Earl Carroll
Earl "Speedo" Carroll (November 2, 1937 – November 25, 2012) was the lead vocalist of the doo-wop group The Cadillacs. The group's biggest hit was "Speedoo", which with a minor spelling change became Carroll's subsequent nickname. It was released in 1955. He joined The Coasters in 1961, leaving the group in the early 1980s to permanently reform The Cadillacs.[citation needed ]
In 1982, Earl took a job as a custodian at the PS 87 elementary school in New York City and worked there until retiring in 2005. A popular figure with the students, he was chosen to be the subject of a children's book, That's Our Custodian, by Ann Morris (Brookfield, Connecticut: Millbrook Press). The publicity helped him to revive his career. He became a mainstay of the PBS series honoring doo wop, hosted by Jerry Butler and continued performing until the early 2010s when deteriorating health forced him to retire.[citation needed ]
Carroll died on November 25, 2012, of complications from a stroke and diabetes.
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Vorname: | Earl |
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Geburtsdatum: | 02.11.1937 (♏ Skorpion) |
Geburtsort: | New York City |
Sterbedatum: | 25.11.2012 |
Sterbeort: | New York City |
Nationalität: | Vereinigte Staaten |
Geschlecht: | ♂männlich |
Berufe: | Sänger, Drehbuchautor, |
Mitgliedschaft: | The Cadillacs, The Coasters, |
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VIAF: | 1267150748993616420004 |
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