11 Facts About Carl Mann

Carl Richard Mann was an American rockabilly singer and pianist from West Tennessee.

Carl Mann was referred to as "The Last Son of Sun", as he was one of the final artists introduced by Sam Phillips of Sun Records.

An LP, Like Carl Mann, was released in 1960 but did not sell well, and Carl Mann began to drift from the music business.

In 1974, Carl Mann worked to revive his career as a country artist, releasing singles on ABC and Dot.

Carl Mann toured occasionally in Europe in the 1980s, but eventually returned to Tennessee and running the family logging outfit.

In 2005, Carl Mann came out of music retirement, performing on the local Huntingdon Hayride radio show in his hometown.

Carl Mann continued to perform overseas and in the states, and record.

Carl Mann was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee, in 2006.

Carl Mann continued to perform, including at Sun Record showcases in Las Vegas, such as "Viva Las Vegas" at the Orleans Hotel, and at Nashville, Tennessee's "Ink and Iron", and other venues.

When dates allowed, his sons, Richard and Joe Carl Mann, joined him to carry on the family musical tradition.

Carl Mann died at a hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, on December 16,2020.