Kurz-Bio:
Die Sängerin, Pianistin, Komponistin, Arrangeurin und Produzentin Anita Kerr wurde am 13. Oktober 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee, als Anita Jean Grilli geboren und verstarb am 10. Oktober 2022 in Caraouge, Kanton Genf, Schweiz. 1947 heiratete sie den Deejay Al Kerr und das Ehepaar ging ein Jahr darauf nach Nashville. Die Ehe hielt bis etwa Anfang der Sechziger. Etwa 1965 ging sie eine zweite Ehe mit dem Schweizer Alex Grob ein, der ihr Manager wurde und mit dem sie und ihren zwei Töchtern aus erster Ehe vorerst nach Los Angeles ging und 1970 in die Schweiz zog.
Die 45 RPM-Singles von Anita Kerr bis 1963:
DECCA - FAITH SERIES
03 50 05 51....9-14505.....
Album No. 9-240 (8 Sides—3) RED FOLEY..Steal Away (45-75549)/
(8 Sides—3) (8 Sides—4) RED FOLEY With Jordanaires..Just A Closer Walk With Thee (45-75545)
07 50 05 51....9-14522....
Album No. 9-240 (8 Sides—7) RED FOLEY..When God Dips His Love In My Heart (45-75548)/
(8 Sides—8) Will The Circle Be Unbroken (45-75547)
07 50 05 51....9-14526....
Album No. 9-240 (8 Sides—1) RED FOLEY With The Anita Kerr Singers..Our Lady Of Fatima (45-76567)/
(8 Sides—2) The Rosary (45-76568)
?? 50 05 51....9-14537....
Album No. 9-240 (8 Sides—5) RED FOLEY With The Anita Kerr Singers..The Place Where I Worship
(Is The Wide Open Spaces) (45-80006)/
(8 Sides—6) I Hear A Choir (45-80006)
DECCA - C&W
01 51....9-46285....RED FOLEY
with ANITA KERR SINGERS..Music By The Angels (45-80235)/RED FOLEY
with SUNSHINE TRIO..Someone Else Not Me (45-76610)
04 51....9-46311....RED FOLEY And ERNEST TUBB
With ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Strange Little Girl (45 80687)/RED FOLEY And ERNEST TUBB..Kentucky Waltz (45 80688)
07 51....9-46338....ERNEST TUBB..Precious Little Baby (45-81176)/ERNEST TUBB
And The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Hey La La (45-81174)
DECCA - FAITH SERIES
05 51....9-14563....JIMMIE DAVIS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..When They Ring Those Golden Bells (45-80794)/When The Morning Comes (45-80795)
05 51....9-14580....JIMMIE DAVIS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Take My Hand Precious Lord (45-80796)/That Sweet Story Of Old (45-80797)
08 51....9-14590....JIMMIE DAVIS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Mansion Over The Hilltop (45-81406)/I Ain't Gonna Study War No Mo (45-81407)
09 51....9-14596....JIMMIE DAVIS
With The Anita Kerr Singers..Someone To Care (45-81404)/I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone (45-81405)
DECCA
09 51....9-27767....ANITA KERR SINGERS..Borrowed Angel (45-81410)/My Evening (45-81411)
10 51....9-27807....DON CHERRY
With THE JORDANAIRES..Sin Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues (45-81571)/DON CHERRY
With ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Lamp Of Faith (45-81569)
01 52....9-27952....REX ALLEN
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..As Long As The River Flows On (45-81823)/REX ALLEN..The Waltz Of The Roses (45-81806)
DECCA - C&W
01 52....9-46390....REX ALLEN
With ANITA KERR SINGERS..Is He Satisfied (45-81825)//I've Got So Many Million Years
(That I Can't Count Them) (45-81822)
DECCA - FAITH SERIES
?? 52....9-14604.....ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Strife Is O'er, The Battle Done
(Easter Hymn) (45-82260)/Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
(Easter Hymn) (45-82258)
DECCA
03 52....9-28053....ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Road Up Ahead (45-82294)/God Has Been Good To Me (45-82295)
04 52....9-28079....BURL IVES
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..This Time To-Morrow (45-82375)/One Hour Ahead Of The Bosse (45-82371)
