[1] The group's biggest hit was "Speedoo", which with a minor spelling change became Carroll's subsequent nickname.
[citation needed] In 1982, Earl took a job as a custodian at the PS 87 elementary school in New York City and worked there until retiring in 2005.
A popular figure with the students, he was chosen to be the subject of a children's book, That's Our Custodian, by Ann Morris (Brookfield, Connecticut: Millbrook Press).
[2] He became a mainstay of the PBS series honoring doo wop, hosted by Jerry Butler and continued performing until the early 2010s when deteriorating health forced him to retire.
[citation needed] Carroll died on November 25, 2012, of complications from a stroke and diabetes.