Birthday: January 9th

Hometown: Kenton, TN

Musical influences: his brothers immense record collection, so the list could be long. (his brother won 500 albums in a radio contest) not having a television growing up. "I listened to a lot of different guitar players, really, so it's hard for me to put my finger on one particular person who had an influence on me."

Some favorites: Elton John - Captain Fantastic, Queen - Sheer Heart Attack, Rolling Stones - Made In The Shade

Hobbies: All music all the time.

Did you know...... that Carl thought about becoming an English teacher. He was taking classes up until a month before they signed to 550.