04 52....9-28110....JIMMIE DAVIS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..When We All Get Together Up There (45-82289)/Thirty Pieces Of Silver (45-82286)
04 52....9-28138....MARIE KNIGHT
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Church In The Wildwood (45-82212)/He’s My Light (45-82213)
06 52....9-28252....RED FOLEY
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Somebody Bigger Than You And I (45-82889)/
(The Angels Are Lighting) God’s Little Candles (45-82290)
06 52....9-28260....ANITA KERR SINGERS..Promise And Prayer (45-82290)/My Grandmother’s Place (45-82291)
06 52....9-28282....SISTER ROSETTA THARPE
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..In The Garden (45-82124)/The Last Mile Of The Way (45-82121)
07 52....9-28299....BURL IVES
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..There’s A Mule Up In Tombstone, Arizona (45-82376)/Lonesome So Lonesome (45-82373)
08 52....9-28353....DICK TODD
With ANITA KERR SINGERS..Someone To Kiss Your Tears Away (45-83128)/You’re More Like Your Mommy (45-83129)
08 52....9-28370....JIMMIE DAVIS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Great Milky Way (45-83189)/I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
(And I Know Who Holds My Hand) (45-83187)
01 53....9-28555....JIMMIE DAVIS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Lord, I’m Comin’ Home (45-83188)/When I Prayed Last Night (45-82287)
07 53....9-28748....JIMMIE DAVIS..Colinda (45-84158)/JIMMIE DAVIS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..When The Train Comes Rollin’ In (45-84154)
08 53....9-28799....JIMMIE DAVIS
With ANITA KERR SINGERS..Supper-Time (45-84828)/To My Mansion In The Sky (45-84829)
09 53....9-28839....RED FOLEY
with ANITA KERR SINGERS..Shake A Hand (45-85006)/RED FOLEY..Stranded In Deep Water (45-84245)
10 53....9-28849....BURL IVES
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Great White Bird (45-84257)/Brighten The Corner Where You Are (45-84258)
10 53....9-28897....REX ALLEN
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..To Be Alone (45-85253)/REX ALLEN..If God Can Forgive You, So I Can (45-85254)
12 53....9-28912....JIMMIE DAVIS
With ANITA KERR SINGERS..Christmas Choo Choo (45-85303)/JIMMIE DAVIS..I Love To Ride With Santa Claus (45-85301)
10 53....9-28923....SUNSHINE SUE
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Over The Valley (45-85318)/Don’t Turn Around (45-85319)
11 53....9-28940....RED FOLEY
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Put Christ Back Into Christmas (45-85322)/The Gentle Carpenter Of Bethlehem (45-84231)
12 53....9-28962....ANITA KERR SINGERS..Vision Of The Blessed Mother (45-85494)/God Is Everywhere (45-85495)
03 54....9-28996....ANITA KERR SINGERS..Not Mine (45-85502)/After You (45-85503)
02 54....9-28998....REX ALLEN..He Played A Steel Guitar (45-85310)/REX ALLEN
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Somewhere (45-85306)
05 54....9-29082....JIMMIE DAVIS
With ANITA KERR SINGERS..I Don’t Care What The World May Do (45-85744)/Somewhere There’s A Friend (45-83190)
05 54....9-29159....RED FOLEY
With ANITA KERR SINGERS..My Friend (45-86068)/Lady Of Guadalupe (45-85321)
07 54....9-29216....OWEN BRADLEY
And His Quintet With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Friends And Neighbors (45-86465)/OWEN BRADLEY
And His Quintet - Vocal Chorus By The TULANES..Happy Days And Lonely Nights (45-86466)
09 54....9-29278....JIMMIE DAVIS..Taller Than Trees (45-86318)/JIMMIE DAVIS
With ANITA KERR SINGERS..Near The Cross (45-86315)
COLUMBIA
10 54....4-21318....GEORGE MORGAN
