the beginning
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Most people who have already heard the name "Lance Carson" immediately associate that name with the sport of 60s style longboard surfing, longboard shaping and most noteably, his world famous surfboard logo. But even going back as far as the late 1950s, he had already been listening to his older sisters' doo-wop records. So having been influenced by the music of the day, he started singing lead in rhythm and blues bands at middle school events with some of his fellow students. By the early 1960s while at the height of his surfing career, Lance was happy to find that some of the locals in the Malibu Beach area where he frequented were young aspiring rock musicians. At many summer events, Lance was invited to sit it with the local players. But he felt a bit uncomfortable as a front man and was encouraged to think about taking up the playing of an instrumenti n order to blend in. So he borrowed a set of drums and invested in his own microphone and stand with an adjustable boom so he could get better at playing and singing at the same time. Later, as these local musicians turned 21, they started focusing on thelocal night clubs. They were now becoming professionals. |
