Joe Carr
Joe Carr (1951–2014) was an American bluegrass, country, and Western swing multi-instrumentalist, author, and educator known for pioneering collegiate bluegrass instruction in Texas. He gained national recognition playing guitar and mandolin for Country Gazette from 1977 to 1984 before joining the commercial music faculty at South Plains College. During his 30-year academic tenure, he established the school's bluegrass and Western swing programs. Additionally, Carr was a prolific author of instructional materials for Mel Bay Publications, contributed to major genre magazines, co-authored Prairie Nights to Neon Lights: The Story of Country Music in West Texas (1996), and received the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award.
In the newsletter
- No. 21 Fall 1999