From Rolling Stone:
Carl Gardner, the lead singer of the 1950s vocal group the Coasters whose tenor voice powered such classics as “Poison Ivy,” “Yakety Yak,” “Charlie Brown,” “Young Blood” and “Searchin’,” has died of unknown causes. He was 83. Gardner co-founded the group in 1955 and is the only member in its every incarnation over the past 50 years — though in recent years health problems have kept him off the road. “Carl Gardner was one of the great lead voices of the rock and roll era,” soul legend Sam Moore said in a statement.
• Carl Gardner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Gardner
• The Coasters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coasters
