Carl Mann
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Biography
[Edit]One of the last discoveries on Sam Phillips' legendary Sun label, piano player Carl Mann was best known for his rockabilly reworking of the Nat "King" Cole pop standard "Mona Lisa." That million-selling hit positioned him as something of a softer, smoother Jerry Lee Lewis, possessed of a crooner's instincts and a velvety vibrato. Unfortunately, Mann was never able to land another hit on the level of "Mona Lisa," despite waxing a fair amount of high-quality rock & roll. Like many early rock vets, he eventually moved into country music when the rockabilly market dried up, but never successfully established himself in that arena, and gradually drifted out of music.
Carl Mann was born in Huntingdon, TN, on August 22, 1942. He grew up in a strongly rural area, where his family ran a lumber business, and fell in love with country music as a child. He began singing in church at age nine and soon moved on to performing country songs at area talent contests. He learned guitar at age ten, and piano at 13, by which time he'd already become a regular on local radio. He also formed a band with several other young musicians, and soon took an interest in the R&B and rockabilly records that some of his DJ friends played on the radio, especially those of Elvis Presley. In 1957, Mann successfully auditioned for the Jaxon label and cut his debut single, "Gonna Rock and Roll Tonight" b/w "Rockin' Love"; those sides marked his first collaborations with guitarist Eddie Bush, who would become an important member of Mann's band, and assisted him on his rearrangement of "Mona Lisa." Mann cut several more unreleased sides for Jaxon over the next year, and caught a break when Carl Perkins' drummer Bill "Fluke" Holland offered to become his manager. Holland brought Mann to Sun Records in 1959, and Sam Phillips signed him to a three-year deal. Mann cut his take on "Mona Lisa" early that year, and while Phillips wasn't keen on releasing it as a single, Conway Twitty heard the demo tape and quickly cut his own version, which began climbing the charts. Phillips hurriedly issued Mann's, which battled Twitty's all the way up the pop charts. Both hit the Top 30, and while they tended to cancel each other out in terms of placement, Mann's wound up selling over a million copies; and he wasn't even 17 years old.
Despite the newfound stardom and several TV appearances, "Mona Lisa" turned out to be the pinnacle of Mann's commercial success. At first, he tried to repeat the formula by rocking up other vintage pop standards, which failed to return him to the Top 40, and perhaps even obscured the virtues of original tunes like "I'm Coming Home." Mann also wasn't helped by the fact that he'd appeared at the tail end of rockabilly's prime, or that Charlie Rich had taken his place as Sun's rising new star. Mann's first album, Like Mann, was released in 1960, but sold disappointingly, and he began to develop a drinking problem that necessitated some time away from music. In 1964, he was drafted into the Army; upon returning to the U.S., he signed with the Monument label, but the single "Down to My Last 'I Forgive You'" failed to return him to prominence. Mann soon left music to return to his family's business, settling down with a wife and finally overcoming his problems with alcohol.
In 1974, Mann attempted a comeback singing straight country material; he issued several singles over the next few years on ABC and Dot, but they didn't fit in with the slick countrypolitan records then dominating the charts. In 1977, Mann got an offer from the Dutch label Rockhouse to record for European audiences; he issued a couple of albums on that label, 1978's half-live/half-studio Gonna Rock'n'Roll Tonight and 1981's In Rockabilly Country. Mann toured periodically during the '80s, returning to Europe every so often, and finally retired to concentrate on the family logging business. He still resides in Huntingdon, TN.
