Anita Jean Kerr (née Grilli, October 13, 1927 – October 10, 2022) was an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and

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. She recorded and performed with her vocal harmony groups in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Europe.

Career

Nashville

Kerr was born in

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. In 1947, she married Al Kerr, and they moved to Nashville the following year so that he could take a job as a dee-jay on WKDA. The performances of a vocal quintet she organized attracted the attention of a WSM radio program director, who then hired her to lead and arrange an octet choir on the radio station's "Sunday Down South" broadcasts. Joining her were singers Carl Garvin, Jim Hall, Doug Kirkham, Mary Ellen Puckett, Evelyn Wilson, Mildred Kirkham, and Don Fotrell. The group's first recording session was with

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, and their collaboration resulted in a No. 16 hit on Billboard's Pop chart in 1950: ''Our Lady of Fatima.'' The following year, producer Owen Bradley signed them to record for Decca Records. Their talents in demand, Kerr's group continued to sing backup for other

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artists in Nashville, including

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, and

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. The group's recording sessions—initially averaging two per week—increased to eight sessions weekly by 1955. In 1956, Anita Kerr's singers won a contest on the ''

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's Talent Scouts'' national television program. Now, cut to a quartet at Godfrey's suggestion, the group travelled to New York City two weeks out of every six to appear with Godfrey on his daily television and radio broadcasts. The group contributed backup vocals on

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's first studio album. A few years later, Kerr and her singers performed five times a week with

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on his national radio program at WSM. The quartet's roster at this time featured tenor Gil Wright (1930 – April 30, 2017), baritone Louis Nunley (October 15, 1931 – October 26, 2012), alto Dorothy "Dottie" Dillard (August 3, 1923 – May 6, 2015), and Kerr herself as both soprano and arranger. Singers and arranger soon began contributing to between twelve and eighteen recording sessions weekly. Having previously backed

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, and

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on SESAC radio transcription sessions, the Anita Kerr Singers were invited to record their own songs for SESAC. Between 1959 and 1963, the group waxed sixty SESAC tracks. In 1960, as "The Little Dippers," the group recorded a hit single, "

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", for the university label. Crediting herself as "Anita & Th' So-And-So's," Kerr multi-tracked her own voice to record the song ''Joey Baby'', in 1961. The Anita Kerr Singers signed with RCA Victor in 1961. Their first album for the label was ''From Nashville...The Hit Sound''. Subsequent RCA Victor LPs extended the quartet's repertoire as they explored the

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songs of

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and the compositions of

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. The group's 1965 album ''We Dig Mancini'' won a

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for Best Performance by a Vocal Group. In addition to recording as themselves, the Singers continued to perform as backup singers in Nashville. Using Kerr's arrangements, they can be heard on songs by

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, Perry Como,

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, Rosemary Clooney,

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, Roy Orbison,

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, Al Hirt,

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, and many other artists. Under her

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contract, Kerr also arranged and produced a series of albums for The Living Voices on the

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budget label. These Living Voices recordings included the Anita Kerr Quartet, with the addition of four other vocalists to form an octet. In 1964, together with

, Bobby Bare and

, the Anita Kerr Singers toured Europe. In the 1960s, Kerr composed and recorded numerous

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s for use by various American radio stations, including: Gene Autry's KMPC AM-710 in Los Angeles, California; WMCA AM-770 in New York City; WLS AM-890 in Chicago and at WGH AM-1310 in Newport News, Virginia.

