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Carl Mann (born August 22, 1942, Huntingdon, Tennessee) is an American rockabilly singer and pianist.
Mann was raised in rural Tennessee; his parents owned a lumber business. He sang in church and did country songs for local talent shows, playing guitar and piano. In 1957, he released his first single on Jaxon Records, "Gonna Rock and Roll Tonight" b/w "Rockin' Love." Several further singles on Jaxon followed, after which Carl Perkins' drummer, W.S. Holland, became Mann's manager, signing him to Sun Records.[1] Sun owner Sam Phillips signed Mann to a three-year contract, and soon after Sun released Mann's rockabilly version of Nat King Cole's "Mona Lisa." Mann and Conway Twitty both released single versions of the tune at the same time, and both charted; it was sixteen-year-old Mann's first hit, peaking at No. 24 on the US Black Singles chart and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.[2]
Mann's follow-up singles were less successful; he covered several pop standards, but the only charting hit was 1959's "Pretend," which peaked at No. 57 Pop.[2] An LP, Like Mann, was released in 1960 but did not sell well, and Mann began to drift from the business. He did a stint in the Army in 1964, and then released a single, "Down to My Last I Love You," on Monument Records; after it failed, he returned to family life and battled problems with alcoholism.[1]
Mann returned as a country artist in 1974, releasing singles on ABC and Dot. His 1976 single "Twilight Time" scraped the US Country Singles chart, peaking at No. 100.[2] In 1977, he landed a deal with Dutch record label Rockhouse Records, who released a live/studio split Gonna Rock'n'Roll Tonight in 1978 and In Rockabilly Country in 1981. He toured occasionally in Europe in the 1980s, but eventually returned once again to running the family logging outfit.[1]
Mann came out of music retirement in 2005, performing on the local Huntingdon Hayride radio show in his hometown. He continues to perform overseas and in the states, and record. A CD called Rockabilly Highway, featuring Mann, and Sun Records label mates W. S. Holland and Rayburn Anthony, was released in 2008. He was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Jackson, TN, in 2006. In May 2011, A book on his life and music career called The Last Son of Sun was released.
CD1
01. Gonna Rock And Roll Tonight
02. Rockin' Love
03. Mona Lisa (Master)
04. Foolish One
05. Rockin' Love (Master)
06. Pretend
07. I Can't Forget You (Master)
08. Some Enchanted Evening (Master)
09. I'm Coming Home
10. South Of The Border (Master)
11. Ain't Got No Home 1960
12. If I Ever Needed You
13. Island Of Love
14. Walkin' And Thinkin'
15. Baby I Don't Care
16. I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be
17. The Wayward Wind (Single Version)
18. Born To Be Bad
19. Ain't Got No Home 1961
20. If I Could Change You (With Chorus)
21. When I Grow To Old To Dream
22. Mountain Dew
23. Mona Lisa (Alternate)
24. Look At That Moon
25. Rockin' Love (Alternate)
26. Too Young
27. Take These Chains From My Heart
28. I Can't Forget You (Undubbed)
29. South Of The Border (Alternate)
30. Kansas City
31. Today Is Christmas
CD2
01. The Wayward Wind (Alternate)
02. Crazy Fool
03. Mountain Dew 1993
04. Blueberry Hill (1)
05. I'll Always Love You Darling
06. Ain't You Got No Lovin' For Me
07. Then I Turned And Walked Slowly Away
08. Serenade Of The Bells
09. It Really Doesn't Matter Now
10. Sentimental Journey
11. Born To Be Bad (Undubbed)
12. I Love You, I Adore You
13. Are You Teasing Me
14. Stop The World And Let Me Off
15. I Don't Care
16. I'm Walking The Dog
17. Ubangi Stomp
18. Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
19. Long Black Veil
20. If I Could Change You (Without Chorus)
21. Blueberry Hill (2)
22. Canadian Sunset
23. Even Tho'
24. Chinatown, My Chinatown
25. Because Of You
26. 'till The End Of Forever
27. Mexicali Rose
28. Hey Doll Baby (Eddie Bush)
29. Baby I Don't Care (Eddie Bush)
30. Vanished (Eddie Bush)
31. Walkin' And Thinkin' (Eddie Bush)
CD3
01. Serenade Of The Bells
02. Down To My Last Forgive You
03. Blue River
04. Yesterday Is Gone
05. Burnin' Holes In The Eyes Of Abraham Lincoln 1993
06. German Town
07. She Was Young
08. Paying For The Crimes
09. Met Her In Alaska
10. Funny Way Of Gettin' Over Someone Else
11. When The Leaves Turn Brown
12. Everyday Grows Sweet With The Wine
13. More To Life
14. Going To Church With Mama
15. It Really Matters
16. Toast To A Fool
17. I'm Married Friend
18. My Favorite Bunch Of Roses
19. Burnin' Holes In The Eyes Of Abraham Lincoln 1974
20. The Ballad Of Johnnie Clyde
21. Cheatin' Time
22. Keep Feeding Her The Wine
23. Let's Turn Back The Pages
24. If I Ever Love Again
25. Make A Man Want To
26. Neon Lights
CD4
01. I'm Just About Out Of My Mind
02. Neon Lights
03. It's Not The Coffee That's Keeping Me Awake
04. No Easy Way To Say Goodbye
05. Back Lovin' 1993
06. Annie Over Time 1993
07. Somebody Has To Booze
08. Is There No End To Lovin' You
09. Back Lovin' 1975
10. Annie Over Time 1975
11. I've Got Feelings Too
12. Twilight Time
13. Eightteen Yellow Roses
14. Belly Rubbin' Country Soul
15. Tennemonk, Georgia
16. She Loves To Love For The Feeling
17. Love Died A Long Time Ago
18. Darling Of Atlanta
19. Country Was The Song
20. Mona Lisa
21. Second Guessing
22. One Last Goodbye
23. On The Back Streets Of Dallas
24. Tripping On Teardrops
25. I Love You Too Much
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