Nightly News   |  November 27, 2012

Earl Carroll, Cadillacs singer, dies at 75

As lead singer of doo-wop group the Cadillacs, Earl ‘Speedo’ Carroll was best known for the hits ‘Gloria’ and ‘Speedoo.’ NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> they often called him speedo, but his real name was mr. earl, earl "speedo" carroll has died. as the new york times obituary put it, they were one of a corn cornicopia of street corner singers in harlem. they just made great music. even though he was a famous singer. he took a job as a custodian at a new york city school. for close to 20 years, the kids at ps-87 knew him as the star of their school. earl carroll was 75.