David Carr


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David Carr (born 4 August 1943, Leyton, London, England – died 12 July 2011) was an English keyboardist.

He started playing piano at age 4, and took formal studies from age 5. Classically trained, but also self-taught in contemporary styles and all keyboards, he became an original member of the British vocal harmony group The Fortunes (You’ve Got Your Troubles) 1964-70, (Decca Records UK, Press/London Records USA) handling keyboards, vocals and arrangements.

He relocated to California in early 1971 and became the studio keyboardist and arranger for the legendary instrumental guitar group The Ventures (Walk Don’t Run, Hawaii Five-0) from 1971 to the present. He also appeared as producer, arranger, musician, and/or vocalist on countless recordings by myriad artists over the past 35 years, including hits by Helen Reddy (Capitol) and Steel Breeze (RCA). He wrote songs for The Flintstones TV cartoon series in the 1970s, and developed a 25-year relationship with OGM (formerly Capitol) Production Music, starting in the early 1980s, in which he recorded much of the music in their catalog, while also designing, implementing and administering their music licensing and client/catalog management systems and software.

He was an original band member (keyboardist/arranger), with Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra from 1995-2001 (GNP Crescendo Records).
From the mid-1990s onwards he was a partner and chief publicist in the entertainment PR and consultation firm The KubRo Group, based in Burbank, California. He was heavily involved in the preparation and editing of two music interview books by Harvey Kubernik, This Is Rebel Music: The Harvey Kubernik InnerViews and Hollywood Shack Job: Rock Music in Films and on Your Screen, published by the University of New Mexico Press in 2003 and 2006 respectively. He had extensive touring experience in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Central and South America over more than four decades. He was later involved in personal management, representing finger style guitar virtuoso Toulouse Engelhardt, writer-producer-director Travis Edward Pike, and others.

APPEARANCES +


Helen Reddy
Ear Candy / We'll Sing In The Sunshine
2010, CD, Comp, Raven Records, ,
Pop Rock/Ballad
The Ventures & The Fabulous Wailers*
Two Car Garage (50 Years Of Rock 'N Roll)
2009, LP, Comp, Blu, Blue Horizon Records LLC
The Ventures & The Fabulous Wailers*
Two Car Garage (50 Years Of Rock 'N Roll)
2009, ,
Garage Rock/Surf
The Ventures
Let's Go Ichoro
2002, CD, Single, M & I
The Ventures
Greatest Surfin' Hits Of All-Time
2001, CD, Comp, RM, Varèse Sarabande
Tim Russ
Tim Russ
2000, ,
Pop Rock
The Ventures
New Depths
1999, CD, Album, GNP Crescendo, ,
Surf
The Ventures
40th Anniversary V-Gold
1999, CD, M & I
The Ventures
Space 2001
1999, CD, Album, Comp, RE, M & I
The Ventures
Be Strong America
1999, CD, Single, WILBO Records
Kyle Vincent
Wow & Flutter
1999, ,
Power Pop
Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra
The X-Files · Babylon 5 · Star Wars
1997, CD, EP, GNP Crescendo, ,
Soundtrack/Modern Classical/Ambient
Kyle Vincent
Kyle Vincent
1997
The Ventures
Wild Again (The Ventures Play Heavy Hitters)
1996, ,
Surf
The Ventures
Play The Carpenters / The Jim Croce Songbook
1994, CD, Comp, See For Miles Records Ltd.
Kim Fowley
White Negroes In Deutschland
1993, ,
Garage Rock
Kim Fowley
Hotel Insomnia
1992
The Runaways
Born To Be Bad
1991
The Cosmetics
Clubland
1987, 12", Attitude Records (7)
Tim Ritchie
Under The Influence
1987, LP, Be Yourself Records (4)
Dr. Hook
2 Great Pop Classics
1987, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Mercury, Mercury, Mercury
London
Don't Cry Wolf
1986
Family Brown
Is The Pleasure Worth The Pain
1985, 7", Vine Street Records
The Family Brown*
Feel The Fire
1985, ,
Country
Frankenstein And The All-Star Monster Band*
Frankenstein And The All-Star Monster Band
1984, ,
Music Hall/Goth Rock/Poetry/Glam/Horror Rock
The Ventures
Out Of Limits / Telstar
1983
The Ventures
NASA 25th Anniversary Commemorative Album
1983, ,
Surf/Disco
Dr. Hook
Players In The Dark
1982
707
707
1980, ,
Hard Rock/Pop Rock
The Ventures
Charlie's Angels = Los Angeles De Charlie
1978, 7", EP, United Artists Records, Gamma (4), ,
Theme/Soundtrack
Kim Fowley
Sunset Boulevard
1978, ,
Glam/Avantgarde
Helen Reddy
We'll Sing In The Sunshine
1978
The Ventures
Starsky & Hutch / Streets Of San Francisco
1977, 7", Single, United Artists Records, ,
Soundtrack/Theme/Score/Funk/Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk
The Ventures
TV Themes
1977
Helen Reddy
Ear Candy
1977, ,
Europop/Pop Rock/Soul
The Ventures
Theme From Charlie's Angels / Theme From Starsky & Hutch
1977
Steven T.
West Coast Confidential
1977, ,
Rock & Roll/Soft Rock
Harriet Schock
You Don't Know What You're In For
1976,
Harriet Schock
Hollywood Town
1974, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Harriet Schock
Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady / Hold Me
1974
The Ventures
The Jim Croce Songbook
1974, ,
Surf/Folk
The Ventures
The Ventures Play The Carpenters
1974
The Ventures
Main Theme From "The Young And The Restless"
1974
Mel Taylor
太陽・海・愛 ( Sand Sea And Love)
1972, LP, Gat, DAN, ,
Surf/Rock & Roll
The Ventures
Rock And Roll Forever
1972
The Ventures
Wipe-Out
Dr. Hook
Players In The Dark
2019, ,
Soft Rock
London
Don't Cry Wolf
2005, ,
Glam/Hard Rock
The Ventures
The Ventures Play The Carpenters
1974