Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Began music studies at age 4 on piano, followed by guitar, drums and percussion, and voice.
A child of the sixties, Carl was enchanted with the sounds of the Beatles, Creedence, the Stones, the Guess Who, Sly, Motown, "and all the magic rock and pop music that climbed the charts in those early days". The next heavier wave of bands like Free, Humble Pie, Grand Funk, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Faces, Mick Taylor-era Stones and of course Led Zeppelin crystallised Carl's desire to be a player, not just a fan. "For me, being a musician was never about trying to get girls or be popular; it was always about trying to re-create that thrill that great music gave to me"
Carl started playing guitar and singing in bands at 15; at 16 he started playing underage in bars with older musicians through the rest of school days.
A chance meeting lead Carl to move to Montreal in 1979 to continue his career with a band called Firefly, which already included a guitarist/singer named Brian Hughes (Beau Geste, Brian Hughes band).
Early 1981, Firefly dwindling, Carl moved closer to home to Toronto. Barely settled, he answered a newspaper Classified ad from a band seeking a guitarist/singer. That band was Coney Hatch, and Carl was quickly hired.
Carl joining Coney Hatch was the final piece of the puzzle for the ambitious young band. A strong creative partnership quickly formed and within six months the group's writing and demoing lead them to a record deal with Anthem Records in Canada, later followed by a world-wide deal with Polygram-Mercury.
In 1997 Carl was contacted by the Guess Who to join their touring show which worked constantly in the United States. Jumping at the chance to perform some of the music he loved, Carl agreed to join. This happy arrangement ("best gig I ever had") lasted until April 2000, when the original Guess Who singer Burton Cummings rejoined the band for a still-going reunion. Meantime Carl had produced a live album for the band entitled "The Guess Who- Down the Road" as well as producing the album "The Turing Event" for a Canadian female artist named Rebecca Timmons.
In between his own solo performances, Carl has been touring as a member with April Wine, playing guitar and keyboards. On many occasions, Carl has had the opportunity to open for the band by performing a solo acoustic set to rave reviews. A few of these nights were recorded and then mixed for Carl's new live cd "One Voice, Two Hands" which was released on the Diamond Ditty Music's label in Oct 2003.
ARTIST BIO DISCOGRAPHY
Photos 1: Link to Photo 1
Audio 1: American Woman 2: Love the One You're With 3: Wild Night
Video 1: Promotional Video
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