Sally Carr is a Scottish singer who is mostly known for being the lead singer of the 1970s pop group Middle of the Road.

Personal life

Sarah Cecilia Carr was born on 28 March 1945.She has four brothers. Her father was a miner. Her mother, Cecilia, was bedridden. When Carr was a child, the family used to sing around a piano; Carr never had any professional vocal training. Carr still performes at oldies concerts as of 2010.

In 1978, Carr married journalist Chick Young

Chick Young

Charles "Chick" Young is a professional association football pundit, who regularly appears for BBC Scotland on Sportscene and Sportsound...

. They had a son, Keith, in 1980 but they separated in 1984, although Carr has not divorced Young and they remain friends. In 2001, Keith was killed in a motorbike accident.

Music

Carr's first group was The Southerners. In 1971, the group Middle of the Road was formed, and Carr had success with songs such as Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" is a song recorded in early 1971 by its composer Lally Stott, and made popular later that year by Scottish band Middle of the Road for whom it was a UK number one chart hit...

. Following the death of her mother Cecilia, Carr found it difficult to sing the lines "Where's Your Mama Gone?" and "Woke Up This Morning And My Mama Was Gone" from that song.