,
2013 at Tarry Town Music Hall in New York. Photos ctsy Veta Gardner.
Featuring Primo
Candelara, Eddie Whitfield, Dennis Anderson, and J.W. Lance.
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 Candelara, and
Dennis Anderson.
(ctsy Veta Gardner, photo. Mrs. J.W. Lance)
NEW BOOK !
amazon.com (direct to the book)
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Jerry Leiber dies at 78 -
Jimmy Norman dies at 74
THE TRUE AUTHENTIC
COASTERS TODAY
 J. W. Lance |
 Primo Candelara |
 Eddie Whitfield |
 Dennis Anderson |
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Veta Gardner, manager
Dick Milano, road manager
Promo
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J. W. LANCE - lead He has performed live on stage with Carl Gardner Sr. for several years, personally hand picked by Carl in July 2001. Born Joe Lance Williams in New Orleans on June 16, 1949 - nowadays living in Bronx, N.Y. Talented, versatile vocalist (can sing tenor, baritone or bass) guitarist and songwriter. A veteran face to both country and contemporary music. Lance has performed with such names as Ben E. King, Fantastic Violnaires of Detroit Michigan, the Original Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, and the Gospelaires of Dayton, Ohio. He has toured throughout the United States, Australia and Virgin Islands. He has recorded two country and western albums (“Sounds of J.W. Lance” has something for everyone). J.W. does great versions of "Smokey Joe's Cafe", and "Along Came Jones". |
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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" and "Yakety Yak". |
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DENNIS
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The Coasters of Today in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in
September 2011.
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R&B Pioneers and of the Coasters and John Lee Hooker there.
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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Don't miss these great pdf.files! All updated on January 24, 2013 !!! - enhanced with lots of new features !!! All you need is Adobe Reader (free download) Top Rhythm & Blues Records 1943-1971 THE Blues Giants - of the 1950s THE Top Ten Vocal Groups - of the Golden '50s Ten Sepia Super Stars of Rock 'n' Roll - ten great performers Transitions from Rhythm to Soul - Twelve Original Soul Icons The True R&B Pioneers - twelve early Idols Predecessors of the Soul Explosion in the 1960s JLH Session Discography - John Lee Hooker with essay ... and here is a cover - if you want to print it all out ... with a second one - since the series is very large Those Hoodlum Friends - The Coasters The Clown Princes of Rock 'n' Roll: The Coasters by Todd Baptista (with discography) ... plus a cover(2) for the two Coasters presentations.. Coasters Time-Line Image right - Sample page of "THE Top Ten Vocal Groups of the Golden '50s" |
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AND PROMOTERS, AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Since 1986, I have managed and promoted THE
COASTERS,
of which my recently |
Yakety
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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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Friends! Rock and Roll Hall of
Famer Carl Gardner, Sr., 83, |
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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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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 |
Obituaries:
Obituary in Cash Box by Rockin' Robin
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Soul-Patrol Newsletter
(also here) |
TC Palm, Florida |
Spinner |
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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Video
The full "Charlie Brown" on TV 1959
- and "Three Cool Cats".
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.
Issued November 15, 2012 (Australia)
Real Gone
2CD-set RGMCD041
FOUR CLASSIC ALBUMS PLUS BONUS SINGLES
Two disc set presenting four classic original Coasters albums, plus bonus singles. 60 tracks. No inlay notes.
Includes the whole of the albums The Coasters (1957), Greatest Hits (1959), One By One (1960), and Coast Along With The Coasters (1962), plus most of the A and B sides of their non-album singles, dating from 1955 to 1961. The classic original recordings from one of the great groups of the Rock 'n' Roll era, digitally remastered for superior sound quality. All original mono masters, except for the "One By One" tracks which are in stereo.
