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On Sunday, we lost another rock music pioneer. Carl Gardner<\/strong>, founding member of the Robins<\/strong>, which evolved into the Coasters<\/strong>, has passed away. The 83 year old singer died of congestive heart failure. He had battled Alzheimer’s disease and passed at Florida’s Port St. Lucie Hospice Home, according to a statement made by his wife and manager Veta Gardner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Robins were a rhythm and blues band that worked closely with songwriter\/producers Jerry Leiber<\/strong> and Mike Stoller<\/strong>. One of the Robins’ earliest records was “Riot in Cell Block #9<\/a>” which came out on the Sparks label in June 1954. Richard Berry<\/strong>, songwriter of LOUIE LOUIE, wasn’t a member of the Robins, but he was enlisted by Leiber & Stoller to sing lead vocals on this song. Richard wasn’t credited as the vocalist on this song, as he was still signed to the Bihari Brothers<\/strong>‘ Modern\/Flair record company.<\/p>\n In October 1955, Carl Gardner<\/strong> and Bobby Nunn<\/strong>, two of the founding Robins linked up with Billy Guy<\/strong> and Leon Hughes<\/strong> to form the Coasters, which continued the production\/writing partnership with Leiber and Stoller, creating such hits as “Searchin'” “Young Blood”, “Yakety Yak,” “Along Came Jones,” “Poison Ivy,” and a lot of catchy melodies that became part of the American musical vocabulary. <\/p>\n Unlike the typical DooWop vocal group of their time, the Coasters embraced humor and whimsical story-telling as a big element of their music.<\/p>\n A lot of musicians covered Coasters songs – the Beatles, Elvis Presley, the Grateful Dead, the Monkees, the Hollies, Leon Russell, Bad Company<\/strong>, and countless others.<\/p>\n Just the song “Riot In Cell Block #9,” inspired a lot covers by such musicians as Wanda Jackson, the Beach Boys, Commander Cody, and Jr. Cadillac<\/strong>, to a name a few.<\/p>\n The Coasters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1994, the Coasters music was a big part of musical revue Smokey Joe’s Cafe, that received one Grammy Award and seven Tony Award nominations following its 1995 Broadway debut.<\/p>\n Not a bad legacy…..<\/p>\n If there is a rock and roll heaven in the afterlife, then the party just got a little livelier with Carl Cardner joining the club…<\/p>\n News article obituaries on Carl Cardner UK Telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n Rolling Stone.com<\/a><\/p>\n Official Coasters website:![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/pix-2011\/coasters-poster.jpg\" "\\"The")
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