Songs Written by Earl CarrollTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Earl "Speedo" Carroll (November 2, 1937 – November 25, 2012) was the lead vocalist of the doo-wop group The Cadillacs. The group's biggest hit was "Speedoo", which with a minor spelling change became Carroll's subsequent nickname. It was released in 1955. He joined The Coasters in 1961, leaving the group in the early 1980s to permanently reform The Cadillacs. In 1982, Earl took a job as a custodian at the PS 87 elementary school in New York City and worked... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Earl Carroll first charted in 1912 with Dreams of Long Ago.The artist placed 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 5 of which reached the Top‑10.