Title: Strait And Narrow Road
Artist: Carl Mann
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Christian Country Music
Title: Sun Records Originals: Mona Lisa
Artist: Carl Mann
Genre: Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock
Title: Mona Lisa - The Very Best of Carl Mann
Artist: Carl Mann
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly
Title: Carl & Frank: The Best of Carl Mann & Frank Ifield
Artist: Frank Ifield, Carl Mann
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The Sun Records Sound Of Carl Mann (20 Rock N Roll Classics)
Artist: Carl Mann
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Collections
Title: Discover 50s Sun Records
Genre: Rock
Title: Simply Rock'n'Roll Vol. Two
Genre: Rock
Title: Sun Kings - Men Made in Memphis
Genre: Alternative
Title: Rock N Roll Love Songs (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock 'N' Roll Legends (Disc 5: Rock Around The Clock)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Rock 'N' Roll Generation - CD7
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Atomic Platters (CD2)
Genre: Disco
Title: The Sun Rock Box (CD7)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock'n'Roll " The Best " Vol. 4
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Sun Records - 50 Golden Years Disc 8
Genre: Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Elvis Heard Them Here First
Title: Rockabilly Rebels 75 Original Greats (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: House Rockerz - Feiern Ist Wichtig! Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: House
Title: Rock-A-Billy Rock And Roll And Hillbilly (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 10
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 11
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: Options Remake Of Tracks 2014 MAY. 01 (CD1)
Genre: House, Techno, Club/Dance, Funk, Progressive
Title: Sun Record Company The Rhythm & The Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Options Remake Of Tracks 2014 MAY. 03 (CD2)
Genre: House, Techno, Club/Dance, Funk, Progressive
Title: Navigation In The Day Off (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance
Title: Talking Comes Hold Clubs (CD2)
Genre: House, Electro, Progressive
Title: Hands Banger Taking Smack (CD1)
Genre: Techno, Funk, Progressive
Title: 100 Dance 2014 Vol. 6 (CD1)
Genre: Club/Dance, Disco, Funk
Title: Top 300 Club Music (CD4)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance
Title: Ballermann Clubhits 2014 (Die Sommerhits)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop
Title: House Clubhits Megamix Vol 4 (CD1)
Genre: House, Club/Dance
Title: Rockabilly Classics, Vol. 4
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Under Ground Gate Theory (CD1)
Genre: Club/Dance, Progressive
Title: Electro World Bomb
Genre: Progressive
Title: In The Shadow Of Sun (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Best-Off-Ka DFM # 1 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1959 Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1960 Volume 4
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: It's Oldie Time, Vol. 2
Genre: Soul, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: Welcome To The Club Vol. 32 (CD1)
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Simply Rock'n'Roll Love Songs (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Simply Rock'n'Roll Love Songs (CD3)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Simply Rock'n'Roll Love Songs (CD4)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Progressive House Destination (CD3)
Genre: Electro, Club/Dance, Funk
Title: Rock-A-Billy Dynamite, CD 40
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Rock-A-Billy Dynamite, CD 9
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Simply Rock'n'Roll
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Nation Hands Illusion
Genre: Club/Dance, Funk, Progressive
Title: Cruisin' Rockabilly (CD1)
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Jivin' 50's (CD6)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Jivin' 50's (CD7)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Rock 'n' Roll Reloaded (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Rock 'n' Roll Reloaded (CD4)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Games Summer Hidden (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, House
Title: Must Have Melbourne Bouncer (CD1)
Genre: Electro
Title: Ibiza Summer Seeds Prime (CD3)
Genre: House, Club/Dance, Progressive
Title: Audio Electro Disco Funk (CD1)
Genre: Nu Disco
Title: TOP Strong EDM Blaster (CD2)
Genre: Electro, Progressive
Title: Big Room EDM Lead Twisted 2016 (CD1)
Genre: House, Electro, Progressive
Title: Club Revers House Tracks
Title: Jukebox Oldies Hits Comments (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: 100 Complicated Hits Of The 50s & 60s (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Folk
Title: Rockabilly & Twist 2CD 2019 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Western Swing
Featuring albums
Title: Classic Jukebox Memories Volume Eight
Artist: Varoius Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: The Greatest Rock N Roll, Vol. 2 (Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: House Rockerz - Feiern Ist Wichtig! Vol. 2 (CD2)
Artist: House Rockerz
Genre: House, Electro House, Progressive House
Title: The Sun Sound of Christmas - 20 Holiday Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music