Track Listing:The Coasters' Golden Records (ctsy Veta Gardner)
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Charlie Vegas with
the Coasters 2006-2008 (nice photos)
The Coasters at the People's R&RHoF
Check this
pdf-file for a very interesting
Analytic Essay on The Coasters' songs!
by John Covach
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The Coasters band members
from left: Ronnie Bright, Carl Gardner Jr., J.W. Lance and Alvin Morse
perform during the ‘Rock, Pop and Doo-Wop’ concert at the Baton Rouge
River Center Saturday afternoon (June 28, 2008). The high-spirited Coasters
stayed true to the group’s classic mix of great vocal ensemble and
comedy. After singing several hits (there are too many of them to fit in
the allotted time), the guys dragged bass singer Ronnie Bright, who
pretended to be fall off the stage drunk at the end of “Charlie Brown.” |
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The Coasters - Searchin'
Uploaded by
rockinbart
From two of the pages on the pdf-file "Those
Hoodlum Friends" and
from the
Supplement
to "Those Hoodlum Friends"
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GREAT VIDEOS!!!!
What is the Secret of Your Success
and
Along Came Jones
(Shindig TV 1965)
(Shindig TV 1965)
ONE-HOUR RADIO SHOW
Carl and Veta Gardner
did a one-hour interview show
with deejay Ronnie Allen on November 29, 2007.
The entire show was dedicated to Carl's life with the Coasters and to "Yakety
Yak I Fought Back," the definitive book about the Coasters' history: a
collaborative effort by Carl (who told the story) and Veta who put it down on
paper. You can hear the entire show -- plus a couple of bonus tracks! -- by
going to
http://www.jerseygirlssing.com
clicking on "Ronnie's
Radio Page" and scroll to
Coasters
(Carl & Veta Gardner).
- On
December 12, 2007 a 4CD-set on Rhino Handmade with the Complete Atco Recordings,
"The Coasters On Atco – There’s A Riot Goin’ On” (Limited Edition)
was
issued, featuring 113 recordings in sessionography order 1954-1966 (Rhino
RHM2-7740).
Compilation is produced by James Ritz with annotation by Claus Röhnisch.
- On August 28, 2007 Varèse Vintage issued the Coasters' Date/King sides (the
"On Broadway" LP),
the tracks now chronological and with a new title, "Down
Home" (Varèse Sarabande CD 302 066 844-2).
Collection is produced by Cary E.
Mansfield with annotation and liner notes by Claus Röhnisch.
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NOTICE
To: All Agents, Promoters and Buyers
From: Veta Gardner
Re: THE COASTERS
ALL BOOKINGS FOR "THE COASTERS"
MUST COME
THROUGH
THE OFFICE
OF:
VETA GARDNER MANAGEMENT
Phone: 772-380-9607
thecoasters@bellsouth.net
Veta Gardner
The Coasters at Cypress Gardens Farewell Party Nov 16, 2008:
Bright, Gardner Jr, J.W. Lance, and Primotivo Candelara.
(photo ctsy Scott Wheeler, The Ledger.com)
Nostalgia news on bogus groups (cached
from the Coloradoan)
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Thanks, Ray Baradat of
The Charades, for
the great DVDs you sent me on
an interview with Billy Guy in 1987 and on
rare live performances with
Carl Gardner's Coasters (and with the Jones-Guy Coasters).
NEWS ON THE
COASTERS (at topix.net)
Coasters News on SurfWax Music
Rolling Stone's Rock & Roll Daily news | Google News on the Coasters
Carl Gardner and The Coasters at Gene
Hughes Casinos in Florida
March 10, 2007 (great
photos of the current Coasters).
 The Coasters Web Site is edited by Claus Röhnisch mail to: Claus Röhnisch |
 The Coasters: Biography | The Coasters Story: Short Re-Cap The Coasters: Today Year-By-Year Photo Chrono | The Coasters - Members photos |
For a guide on Coasters tracks on representative
CDs, see
Ultimate CD Collection.
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The four Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Coasters
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The Coasters at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inductees 1987
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Veta Gardner Management
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Externel links to
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Johnny
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Gatemouth Brown
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Richard Berry |
Young Jessie
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