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His favorite achievement though, is winning Surfer Magazine's 1968 Surfer's Poll Award in which he was voted Best Surfer in the World by fans and peers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCorky Carroll has made a dozen or so records (so far), both self-released and with backing, beginning with the lovely Hawaiiana\/Californiana\/Surfiana cultural artifact, \u003cem\u003eLaid Back,\u003c\/em\u003e 1971. Corky's most popular album, \u003cem\u003eA Surfer for President\u003c\/em\u003e, 1979, promoted his \"fun little campaign\" for POTUS - a classic Corky lark, which resulted in \"more votes than most people thought possible\".\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe single\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\"Tan Punks on Boards\" from \u003cem\u003eA Surfer for President\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eachieved gold record status -\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e500,000 units sold.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCorky Carroll lives with his wife, Raquel, on the beach at La Saladita, Guerero, Mexico. He records at home, surfs the world-class, reverse Malibu, 100+ yard long wave in 80 degree water every day, hosts happy surfing guests at his awesome home right on the sand and writes a hugely popular, twice weekly column for the OC Register. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Surfer for President (Jerry Waller) 2:03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracks of Capistrano (Corky Carroll) 2:52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath by Disco (Corky Carroll) 1:53\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Casual Look (Ed Wells) 2:14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSemi Gunn (Henry Mancini) 3:06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTan Punks on Boards (Corky Carroll, Chris Darrow) 2:50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Pizza Towers to Defeat (Frizz Fuller) 3:01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJungle Morning (Corky Carroll, Gabriel Wisdom) 3:37\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT-Town Saturday Night (Frizz Fuller) 2:38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate Great California Blues (Robert Johnson, arr. 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