Pete Carr
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jesse Willard Carr |
| Born |
April 22, 1950 Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Associated acts |
LeBlanc and Carr, Hour Glass, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section |
| Website | Playthatguitar.com (currently doesn't exist - 2016) |
| Notable instruments | |
Jesse Willard "Pete" Carr (born April 22, 1950) is an American guitarist. Carr has contributed to hit recordings by Joan Baez, Luther Ingram, Bob Seger, Joe Cocker, Boz Scaggs, Paul Simon, The Staple Singers, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Wilson Pickett, Hank Williams, Jr., and many more over the past four decades. He has also recorded and produced four solo albums and was half of the duet LeBlanc and Carr. Carr has recorded extensively at FAME Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. He was lead guitarist for the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Carr is known for versatility, using both electric and acoustic guitars to perform a vast array of musical styles including folk, rock, pop, country, blues and soul.
In addition, Carr has added depth to his understanding of the recording studio environment by engineering and producing numerous albums over the years which has led to several Grammy nominations. In 1974, Paul Simon's "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" album was nominated for two Grammy awards; and "Against the Wind" by Bob Seger earned two Grammy awards in 1981. In addition, Carr co-produced Bob Seger's "Stranger in Town" album which featured the iconic hit "Old Time Rock and Roll".
Carr was born in Daytona Beach, Florida and started to play the guitar at age 13. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones were major influences on his early interest in music. Carr later became interested in guitar instrumentals such as "Walk Don't Run 64" by The Ventures, which he learned note for note by listening to the record. Around this time a guitar player from Memphis, Travis Wammack, released an instrumental guitar record named "Scratchy". The other side of the record was named "Fire Fly". When Carr heard "Scratchy" on the radio he was so impressed he immediately went out and bought the record. Carr also learned from listening to guitarists such as James Burton, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Ted Connors and Chet Atkins.
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