I knew when I left to go to start my career, you don't want to get in front of a band and say, uh, give me "Stardust" without saying D-flat.
Carl GardnerBeing from Texas, I didn't know anything about gangsters and people like that, I had no fear of people.
Carl GardnerMy musical background in Tyler, Texas was quite outstanding. Uh, I grew up with, uh, with high school teachers who were in bands, they could play music. And we had a nine piece band there in Tyler, and I joined them when I was about, oh, 15 years old and traveled all over Texas in that band, playing for the elite oil people. Hah. And um, I was making about 50 bucks a night, and uh, it taught me, they taught me how to find my timing and to learn the songs that I wanted.
Carl GardnerI did not want vocal groups. I was not interested in singing with a group because there's too much problem with groups in the first place.
Carl Gardner