I was singing when I was five years old. My sister and I both had the talent from mom and dad, and she was in opera and I was into pop and uh, rhythm and blues, anything, I was about… — Carl Gardner Copy Share Image
My 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… — Carl Gardner Copy Share
I did not want vocal groups. I was not interested in singing with a group because there's too much problem with groups in the… — Carl Gardner Copy Share Image
Most artists don't know a hit. You can say I want this one to be a hit but it never become that way. The… — Carl Gardner Copy Share Image
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,… — Carl Gardner Copy Share Image
Being from Texas, I didn't know anything about gangsters and people like that, I had no fear of people. — Carl Gardner Copy Share Image
The music I wanted to get into when I went to California, was to, uh, get into, uh, pop, mostly. And the big band… — Carl Gardner Copy Share Image
I was singing when I was five years old. My sister and I both had the talent from mom and dad, and she was… — Carl Gardner Copy Share Image