with the Anita Kerr Singers - Vocal with Instrumental Acc. and Chorus..Whither Thou Goest (ZSP 34052)/Oh, Gentle Shepherd (ZSP 34053)
11 54....4-21321....GEORGE MORGAN
with The Anita Kerr Singers - Vocal with Instrumental Acc. and Chorus..Oceans Of Tears (I’ve Shed For You) (ZSP 34061)/GEORGE MORGAN
- Vocal with Instrumental Acc. ..A Shot In The Dark (ZSP 34059)
DECCA
12 54....9-29375....RED FOLEY
And BETTY FOLEY..Never (45-87084)/RED FOLEY
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Hearts Of Stone (45-87082)
02 55....9-29428....ARLIE DUFF
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven (45-87356)/Lie Detector (45-87357)
RCA Victor
04 55....47-6108....Chet Atkins and His Guitar..Unchained Melody (F2WW 5212)/Chet Atkins and His Guitar
with the Anita Kerr Singers..Hey, Mr. Guitar
(Hey, Mr. Banjo) (F2WW 2207)
DECCA
07 55....9-29610....REX ALLEN
And The ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Albino (Pink-Eyed) Stallion (45-88108)/REX ALLEN..Daddy, You Know What (45-L 8518)
09 55....9-29667....RED FOLEY
And The ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Night Watch (45-87752)/RED FOLEY..When You Come To The End Of The Day (45-85741)
RCA Victor
10 55....47-6279....Eddie Hill with the Anita Kerr Singers..Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots (F2WW-3998)/Someday You'll Call My Name (F2WW-3999)
DECCA
12 55....9-29764....TEX WILLIAMS..New Nine Pound Hammer (45-88921)/TEX WILLIAMS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Pauline (45-88916)
01 56....9-29794....WALLY FOWLER And The ALL-NITE SINGERS And The SUNSHINE BOYS With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Fourth Man (45-88939)/WALLY FOWLER With The SUNSHINE BOYS..Where No One Stands Alone (45-88839)
01 56....9-29801....JIMMIE DAVIS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..My Lord Will Lead Me Home (45-89007)/Where No One Stands Alone (45-89005)
03 56....9-29822....TABBY WEST
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..I Love Everybody (45-89191)/TABBY WEST..Hillbilly Blues (45-89192)
05 56....9-29900....TEX WILLIAMS..Shake The Hand Of A Stranger (45-89576)/TEX WILLIAMS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Revival Is On Its Way (45-88920)
05 56....9-29942....MONTANA SLIM
(Wilf Carter)..The Yodelin' Song (45-89840)/MONTANA SLIM
(Wilf Carter) With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..I'm Ragged But I'm Right (45-89838)
06 56....9-29946....TOMMY CHARLES
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS And Orchestra Directed By Cliff Parman..After School (45-89795)/I'll Wait For Your Call (45-89793)
07 56....9-29964....
WALLY FOWLER And The ALL-NIGHT SINGERS With The SUNSHINE BOYS And The BONDS SISTERS..Singin' Camp Meetin' Style (45-89802)/
WALLY FOWLER And The ALL-NIGHT SINGERS And The SUNSHINE BOYS With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..You Can't Run Away From God (45-88938)
GEMINI
?? 56....103-A....BOB JOHNSTONE
ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Party's Over (FB-126)/ANITA KERR
and ANITA KERR SINGERS..Can't Wait (FB-127)
DECCA
04 57....9-30280....RICKY RIDDLE
with The Anita Kerr Singers..If Jesus Had To Pray What About Me? (45-101907)/The House I Used To Live In (45-101908)
05 57....9-30328....TEX WILLIAMS
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..Talkin' To The Blues (45-102326)/Every Night (45-102324)
05 57....9-30333....BRENDA LEE
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..Love You 'Till I Die (45-102332)/Dynamite (45-102330)
05 57....9-30334....RED FOLEY
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..Why Ask For The Moon (45-102338)/Sweet Innocence (45-102339)
06 57....9-30356....CHUCK BOWERS
