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The Coasters were formed in Los Angeles, California in 1955 by Carl Gardner… Read Full Bio ↴The Coasters were formed in Los Angeles, California in 1955 by Carl Gardner (tenor) and Bobby Nunn (bass) after the split of doo wop group The Robins.

Their collaboration with legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller gave them a unique sound that was very humorous most of the time. Their first huge hit came with "Young Blood" and "Searchin'." They also had success with hits such as "Yakety Yak," "Charlie Brown," and "Little Egypt."

Gardner was still touring with The Coasters as late as 2005, although he is the only surviving original member. Gardner is now semi-retired and has handed the reins over to his son Carl Jr.

In 1987, they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, thus becoming the first group to be inducted (the other inductees at the time were solo acts). In 2000, they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame. In 2004, "Young Blood" was #414 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. "Young Blood" and "Yakety Yak" were part of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. The band's song "Down In Mexico" appears on the new film, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof.
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Along Came Jones I plopped down in my easy chair and turned on…
Bad Blood Bad blood, bad blood Well, she's the kind of woman that…
Brazil Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June, We stood benea…
Charlie Brown Fe-fe, fi-fi, fo-fo, fum I smell smoke in the auditorium Ch…
Dance! (Dance with me, dance with me, dance with me, dance…
Down in Mexico Down in the Mexicali There's a crazy little place that I…
I'm a Hog for You I'm a hog for you baby, can't get enough of…
Idol With the Golden Head Bought myself an idol with a golden head (Great big idol…
Little Egypt I went and bought myself a ticket and I sit…
One Kiss Led to Another My girlfriend was Babysitting down the street So I bought so…
Poison Ivy She comes on like a rose but everybody knows She'll get…
Run Red Run Oh, Red went and bought himself a monkey Got him from…
Searchin' (Gonna find her) (Gonna find her) (Gonna find her) (Gonna fi…
Shopping for Clothes I was shopping for a suit the other day And walked…
Stewball I took two dollars to the racehorse track Uh, huh, run,…
Sweet Georgia Brown Georgia (Brown), Georgia (Brown) Georgia (Brown), Georgia W…
That Is Rock & Roll In the beginning, there weren't nothin' but rocks Then someb…
The Shadow Knows You can hide down in the alley With your hat pulled…
Three Cool Cats Three cool cats, three cool cats Parked on the corner in…
Thumbin' a Ride I had myself a day job Pumpin' gasoline A dollar a day…
Wait A Minute Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Wait a…
What About Us He's got a house made of glass Got his own swimming…
Yakety Yak Take out the papers and the trash Or you don't get…
Young Blood I saw her standin' on the corner A yellow ribbon in…
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart Never could carry a tune Never knew where to start You came…


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