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Bio
In 1978 he joined a friendly group of musicians from Rock Hill, SC just outside Charlotte, the group calling themselves "WIZARD" performed at popular nightspots within a 75-mile radius of Charlotte. Beginning only as a keyboard player providing occasional backup vocals, Carl became lead vocalist in the summer of 1980, the same year the band provided backup for BILLY SCOTT & THE GEORGIA PROPHETS. That same year Carl decided to go at it solo, penning his first original tunes and adding a significant list of tunes from BILLY JOEL. By some kind of coincidence, the voices of Carl and Billy Joel sound a lot alike, and needless to say Carl's popularity excelled. In the summer of 1980, Carl became a popular performer in the Charlotte area and that same year recorded his first single. The songs were entitled "Girls Dream" and "You Know Who You Are". This was back in the days of 45's... In 1982 Carl released his first LP entitled "The Tower" featuring 9 of his own tunes plus one from Paul McCartney. This album was distributed semi-nationally and enjoyed modest success. By 1985 Carl had dived headfirst into the college circuit performing at campuses mainly in the Southeast U.S. By 1987, his territory had spread over the entire Eastern U.S. Still known mainly for his identical renditions of the greatest hits of Billy Joel and Elton John, Carl began mixing songs from those artists with his own, often injecting satirical commentaries, spoofs and impressions, including various TV show theme songs. By 1989, shows west of the Mississippi and the Rockies began. From St. Pete to Spokane, and Bangor to Yuma. The period of 1989-1998 presented the largest amount of touring, not just colleges but various clubs, festivals, theme parks and even a few casinos such as Trump Plaza in Atlantic City. Recently Carl has become a regular favorite at Hershey Park Amphitheater in Pennsylvania, and a mainstay headliner at First Night New Years Eve in York, PA. For more on Carl's own music, go to "Discography". |
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CARL ROSEN was born in Seaford, NY (Long Island) August 6, 1959. At the young age of 3, Carl began to play the piano along with the radio, and by age 7 was known at his elementary school as "the piano kid". Totally self-taught playing strictly by ear, Carl began to play songs that he'd heard on radio and television, example: "Linus & Lucy" from the Peanuts animated TV series. In 1969, Carl and his family moved to Charlotte, NC where he joined the 6th grade chorus, performing his first solo at age 11. In the mid 70s during the high popularity of Elton John, Carl began singing the tunes as well as playing them on piano. The first time Carl performed professionally (for pay) was at his high school in 1976. The lineup of tunes came from artists such as Elton John, The Who, Steve Miller and Paul McCartney (Beatles, too).
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