The Story of Karl Gardner and the Coasters

Karl Gardner would later claim that the group's name was his idea, and that it was originally intended that they be promoted as Karl Gardner and the Coasters. They started a relationship with the Drifters that would last for years, and threw many different lineups of the group. But Lieber and Stuller were still going through all sorts of personal problems,. ping ponging from coast to coast, and apart from each other for months at a time. Their next work with the group was a double-sided smash hit. Young Blood was a collaboration with another writer. Doc Pompass' birth name was Jerome Felder, but he'd taken on his stage name when he