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..Till My Baby Comes Home (45-102355)/Big Jim Bowie (45-102356)
06 57....9-30363....OWEN BRADLEY QUINTET
- Vocal With ANITA KERR QUARTET..White Silver Sands (45-102609)/OWEN BRADLEY QUINTET
- Instrumental..Midnight Blues (45-102610)
06 57....9-30364....REX ALLEN
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..Money, Marbles And Chalk (45-102334)/REX ALLEN..Flower Of San Antone (45-L 10175)
07 57....9-30366....VAUGHN HORTON'S PINETOPPERS
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Blue Skirt Waltz (45-101890)/Consolation (45-101891)
07 57....9-30387....GENE MALTAIS
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..Crazy Baby (45-102503)/Deep River Blues (45-102504)
08 57....9-30409....RUDY HANSON..Puttin' On The Style (45-102935)/RUDY HANSON
with THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..Castaway (45-102936)
08 57....9-30411....BRENDA LEE
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..One Teenager To Another (45-102,333)/Ain't That Love (45-102,331)
08 57....9-30417....ANITA KERR QUARTET..In The Middle Of An Island (102,954)/For You (102,434)
08 57....9-30423....BOBBY HELMS..Standing At The End Of My World (45-102,969)/BOBBY HELMS
with the ANITA KERR SINGERS..My Special Angel (45-102,921)
09 57....9-30447....BILLY JACK HALE
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..First Heartbreak (45-102501)/BILLY JACK HALE..Your Eyes (45-102502)
09 57....9-30450....OWEN BRADLEY
AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Vocal By ANITA KERR SINGERS..Dansero (103,203)/The Hour Of Parting (103,204)
MERCURY
10 57....71210X45....VADA BELLE
- Vocal by Vada Belle and The Anita Kerr Singers..Blue Tomorrow (YW16024)/Gold In My Sunshine (YW16025)
DECCA
10 57....9-30452....RED FOLEY
with the ANITA KERR SINGERS..Strike While The Iron Is Shot (45-102,340)/This Could Very Well Be It (45-102341)
10 57....9-30459....TEX WILLIAMS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Let's Go Rockabilly (45-102327)/Long Lost Love (45-102323)
10 57....9-30471....WARNER MACK
With ANITA KERR QUARTET..Roc-A-Chicka (45-103,113)/Since I Lost You (45-103,114)
10 57....9-30472....KENNY ROBERTS
(The Jumping Cowboy)..Arizona Yodeler (45-103106)/KENNY ROBERTS
(The Jumping Cowboy) With The ANITA KERR QUARTET..Dream, Little Cowboy (45-103107)
11 57....9-30480....MIMI ROMAN
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Cryin' Myself To Sleep (102,351)/Thru With The Blues (102,352)
11 57....9-30490....AL COKER
with The ANITA KERR SINGERS..Let's Do It Again (103,117)/One More Chance (103,118)
11 57....9-30511....REX ALLEN
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..The Blue Light Waltz (102,337)/REX ALLEN..Blue Dream (101,085)
11 57....9-30512....JOHNNY SIX
With The ANITA KERR QUARTET..Mademoiselle
(My Used To Be) (45-103399)/The Tennesseean Rollin' Rollin' Home (45-103396)
01 58....9-30542....PATSY CLINE
- Vocal with The ANITA KERR SINGERS And Instrumental Accompaniment..Stop The World
(And Let Me Off) (45-103878)/Walking Dream (45-103879)
01 58....9-30545....PAT SHANNON
- Vocal With ANITA KERR SINGERS And The OWEN BRADLEY ORCHESTRA..Maybelle (103,768)/Knock, Knock
(Who's There) (103,769)
03 58....9-30590....JACK PLEIS
- Piano Solo With Orchestra And ANITA KERR SINGERS..Come To Me
(My True Love) (104,340)/Rhythm Of Raindrops (104,341)
06 58....9-30668....JIMMIE DAVIS..Sweet Mystery (104,851)/JIMMIE DAVIS
- Vocal With Anita Kerr Singers..I'm Bound For The Kingdom (103,936)
06 58....9-30673....BRENDA LEE
- Vocal With ANITA KERR SINGERS And Instrumental Accompaniment..Little Jonah
(Rock On Your Steel Guitar) (104,997)/ BRENDA LEE
