Robert Carr (baritone)

Robert Carr (12 April 1881 – 20 November 1948) was an English baritone singer and prolific recording artist.

Born in London, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Bantock Pierrepoint.

He also took part in recordings of several Gilbert and Sullivan operettas as well as Edward German's Merrie England under the direction of Joe Batten.

This was one of the earliest examples of producing recordings to raise funds for charitable causes and it is one that has been continued in subsequent years, most notably with Live Aid in the 1980s and Bob Geldof's record Feed the World to raise money for victims of the Ethiopia Famine in 1984.

During the First World War (where he served in the British Army) he recorded a number of songs as part of the recruiting effort and to bolster morale, most notably "We Must All Fall In" and "Laddie in Khaki", composed by Ivor Novello.