Carl Mann was born in rural Tennessee. He was a multi-talented musician who sang, played guitar and piano. He was signed to Jaxon Records in 1957 where he released a few singles. His one hit ''MONA LISA" however, was released on Sun Records and reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.It reached #16 on rythym and blues. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.