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- Died
- Birth nameAnita Jean Grilli
- Nicknames
- The Dixie Belles
- The Anita Kerr Singers
- Anita Kerr was born on October 13, 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was a composer, known for Limbo (1972), I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005) and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967). She was married to Al Kerr and Alex Grob. She died on October 10, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- SpousesAl Kerr(1947 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)Alex Grob(? - October 10, 2022) (her death)
- Collaborated with poet Rod McKuen on a trilogy of albums in the late 1960s: "The Sea", "The Earth", and "The Sky"; each also featured the San Sebastian Strings.
- Among those who performed as part of The Anita Kerr Singers: Robert Tebow, Gene Merlino, Jackie Ward, Bill Lee, B.J. Baker, and Bill Cole.
- As "The Dixie Belles", several female members of The Anita Kerr Singers recorded "Down at Papa Joe's" in 1963, which reached #9 on the Billboard charts. Since the Anita Kerr Singers were all white, and the record sounded as if it were recorded by a black group, the record company assembled a trio of black female singers to go on tour as "The Dixie Belles", but they were not the singers who originally recorded "Papa Joe's".
- 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 soul songs of Ray Charles and the compositions of Henry Mancini.
- Anita Kerr, was an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer.
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