- Vocal With THE JORDANAIRES And Instrumental Accompaniment..Ring-A-My Phone (104,995)
06 58....9-30674....RED FOLEY
- Vocal With ANITA KERR QUARTET And Instrumental Accompaniment..Crazy Little Guitar Man (104,841)/Fate (104,842)
08 58....9-30716....JOHNNY SIX
With The ANITA KERR QUARTET..Town Of Memories (103,397)/Half A Heart (103,398)
10 58....9-30748....JIMMIE DAVIS
With The ANITA KERR SINGERS..How Great Thou Art (103,931)/I'll Meet You In The Morning (103,932)
10 58....9-30756....ANITA KERR QUARTET..Give In, Give In
(Steig In Das Traumboot) (104,653)/Keep Your Belt Buttoned Up, Baby (104,650)
01 59....9-30833....REX ALLEN
With The Anita Kerr Singers..I Know The Reason Why (45-85309)/The Mystery Of His Way (45-85307)
02 59....9-30846....PATSY CLINE
- Vocal With Quartet And Orchestra..Yes, I Understand (106,455)/PATSY CLINE
- Vocal With The Anita Kerr Singers And Instrumental Accompaniment..Cry Not For Me (103,880)
11 59....9-31002....ANITA KERR QUARTET..The Strange Little Melody (108,378)/My Love Is A Kitten (108,275)
SATELLITE *)
?? 59....101....CHARLES HEINZ..Prove Your Love (S 608)/Destiny (S 609) (
neuerlich August 1960 )
DECCA
01 60....9-31039....REX ALLEN..Sheltered In The Arms Of The Old Rugged Cross (88113)/REX ALLEN
And THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..Take Me Lord (81824)
07 60....9-31126....ANITA KERR QUARTETTE
Vocal With Instrumental Accompaniment..Why Can't This Night Go On Forever (109,051)/For You, For Me, Forevermore (109,052)
08 60....9-31143....CARL DOBKINS, JR.
Vocal With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS And Orchestra..Genie (109,437)/A Different Kind Of Love (109,438)
SATELLITE *)
08 60....101....CHARLES HEINZ
With The Anita Kerr Singers..Prove Your Love (S 1001)/Destiny (S 1002)
DEB
?? 60....TLT-101....VANCE ZINN
With THE ANITA KERR SINGERS..It Can Be (L7OW-1658)/As I Say My Prayer (L7OW-1659)
MERCURY
03 60....71605X45....BOYD BENNETT
- Vocal by Boyd Bennett With The Anita Kerr Singers..It's Wonderful (YW19707)/Amo, Amas, Amat (YW19708)
06 60....71648X45....BOYD BENNETT
- Vocal by Al Henderson with Anita Kerr Singers..Seventeen (YW19709)/BOYD BENNETT
- Vocal by Boyd Bennett with Anita Kerr Singers..Sarasota (YW19710)
LIBERTY
08 60....F-55267....RAY SANDERS
with The Anita Kerr Singers..A World So Full Of Love (LB-1108)/A Little Bitty Tear (LB-1109)
REGO
09 60....45-306....CAL STARR
With ANITA KERR Singers Conducted by CHET ATKINS..Flame Of Love/
(Yes, I'm) Robbin' The Cradle
DEL-FI
06 61....4163....BOBBY CURTOLA
ANITA KERR SINGERS..Don't You Sweetheart Me (DF-661-358)/BOBBY CURTOLA
THE DONS..My Heart's Tongue-Tied (DF-661-359)
DECCA
07 61....25524....BURL IVES
Vocal With The Anita Kerr Singers And Instrumental Accompaniment..Royal Telephone
(Telephone To Glory) (110,847)/Mockin' Bird Hill (110,244) (
03 61: LP 4152)
DECCA
11 61....31332....LENNY DEE
Organ With Orchestra And Anita Kerr Singers..Auld Lang Syne (110,780)/LENNY DEE
Organ With Orchestra Vocal By Anita Kerr Singers Mister Santa
(Christmas Version Of "Mister Sandman") (110,781)
RCA Victor
12 61....47-7974....ANITA AND TH' SO-AND-SO'S..Joey Baby (M2WW-1007)/Rinky Dinky Rhythm (M2WW-1008)
06 62....47-8050....ANITA AND TH’ SO-AND-SO'S..To Each His Own (N2WW-0733)/Tell Tale (N2WW-0731)
10 63….47-8246….ANITA KERR QUARTET..Waitin’ For The Evening Train (PPKM-0414)/ANITA KERR QUARTET featuring CHET ATKINS..Guitar Country (PPKM-0415)
*) Die Anita Kerr Singers scheinen erst auf der zweiten Ausgabe im August 1960 auf dem Label auf.
Auch The Little Dippers standen unter der Ägide von Anita Kerr, siehe dazu #7 in: (links klicken)
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