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Coasters founder Carl Gardner recalls rock n roll roots
Scripps Howard News Service profiles Carl Gardner of The Coasters tracing the 1950s rise of rock n roll from Tyler Texas to fame with hits like Yakety Yak and Charlie Brown. Gardner reflects on royalties, industry racism, legal battles over the Coasters name, Hall of Fame induction, and efforts to fund a retirement home for aging musicians in Florida.
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Carl Gardner
Tyler
Texas
The
Coasters
Mr. Gardner
Gil
Gardner
Rete Bright
Curly Palmer
Jimmy Normandey
Yak
Port St. Lucie
Fla
Otis Redding
Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
Robins
R Rhythm and Bles
Mr. Leiber
Mr. Stoller
Cynsus
Leiber and Stoller
Atco Records
Mexico
Searchin
Youngblood
Charlie Brown
Yakety Yak
Jones
Idol
Bobby Nunn
California
Stoops
New York City
Rolling Stone Magazine
Martin Luther King
Mick Jagger
Clearwater