Although he has been singing since he was a youngster, it wasn’t until the last few years that he found himself in demand in such places as Atlantic City and Las Vegas, not to mention his native New York City.

Opening for top comics Jackie Mason, Pat Cooper and Joan Rivers in the nations top casino capitols, the Westbury Music Fair and Connecticut’s Foxwoods Casino, among others, the modest Brooklyn born singer sometimes seems surprised at the outpouring of acclaim and affection audiences have been sending his way.

As long as there are people like Carl out there, the sounds of America's golden age of music when the Berlin's and Gershwin's and Keen's were turning out beautiful melodies with insightful lyrics, the music will keep playing.