Way back in the 1970's, I was saw the Coasters.  I remember this vaguely because I was very shy and the singers were so much fun.  The news this morning of the Coasters lead singer Carl Gardner's passing prompted my memory of this photo.  The couple that booked the Coasters stated in a phone call today that they don't remember the name but they do remember that the lead singer had been 'the original Coaster" even though there were obviously new band members in the group.  Carl Gardner spent many years trying to protect an artist or group's name from being used in a way that confused the public.  There were many imposter Coasters, including The Fabulous Coasters, Cornell Gunter's Coasters, The Coasters Mark II, etc. , that toured around on the Coasters name.  So many in fact that a website has a dedicated page to all the other Coaster groups here.

So can anyone help me figure out which Coaster group I'm standing with?     

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