Los Angeles

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, and formed a Los Angeles version of the Anita Kerr Singers. The new group, for the next five years, would include the following personnel: alto

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, tenor

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or Bill Cole, baritone Bill Lee, bass Bob Tebow, and Kerr herself as soprano and arranger. The half dozen albums recorded by the Singers for Warner included a

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of the song "

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" by

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, and one of the LPs was exclusively devoted to the songs of composer

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. Disguising the group as the Mexicali Singers, Kerr also recorded a trio of mariachi-flavored albums with musical arrangements reminiscent of the

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sound. The Anita Kerr Singers won another Grammy Award for their recording of A Man and a Woman, released as a single on Warner Bros. Records. In early 1967, Kerr signed on as choral director for the first season of ''

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Comedy Hour''. She also conducted the choir and orchestra during the sessions for ''It's Real'', a 1967

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LP by singer

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. In 1967, Kerr, collaborating with poet Rod McKuen, composed, arranged, and conducted music for an instrumental/spoken-word album called ''The Sea''. In 1969, Kerr signed with

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. ''The Anita Kerr Singers Reflect on the Hits of Burt Bacharach &

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'' was the group's first and Edison-Award-winning album for Dot. The Anita Kerr Singers also recorded a pair of Dot Christmas-music LPs. In the late 1960s, Kerr not only recorded and performed with her own group, but she also arranged and produced records for other artists, including The Mystic Monks, Les Tres Guitars, and Teresa Bennett. Kerr's 1970 Dot album, ''Touchlove'', was the first LP to showcase her skills as a pianist.

Europe

Kerr moved to Switzerland in 1970. Her recording sessions held in London, she launched the Anita Kerr Singers anew with UK talent: Anne Simmons,

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(Postman Pat narrator & singer), and

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. In 1971, the Singers recorded the LP ''A Tribute to

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''. That same year, Kerr wrote original music and lyrics for the

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album ''A Christmas Story'', and she felt privileged to conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra during the recording sessions. Grob and Kerr bought

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, Switzerland. They sold it, in 1979, to the rock band

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. In 1972, Kerr wrote—and MCA Music published—a 103-page book (accompanied by five 45rpm records) called ''VOICES. With Complete Recorded Examples''. That same year, the Anita Kerr Singers recorded two LPs for

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and Kerr scored and conducted original music for the motion picture soundtrack to ''Limbo'', a drama starring

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. During the early 1970s, Kerr also made numerous personal appearances on television in the

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. In 1974, Kerr began a five-year professional relationship with

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. In addition to recording four gospel albums with the Singers, Kerr arranged and produced a series of ''Hallelujah...'' instrumental albums for

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. She received Grammy nominations twice for her

inspirational recordings. During these years, Kerr also wrote choral and instrumental arrangements for

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, the world's largest music print publisher. In 1975, Kerr received a special ASCAP Award saluting " lady of class and a first-class musician for her significant contributions to the birth and development of the

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." Between 1977 and 1988 she continued to perform and record for a variety of record labels. Her work from this period includes: ''Anita Kerr Performs Wonders'', as singer/arranger; ''The Sound of Warm'', as pianist/arranger; and ''In The Soul'', as composer/arranger. In 1985, Kerr conducted her own composition of ''Piano, Piano'' as the Swiss entry for the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest in

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. There she earned her rank as the third female conductor in Eurovision history since the debut of two female conductors at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, these being

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for Israel. In 1992, Kerr received a

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Governors Award " nrecognition of eroutstanding contribution to American Music."

Personal life and death

She married Al Kerr in 1947. They had two daughters, and later divorced. She later married Alex Grob in 1965. Kerr died on October 10, 2022, in Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland, at the age of 94.

Awards and honors

*1965: The Anita Kerr Singers album ''We Dig Mancini'' won a

for Best Performance by a Vocal Group. *1965:

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's album ''Southland Favorites'', to which The Anita Kerr Quartet contributed, won a

for Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical). *1966: The Anita Kerr Singers single "A Man and A Woman" won a

for Best Performance by a Vocal Group. *1970: The Anita Kerr Singers album ''The Anita Kerr Singers Reflect on the Hits of Burt Bacharach & Hal David'' won an

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. *1976: The Anita Kerr Singers album ''Gentle as Morning'' was nominated for a

for Best Inspirational Performance. *1976: The Anita Kerr Singers album ''Walk a Little Slower'' won a GMA Dove Award for Best Gospel Record Album of the Year by a Non-Gospel Artist. *1977: The Anita Kerr Singers album ''Precious Memories'' was nominated for a

for Best Inspirational Performance.

