His impelling stage presence has made Carl an easy choice to open for numerous national touring bands and, for the second year in a row, he was called on to perform on the Jack Daniels' sponsored Lynchburg Stage during the George Strait Country Music Festival . Carl joined the show in New Orleans and San Antonio during the 1999 tour , and again in Houston and Dallas during the 2000 tour . That's staking a big claim for a small town Texas boy. But few who have been to his show would bet against Carl when he says he's ready to take on the challenges and struggles to get to the top in the country music business. With two well received albums under his belt, Carl is optimistic about the direction his career is headed.
Country music is so much more than what has been served up over the last number of years.
The only thing it's NOT is the prefabricated, assembly line tunes that dominate country radio today. There are still country artists doing country music, George Strait, Asleep at the Wheel and those guys, but most of it's like comparing junk-food to Mama's cooking. Carl's new CD features several of his own songs. One thing you can count on from a song I write is that you can, without a doubt, dance to it. I love to perform and I love to see the dance-floor full.