![]() ![]() My rock star/musical alter ego is … Mel Tillis. If I weren’t a musician I would be a … meteorologist. My friends and family would describe me as … loyal.Īn occasion in which I would lie would be … to keep a loved one out of harm’s way. On my days off I … grocery shop, grill, swim and play a lot of guitar. My advice for someone wanting to play professionally is … Go to college! Nah, just play from the heart. The one instrument I wish I could play but can’t is … saxophone. My all-time favorite song to play is … “Soulshine” by Warren Haynes. The song I absolutely will not play is … I’ll play anything for cash. My musical mentors include … Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix - he’s the god. I could not live without … music, my guitars and Cuban coffee. I most dislike … knowing that someone I love is hurting. My idea of perfect happiness is … having my family all together. My bucket list includes … playing Red Rock amphitheater. Key West is special to me because … of the people and the wonderful year-round weather. RALPH DE PALMA/Contributedįull name/Nickname: Carl Hilton Wagoner/ “Caffeine Carl” and “Goober.” The stage is where Caffeine Carl Wagoner feels most at home, and most nights find him at the Smokin’ Tuna Saloon in Key West. Wednesday through Saturday and at Rick’s downstairs with George Chapman from 8 p.m. *Catch Caffeine Carl and the Buzz at the Smokin’ Tuna Saloon from 9 p.m. In his signature voice, he said loudly, as if on stage, “I love you, Key West - and I ain’t ever leaving.” As I wrapped up our interview, I asked if he had anything to add. Still practicing every single day, he says with his newfound sobriety he loves it again, really loves it, and sometimes spends his whole day off in the bedroom playing and getting lost in the magic of the music.Ĭarl Wagoner truly is a musical magician, mesmerizing audiences and lighting a fire inside their soul, his presence is unmatched and his talent is truly rare.Īt 53 years old, Wagoner has been in Key West his entire life. I thought I was better and better, but I was not.” We recorded ourselves and I could hear everything start to go downhill with the alcohol. “It used to be the beginning of the night I was on fire and by the end of it, I started to go down. “I got sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.” In the beginning, he said, it was difficult, but he noticed the more he played without the booze, the more focused he became. ![]() He and Erin decided to do it together, as they do most things in life. He attributes this to the stage being his total comfort zone.Ĭarl will be a year sober on Dec. When he talks about being on stage, Wagoner touches on his speech impediment, noting that the stage is the only place he can sing or talk all night long without a single stammer. “He named me that because of my hyperactivity and stutter.” It clearly stuck. ![]() He got his nickname from a musician he played with in the late ’90s by the name of Steve Mello. His current band, Caffeine Carl and the Buzz, has played together for nearly 20 years and is a Key West staple. His first band was the Double Bucci with Chris Case and they used to jam at Boston Billy’s, where the Smokin’ Tuna Saloon now sits and where Wagoner has a standing gig four nights a week. She holds it all together, she really does.” And together the two of them make up one of Key West’s most beloved couples. Talking about his longtime love, he says “Erin’s a trip she’s my rock, my best pal. Wagoner has two sons Carl Jr., 29, and Corey, 28, and he’s been with wife, Erin, for almost 22 years. The career shift came after 10 years working at the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, where he eventually “failed a piss test.” He says he had to play to eat and feed the kids, but he quickly realized it’s what he should have been doing all along. #ALTER EGO BAND FLORIDA PRO#Internal applications, then our B2B based Bizapedia Pro API™ might be the answer for you.In the backyard of Key West’s Hemingway House, at 17 years old, Wagoner played for the first time in front of an audience, noting he was “scared sh*tless, but loved every minute of it.” He’s been playing professionally full-time since 1998. If you are looking for something more than a web based search utility and need to automate company and officer searches from within your WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE ADVANCED SEARCH FORM? 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