Carl W. Eckhardt, Jr.

Carl Eckhardt, a retired U.S Air Force Judge Advocate, hails from Ritzville, a small wheat farming community in Eastern Washington.
He played cornet and trumpet continuously from fifth grade through college, where he was in the Washington State University Cougar Marching Band.
While in college he also learned to play the guitar and mandolin.  In law school at the University of Idaho, he formed an acoustic folk-rock group that once performed for Bob Hope.

For over 50 years, Carl has been a barbershop harmony enthusiast, singing with choruses in Anchorage, AK, Long Beach, CA and in the Phoenix, AZ  area.
Since retiring, he is pursuing his lifelong passion for music. In addition to the Sun City Concert Band, Carl plays trumpet and cornet in Desert Brass, Arizona Winds and the West Valley Wind Ensemble.
Carl sings, plays guitar and mandolin along with three other former barbershoppers in a Western Music band, Cimarron Sidekicks, featuring songs of the Old West.