Discography

* ''Voices in Hi-Fi'' (Decca, 1958) As Anita Kerr Quartet * ''On This Holy Night'' (Sesac, 1958) As Anita Kerr Quartet * ''The Velvet Voices'' (Sesac, 1959) As Anita Kerr Quartet * ''Velvet Voices Through The Night'' (Sesac, 1960) As Anita Kerr Singers * ''For You, For Me, Forevermore'' (Decca, 1960) As Anita Kerr Quartet * ''From Nashville...The Hit Sound'' (RCA, 1962) As Anita Kerr Singers * ''The Genius in Harmony'' (RCA, 1962) As Anita Kerr Singers * ''Love Well Seasoned'' (Sesac, 1963) As Anita Kerr Singers * ''Tender Words'' (RCA, 1963) As Anita Kerr Singers * ''We Dig Mancini'' (RCA, 1965) As Anita Kerr Quartet * ''The Scene Changes'' (RCA, 1965) As Anita Kerr Quartet with Perry Como * ''Mellow Moods of Love'' (RCA, 1965) As Anita Kerr Singers * ''Sunday Serenade'' (RCA, 1966) As Anita Kerr Quartet * ''And Now...the Anita Kerr Orchestra!'' (Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1966) * ''Slightly Baroque'' (Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1966) * ''All You Need Is Love'' (Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1967) * ''Bert Kaempfert Turns Us On'' (Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1967) * ''Sounds'' (Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968) * ''Georgia on my Mind'' (RCA Camden, 1968) As Anita Kerr Singers * ''Touchlove'' (Dot, 1969) * ''Anita Kerr Presents Les Tres Guitars'' (Dot, 1969) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers Velvet Voices and Bold Brass ''(DOT 1969) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers Spend This Holiday With Me ''(DOT 1969) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers Reflect on the Hits of Burt Bacharach & Hal David'' (DOT 1969) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers It's Anita Kerr Country'' (DOT 1970) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers Simon & Garfunkel Songbook'' (Philips 1971) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin (Philips 1971) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers Grow To Know Me'' (Philips 1971) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers I Sang with Jim Reeves'' (Philips 1972) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers A Christmas Story: Angel in the Faded Blue Jeans'' (Ampex 1972) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers My Coloring Book'' (Philips 1973) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers Daytime, Nighttime'' (Philips 1973) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers Sentimental Journey'' (Philips 1974) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers Round Midnight'' (Philips 1974) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers '' (RCA 1975) * ''Gentle as Morning'' (Word, 1975) * ''Hallelujah Brass'' (Word, 1975) * ''Hallelujah Guitars!'' (Word, 1976) * ''Hymns'' with Kurt Kaiser (Word, 1977) * ''Precious Memories'' (Word, 1977) * ''The Sound of Warm'' (Monte Rosa, 1977) * ''Anita Kerr and the French Connection'' (RCA Victor, 1977) * ''Anita Kerr Performs Wonders'' (Century, 1979) * ''Together'' with Harry van Hoof, Pieter van Vollenhoven (Philips, 1979) * ''The Anita Kerr Singers With Love, from Anita'' (Carlin Music Corporation 1981) * ''In the Soul'' (Gaia, 1988) With Rod McKuen & the San Sebastian Strings * ''The Earth'' (Warner Bros., 1967) * ''The Sea'' (Warner Bros., 1967) * ''The Sky'' (Warner Bros., 1968) * ''Home to the Sea'' (Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968) * ''For Lovers'' (Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1969) * ''The Soft Sea'' (Warner Bros., 1970) * ''Winter'' (Warner Bros., 1972) * ''Spring'' (Warner Bros., 1973) * ''With Love'' (Warner Bros., 1975)

References

External links

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