# Carl Finch > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carl_Finch > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carl_Finch.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Finch > Source revision: 1340583042 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American musician Carl Finch Finch in 2007 Background information Born (1951-11-29) November 29, 1951 (age 74) Origin Texarkana, Texas, United States Genres Rock/polka rock Occupations vocalist, songwriter, record producer Instruments Accordion, keyboard, guitar Years active 1978 to present Labels Four Dots, Rounder, DenTone, Cleveland International Website https://bravecombo.com/ Musical artist **Carl Finch** (born November 29, 1951, in [Texarkana, Texas](/source/Texarkana%2C_Texas)) is a guitarist, keyboard player, [accordionist](/source/Accordionist), vocalist, songwriter and record producer who co-founded the [Grammy](/source/Grammy)-winning [polka rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polka_rock&action=edit&redlink=1)/[dance rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dance_(rock)&action=edit&redlink=1) band [Brave Combo](/source/Brave_Combo) in 1979 in [Denton, Texas](/source/Denton%2C_Texas). ## Career highlights He co-produced the albums *[Equal Scary People](/source/Equal_Scary_People)* for the singer-songwriter [Sara Hickman](/source/Sara_Hickman) and *[El Gato Negro](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Gato_Negro_(album)&action=edit&redlink=1)* for the *[conjunto](/source/Conjunto)* musician [Santiago Jimenez, Jr.](/source/Santiago_Jimenez%2C_Jr.) He composed music for and appears as an extra in [David Byrne](/source/David_Byrne_(musician))'s 1986 movie *[True Stories](/source/True_Stories_(film))*. His instrumental "Mall Muzak" and "Buster's Theme" appears on the associated album *[Sounds from True Stories](/source/Sounds_from_True_Stories)*. He co-wrote the music for the play *Evelyn and the Polka King*.[1] He produced the opening for *[YuYu Hakusho](/source/YuYu_Hakusho)* and both the opening and ending themes for the [Funimation](/source/Funimation) dub of *[Dragon Ball](/source/Dragon_Ball)* and *[Case Closed](/source/Case_Closed_(manga))*. He appeared in animated form, along with the rest of Brave Combo, on an episode of *[The Simpsons](/source/The_Simpsons)* in 2004.[2] He produced and, along with Brave Combo, performed all of the music for the 2008 animated PBS television series *[Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns](/source/Click_and_Clack's_As_the_Wrench_Turns)*.[3] ## Personal life Finch is a vegetarian and does not drink alcohol.[4] "I’m a vegetarian, and one of my goals is to take some of the emphasis in the polka thing away from the meat and the beer, and to focus more on the music," Finch said in a 2000 interview with MTV. "It’s a pretty big challenge, but I would love it if there were none of those stereotypical attachments that most people think about when they hear a polka. God, I would love that. It would be just perfect."[5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Evelyn and the Polka King"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120204082443/http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2682). Samuel French. Archived from [the original](http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2682) on February 4, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Davis, Anthony (March 29, 2004). ["Brave Combo hits the big time with 'The Simpsons' gig"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060506150641/http://www.texarkanagazette.com/articles/2004/03/19/local_news/features/features03.txt). *[Texarkana Gazette](/source/Texarkana_Gazette)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.texarkanagazette.com/articles/2004/03/19/local_news/features/features03.txt) on May 6, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2006. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Davis, Anthony (March 25, 2007). ["Roll out the barrel, Carl Finch is coming home"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070928102021/http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/features/2007/03/25/roll_out_the_barrel_carl_finch_is_coming_home.php). *Texarkana Gazette*. Archived from [the original](http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/features/2007/03/25/roll_out_the_barrel_carl_finch_is_coming_home.php) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-polkahof_4-0)** Gary E. McKee (August 1, 2016). ["Everyone Scream! Carl Finch Is a Polka Hall of Famer!"](http://polkabeat.com/blog/4tsn542x4tsfr9kemwh557dzzp84j2). *Texas Polka News*. Retrieved September 4, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-mtv2000_5-0)** Robert L. Doerschuk (March 30, 2000). ["Brave Combo Add Pop To The Mix In The Process"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230904084901/https://www.mtv.com/news/aak2ee/brave-combo-add-pop-to-the-mix-in-the-process). *[MTV](/source/MTV).com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.mtv.com/news/aak2ee/brave-combo-add-pop-to-the-mix-in-the-process) on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023. ## External links - [Brave Combo official website](https://bravecombo.com/) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National United States Artists MusicBrainz Grammy Awards Other Yale LUX This article about a United States keyboardist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:US-keyboardist-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AUS-keyboardist-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:US-keyboardist-stub) This article about an American guitarist is a stub. 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