| LC control no. | no 99076229 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kerr, Anita |
| Variant(s) | Grilli, Anita Jean |
| See also | Corporate body: Anita Kerr Orchestra Corporate body: Anita Kerr Quartet Corporate body: Anita Kerr Singers |
| Associated country | United States Switzerland |
| Birth date | 1927-10-13 |
| Death date | 2022-10-10 |
| Place of birth | Memphis (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Geneva (Switzerland) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Profession or occupation | Musicians |
| Found in | Tribute to Louis Armstrong, c1981: p. 2 (arranged by Anita Kerr) Wikipedia, July 1, 2019 (Anita Jean Grilli, known professionally as Anita Kerr; born October 13, 1927, Memphis, Tenn.; American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer. She recorded and performed successfully with her vocal harmony groups in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Europe) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Kerr> And now-- the Anita Kerr Orchestra! 1966?: label (Anita Kerr Orchestra) LCCN 95-761781: A Sunday serenade with the Anita Kerr Quartet, 1966 Bryant, A. Kisses sweeter than wine [SR] 1961: program notes (The Anita Kerr Singers) Washington post WWW site, viewed October 17, 2022 (in obituary dated October 13, 2022: Anita Kerr, whose gentle voice and ear-catching background arrangements transformed the sound of country music, replacing fiddles and steel guitars with string ensembles and lush choruses, died Oct. 10 in Geneva. She was 94. Ms. Kerr and her vocal ensemble, the Anita Kerr Singers, sang in the background for countless country music performers in the 1950s and '60s. Anita Jean Grilli was born in Memphis on Oct. 13, 1927. In 1947, she married Al Kerr. after her first marriage ended in divorce, Ms. Kerr married Alex Grob, and they moved to Los Angeles. Ms. Kerr formed a new group of singers and worked in pop and jazz and on scores for orchestras and movies. Ms. Kerr was also choral director on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" TV show before moving to Switzerland in 1970 to form and record with a third iteration of the Anita Kerr Singers) |
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