Michael Carr (1904-1968)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Michael Carr (real name Maurice Alfred Cohen), was a British popular music composer and lyricist born in Leeds.
Brought up in Dublin he ran away to sea in his teens eventually becoming a journalist in the USA. Under the name of Michael Carr, he played a number of small roles in Hollywood films. By 1934 he had settled in London where he wrote and co-wrote (mainly with lyricist Jimmy Kennedy) several songs for such performers as Florrie Forde and Gracie Fields. His best remembered songs are:

South of the Border (Down Mexico Way (1939) with Jimmy Kennedy
We're Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line (1939) with Jimmy Kennedy

Websites:
	Michael Carr (composer)	Biography by wikipedia.org.

Michael Carr (1904-1968) has at least 8 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Come To My Arms Baby
Words and Music by: Michael Carr.
Words by: Dickie Henderson

Publisher:	David Toff
Suppliers:
Printed: 1959.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

He Was a Handsome Young Soldier
Words and Music by: Michael Carr.
Co-Author: Eddie Pola

Publisher:	Lawrence Wright Music Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1933.	Sheet Music 3 pages.

Home Town
Music by: Michael Carr.
Words by: Jimmy Kennedy
Performed by: Flanagen & Allen

Publisher:	Jos Geo Gilbert Ltd Music Publishers
Suppliers:
Printed: 1937.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

I Love To Sing
Music by: Michael Carr.
Words by: Tommie Connor, Michael Carr
Performed by: Vera Lynn

Publisher:	Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1943.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Ole Faithful
Words and Music by: Michael Carr.
Co-Author: Hamilton Kennedy
Performed by: Harriet Nelson, Ozzie Nelson

Publisher:	Dash Music Co. Ltd.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1934.	Sheet Music.

Rosita
Words and Music by: Michael Carr.
Co-Author: Jimmy Kennedy

Publisher:	Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1940.	Sheet Music.

We're Gonna Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
Music by: Michael Carr.
Words by: Jimmy Kennedy
Performed by: Florrie Forde

Publisher:	Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1939.	Sheet Music 2 pages.

You're In My Arms
Music by: Michael Carr.
Words by: Jack Poppewell
Performed by: Celia Lipton

Publisher:	World Wide Music Co
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1941.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings (1941)		James Pitt-Payne
Ole Faithful (1934)	Hamilton Kennedy	James Pitt-Payne
Things I Do For Love (1947), The		James Pitt-Payne

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


	Dinner For One Please, James (1935)	M. Carr	Al Bowlly	Victor: BS-98066
	Ole Faithful (1934)	M. Carr	Jerry Lee Florence Richardson	Victor: BS-86466

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Folk Music CDs:
	Vera Lynn	The Golden Hits

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings (1941)	M. Carr (music) Eric Maschwitz (words) Kay Kyser (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Ole Faithful (1934)	M. Carr (w&m) Hamilton Kennedy (coauth.) Tom Coakley (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Things I Do For Love (1947), The	M. Carr (music) M. Carr (words) Sid Colin (words) Nat Allen (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 58 works by Michael Carr (1904-1968). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1933-1935

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


At the End of the Day	1933	Harry Nesbit (words) Max Nesbit (words)
He Was a Handsome Young Soldier (w&m)	1933	Eddie Pola (co-author)
I Was in the Mood	1933	Eddie Pola (co-author)
Dreamy Serenade (w&m)	1934	Fred Grundland (co-author) Lewis Ilda (co-author)
I Love You Very Much, Madame (w&m)	1934	Fred Grundland (co-author)
Ole Faithful (w&m)	1934	Hamilton Kennedy (co-author) Tom Coakley (perf.) Henry King (perf.) Jerry Lee (perf.) Harriet Nelson (perf.) Ozzie Nelson (perf.) Ranch Boys (perf.) Leo Reisman (perf.) Florence Richardson (perf.) Mary Small (perf.) Fred Waring (perf.)
Strange	1934	Lewis Ilda (words)
Dinner For One Please, James (w&m)	1935	Al Bowlly (perf.) Jackie Heller (perf.) Milton Watson (perf.)
General's Fast Asleep, The (w&m)	1935	Jimmy Kennedy (co-author)
Gentleman Obviously Doesn't Believe, The	1935	Edward Pola (co-author)
Getting Around and About	1935	Lewis Ilda (words)
⇑ Girl With the Dreamy Eyes, The (w&m)	1935	Eddie Pola (co-author)	Pub.
Misty Islands of the Highlands (w&m)	1935	Jimmy Kennedy (co-author)
Old Timer	1935	Lewis Ilda (words)
Orchids to My Lady (w&m)	1935
Song Writer in Love	1935

