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Warren Carr (died 1993) was an Australian singer, composer, producer and musician, specializing in
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, although his music was better described as Honky Tonk piano party style. He is best known for his 20-year involvement as in-house pianist in the
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children's TV show, '' Play School'' from 1972 until 1993.


Biography

The
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-born Carr started his career at a young age, and 1960 featured in John Konrads Kaydets. He recorded numerous covers including songs by
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. In the 1960s, he performed with a number of Australian rock artists, including
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, Warren Williams and
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. He produced a number of his own albums for
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. His single ''Li'l Ole Me'' reached number 9 in the Sydney charts, he also appeared on O' Keefe's
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music program. Warren was the pianist on ABCs Play School from the years of 1972 to 1993. His primary role was off camera playing the piano to accompany the other presenters' songs, but he was occasionally featured on camera, and also took part in presenting some non musical parts of the show. From 1963 to 1993, Warren served as musical director at Sydney's,
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Leagues club


Personal life

Carr died in 1993 of heart disease, Old and new souls in country music
debbiekruger.com; accessed 21 September 2015. He has two sons, Darren and Michael. His son is Michael Carr, an
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winning performer known as
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, a country musician, songwriter and entertainer, who won the 2012 & 2014 ARIA Award for Best Comedy Album. His son Darren Carr is ventriloquist and a multi Mo Award-winning Entertainer of the Year.


Discography


Albums


References

1993 deaths Australian children's entertainers Year of birth uncertain Date of death missing Place of death missing Australian music arrangers Australian male songwriters Musicians from Newcastle, New South Wales 20th-century Australian pianists 20th-century Australian musicians {{Australia-musician-stub