Carl Rosen












Carl Rosen
Keyboardist - Singer - Songwriter

Memorable Moments

Photo by Sharon MikaOct. 1979 - Performed first college solo concert. Winthrop Univ. - Rock Hill, SC.

Jun. 1980 - First steady bar gig. "J.J.'s" - Charlotte, NC.

Feb. 1981 - First opening act for major headliner. Arlo Guthrie, P.B. Scott's Music Hall - Boone, NC.

Feb. 1984 - Played for BILLY JOEL, Marriott - Charlotte, NC.

Sep. 1984 - First College Showcase (live audition) Savannah, GA.

Jan. 1985 - Extensive campus tour - Southeast U.S. 53 shows from January-May.

Winter 1986 - Opening act for comedian STEVEN WRIGHT - Richmond, VA.

Fall 1987 - Begin playing dates in Northeast and Midwest U.S.

Feb. 1989 - Performed Notional College Showcase, Nashville, TN. Results in 140 date Campus tour from ORLANO to OREGON 1989-90.

Oct. 1989 - Opening act for rock group CHICAGO - Grand Rapids, MI.

Jan. 1990 - Birth of Adriana Victoria Rosen. (1/3/90)

Feb. 1991 - Sing National Anthem at Charlotte Hornets-San Antonio Spurs game.

Jan. 1991- Opening act for SNL Star Dana Carvey, Atlanta, GA.

Feb. 1991 - Presented Campus Coffeehouse Entertainer of The Year Award by NACA.

Oct. 1991- Opening act for JOE PISCOPO at John Carroll Univ. in Cleveland, OH.

Feb. 1991 - Original tune "Happy Endings" played on the CBS soap "THE GUIDING LIGHT".

Spring, summer 1992 - Record CD "Twilight Dreamer" in Minneapolis with guitarist Billy McLaughlin as producer.

Spring 1992 - First shows West of The Rockies.

March 1993- 36" of snow in Boston area. No cancelled shows!

Spring 1994 - First shows in Pacific Northwest. Seaplane tour of Seattle.

Fall 1994 -Spring 1995-Toured most of U.S. Including Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, NY, NJ ,Virginia, Florida, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho.

Mar. 1996 - Near fatal van accident in Southern Illinois. Recover at St. Francis Hospital, Cape Girardeau, MO. Injuries heal, van does not. Working again 7 weeks later.

Fall 1997 - Biggest one state tour- Wisconsin. Twenty-nine shows in 2 months.

Spring 1998 - Presented Campus Solo Performer of the Year Award by APCA.

Summer 1999, 2000 Headlined at HERSHEY PARK AMPHITHEATER in PA.

Dec. 2000 - First Cruise Ship performance. Renaissance R1. Tour of Arabian Peninsula. Oman, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates.

Summer 2001- Perform at TRUMP PLAZA CASINO- Atlantic City, NJ

April 2002- Auditioned for Broadway play "MOVIN' OUT" in  New York City. 

November 2003- Perform at Cancer benefit w/ Smokey Robinson in Short Hills, NJ. Celebs attending included Christopher Noth, Michael Imperioli, Moira Tierny and Edie Falco.

April 2004- First performance in another country. Club Med, Nassau, Bahamas.

May 2007- My daughter Adriana sings on Simon & Garfunkel's "The Only Living Boy In New York" with me in studio and live.

Aug. 2008 Sing Star Spangled Banner at Colts-Panthers pre-season game at Charlotte's Bank Of America Stadium.

 

 

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