1935-1939

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Wheel of the Wagon Is Broken, The	1935	Elton Box (words) Desmond Cox (words)
Cowboy (w&m)	1936
Did Your Mother Come From Ireland? (w&m)	1936	Jimmy Kennedy (words)
O-Kay For Sound	1936	Jimmy Kennedy (words)
Sunset Trail, The	1936	Jimmy Kennedy (words)
Why Did She Fall for the Leader of the Band?	1936	Jimmy Kennedy (words)
Angel	1937	Ord Hamilton (co-author)
Deep Desert	1937	Jimmy Kennedy (words)
Home Town	1937	Jimmy Kennedy (words) Paul Misraki (words) Flanagen & Allen (perf.)
Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot, The (w&m)	1937	Tommy Connor (co-author) Jimmy Leach (co-author)
My Way	1937	Jimmy Kennedy (words)
⇑ Cinderella, Stay in My Arms	1938	Jimmy Kennedy (words)
My Waltz For Those in Love	1938	Jimmy Kennedy (words)
Two Bouquets	1938	Jimmy Kennedy (words)
Handsome Territorial, The	1939	Jimmy Kennedy (words)	Pub.
On the Outside Looking In (w&m)	1939

1939-1947

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Somewhere in France With You (w&m)	1939
South of the Border	1939	Jimmy Kennedy (words)	Pub.
We're Gonna Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line	1939	Jimmy Kennedy (words) Florrie Forde (perf.)	Pub.
Rosita (w&m)	1940	Jimmy Kennedy (co-author)	Pub.
First Lullaby, The	1941	Popplewell (words)
He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings	1941	Eric Maschwitz (words) Bob Allen (perf.) Kay Kyser (perf.) Jerry Wald (perf.)	Pub.
You're In My Arms	1941	Jack Poppewell (words) Celia Lipton (perf.)
Can't You See the Silver Lining?	1943	Jack Popplewell (words)
I Love To Sing	1943	Tommie Connor (words) Paul Misraki (words) Vera Lynn (perf.)	Pub.
There's a Cowboy Ridin'	1943	Stan Bowsher (words)
I'm in Love With a Soldier	1944	Tommie Connor (words)	Pub.
⇑ Across the Purple Sage (w&m)	1945		Pub.
My Beautiful Sarie Marais	1945	Tommie Connor (words)	Pub.
My First Love Was Irish	1946	Jimmy Kennedy (words)	Pub.
Little Homes of Ireland, The	1947	Richard Pascoe (words)
Things I Do For Love, The	1947	Michael Carr (words) Sid Colin (words) Nat Allen (perf.)

1949-1968

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Little Old Church Near Leicester Square, The	1949	Kermit Goell (co-author) Gordon MacRae (perf.)
Confetti (w&m)	1951
When You Talk About Old Ireland	1951	Tommie Connor (words)
When You Love (w&m)	1953	Leo Towers (co-author)
Black Mask Waltz, The	1954	arr.: Winifred Atwell
My Heart Is Irish (w&m)	1954
Come To My Arms Baby (w&m)	1959	Dickie Henderson (words)
If You Ain't Got Love (w&m)	1960
Kon-Tiki	1961		Pub.
White Horses (w&m)	1968	Ben Nisbet (co-author)