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NEWS:This just in: Carla Performs with Donovan  Carla rehearsing with Donovan. (photo by Lee Davis)
Carla and Donovan photographed while rehearsing March 18th, 2010 for Donovan's sold out March 19th El Rey Theatre gig in Los Angeles which benefited the David Lynch Foundation. Carla played guitar on performances of Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow and Atlantis. Carla Interview in June 2009 Performing Songwriter:
Howard Massey interviews Carla for his Producer's Corner feature in Performing Songwriter Magazine:
"There are laughs" he writes, "and then there are Texas-sized laughs. This studio whiz has one of those - a honking guffaw that makes you want to bust out in a big ol' grin yourself." Get the June issue of Performing Songwriter Magazine to read the three page interview first hand, but if you can't wait, you can read just the interview here!  Paul, Eric Clapton, Carla and Mikael Rickfors. (photo by Lee Davis) Carla Produces New Paul Jones Album Carla has produced a new album by British Invasion legend Paul Jones - the singer of the Manfred Mann hits Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Sha La La, Pretty Flamingo, The One In The Middle, My Little Red Book, If You Gotta Go - Go Now, Oh No Not My Baby, Come Tomorrow, 5-4-3-2-1... Paul is also the lead singer of The Blues Band and the co-lead singer of The Manfreds and has had two BBC radio programs for decades. The album was mostly recorded in Los Angeles with Jake Andrews (guitar), Tony Marsico (bass guitar), Alvino Bennett (drums) and Mike Thompson (piano, organ) but a few overdubs were recorded at Olympic Studios in London and a photo from that session is above: Paul, Eric Clapton, Carla and Mikael Rickfors. Eric plays on 2 songs and Sweden's Mikael Rickfors sings harmony on a few tracks and also co-wrote 1 song with Paul. RELEASED IN THE U.S. MARCH 10th and in EUROPE APRIL 6th. Hear Carla's Song "Within An Ace" on the March 15th
Doug Fieger
Tom Junior Morgan, Doug, Carla and Bobby McDonald performing the Paul Revere & The Raiders song 'Ups & Downs' at The Derby in east Hollywood, 1995. photo by Gary Nichamin 
Mitch Mitchell
Eric Johnson, Carla and Mitch Mitchell at the Experience Hendrix Greek Theatre concert, November 2, 2008. photo by Peggy Sue Fender. Easy Riders: Seddona Johnson, Peter Fonda, Carla, Congressman Paul Hodes (New Hampshire) & Peggo Hodes at the home of Nancy Stephens & Rick Rosenthal, June 28, 2009, at a fundraising event for Hodes's 2010 campaign for the U.S. Senate.  Seddona, Peter, Carla, Congressman Paul Hodes & Peggo. FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE Carla co-hosts a fundraiser for U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken. 
Former Saturday Night Live veterans Julia Sweeney, Al Franken, Larraine Newman and Carla. September 26, Los Angeles. B. Thompson of The Birmingham Weekly's 'Mixed Media' blog posted this review of new releases Detroit '85 - Live & Unreleased and Too Hot For Snakes (plus). 3 new CDs released April 2008:
Carla Olson & The Textones - "Detroit '85 - Live & Unreleased" Carla Olson & Mick Taylor - "Too Hot For Snakes (plus)" The out-of-print live at the Roxy Theatre album with a second disc of 13 studio recordings from various albumsincluding an alternate unreleased 11 minute version of the Stones song Winter. Also featured: Ian McLagan, Barry Goldberg, Mikael Rickfors, George Callins, Brian Brown, Jesse Sublett, Rick Hemmert. Gene Clark - "Silverado '75 - Live & Unreleased" Recorded in Denver this is the 1st ever in concert Gene album! Among the 12 songs are such classics as Set You Free This Time, Spanish Guitar, Silver Raven, Kansas City Southern,Train Leaves Here This Morning which was recorded by The Eagles on their 1st album, She Darked The Sun which Linda Ronstadt covered and the never-before-released in any form Daylight Line.
Check out Carla's Favorites of 2007 - just for the record!  Alan Menken, Jackson Browne, Anna Rose, Congressman John Hall, Carla, and Billy Sullivan at the home of CAA's Rob Light on September 30th, 2007 in support of Congressman Hall's reelection campaign. Anna, Carla & Billy surprised Congressman Hall and everyone else with a rendition of his composition 'Still The One' from his days in the band Orleans. Jackson performed a full set with Congressman Hall and Billy sitting in on select songs.photo by Markus Cuff NEW Collectors' Choice Release by Carla Olson and Gene Clark! Review: Percy Sledge's 'Shining Through The Rain' album at Soul Tracks.com The long awaited re-release of the Gene Clark & Carla Olson album So Rebellious A Lover is OUT! on Fuel2000 Records (MCA Universal). It features 6 rare bonus tracks -some never before issued in the U.S. Percy Sledge released a new album in 2004 and it featured 3 songs Carla co-wrote: Misty Morning (Mikael Rickfors, Hasse Huss & Carla), Rubies & Diamonds (George Callins & Carla) and The Road Of No Return (Mikael Rickfors & Carla). Guest vocalists and musicians on the album include: Jakob Dylan, Phil Upchurch, Ana Gazzola, and Paul Jones! If you missed it you can read about this impressive effort here and here and especially here - note: co-produced by Saul Davis and Barry Goldberg! Previous News: New photos! Check out the Photo Gallery (New 5x7's and 8X10's as well as the new Gene Clark tribute gallery). More previous news...Contact Carla for more info on appearances and projects.
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