Carl Mann was born in rural Tennessee. He was a multi-talented musician who sang, played guitar and piano. He was signed to Jaxon Records in 1957 where he released a few singles. His one hit "Pretend" however, was released on Sun Records and reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.

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