Joseph Allen Carr (June 22, 1951 – December 14, 2014) was an American country and roots musician, author, and professor originally from Denton, Texas.
Beginning in 1984,[1] he taught at the commercial music program at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas,[2] For the last several years of his life, he was in charge of the bluegrass and Western swing departments at the college and was the director of Camp Bluegrass held there annually [1] Carr penned numerous instructional books and videos for mandolin, western swing guitar, flat-picking guitar, banjo, and ukulele as well as coauthor (with former South Plains colleague Alan Munde) of the 1996 Prairie Nights to Neon Lights: The Story of Country Music in West Texas.
He also cowrote and performed a two-man musical comedy play called Two Swell Guys from Texas with Munde.
[1] Carr died from a stroke on December 14, 2014, in Levelland, Texas.
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