<p><b>Carl Spencer Albert</b> , simply known as <b>Carl Albert</b>, was an American musician, the lead singer of the band <a href="/pages/w/113104892036374">Vicious Rumors</a> from late 1986 until 1995. He was a 1975 graduate of Columbia Elementary School in Columbia, Tuolumne County, California, and a 1979 graduate of Sonora High School, Sonora, California, also in Tuolumne County. He played lead guitar in local bands in Tuolumne County for several years, notably in Crossfire, a hard-rock band, Chaser, another hard-rock band, and Uncle Fester , a hard-rock band.</p><p>He died on April 19, 1995 as a result of a car accident and is buried in the Sonora, California, Catholic Cemetery.</p><p>Before joining <a href="/pages/w/113104892036374">Vicious Rumors</a>, Carl Albert played with the bands Ruffians, Villain, and Scratch.</p><p>In memory of <a href="/pages/w/120708851310010">Carl Albert</a>, <a href="/pages/w/113104892036374">Vicious Rumors</a> released the CD <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tribute_to_Carl_Albert_" class="wikipedia">A tribute to Carl Albert</a> and the home-video <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Ten_Years_" class="wikipedia">The First Ten Years</a>.</p><p>The <a href="/pages/w/113104892036374">Vicious Rumors</a> song "Perpetual", included on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Burning_" class="wikipedia">Something Burning</a> album , was the last track written by Carl Albert.</p><p>The guitarist Mark McGee, for one of his solo projects , composed and recorded the song "Find Your Way Home" dedicated to the memory of his lost friend.</p>