Sally Carr

Sally Carr
Sally Carr in 1972
Background information
Birth nameSarah Cecilia Carr
Born (1945-03-28) 28 March 1945 (age 79)
OriginMuirhead, Scotland
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
Instrument(s)Vocals, percussion, tambourine
Years active1970–1974
1991[1]–2012[2]
LabelsRCA, Ariola

Sally Cecilia Carr (born 28 March 1945) is a Scottish singer, best known as the lead singer of the 1970s pop group Middle of the Road.

Personal life

Sarah Carr was born on 28 March 1945. She has four brothers.[3] Her father was a miner. Her mother, Cecilia, was bedridden. When Carr was a child, the family used to sing around a piano; Carr never had any professional vocal training. As of 2010, Carr was still performing at oldies' concerts.[4]

In 1978, Carr married journalist Chick Young and had a son, Keith, in 1980. They separated in 1984 but did not divorce and remained friends. On 18 January 2001, Keith was killed in a motorbike accident.[5]

Music

Carr's first group was The Southerners.[3] In 1971, the group Middle of the Road was formed, and Carr had success with songs such as "Soley Soley" and "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep". Following the death of her mother Cecilia, Carr found it difficult to sing the lines "Where's your Mama gone?" and "Woke up this morning and my Mama was gone" from that song.[5]

References

  1. ^ "News Update November 2007 - Eric McCredie". www.middleoftheroad-popgroup.com. November 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ^ "A Set Back for Sally (June 2013)". www.middleoftheroad-popgroup.com. June 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Sally Carr". Oldie Music. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Digger spoke to Sally Carr and Ken Andrew of Middle Of The Road". Retrosellers. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Singer Sally Carr on her battle to cope after tragic death of son". Daily Record. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.