 Carl Tanner

Carl Tanner (born 1962, Arlington, Virginia) is an American operatic tenor.Born into "very modest means," Carl Tanner's earliest exposure to music was in the form of country icons such as John Denver, Willie Nelson, and Roy Clark.He began taking violin lessons at the age of 13 and, although he never took the instrument seriously, Tanner claims that this was the start of his love for classical music.