Anita Kerr

Anita Jean Kerr (née Grilli; October 13, 1927 – October 10, 2022) was an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer. She recorded and performed with her vocal harmony groups in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Europe.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 31, 1927 (Memphis), Died October 10, 2022 (Carouge)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, arranger, leader, organ, performer, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-5501	10-in.	8/20/1950	The lovebug itch	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-5502	10-in.	8/21/1950	White Christmas	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-5503	10-in.	8/21/1950	Santa Claus is coming to town	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-5512	10-in.	8/23/1950	Somebody's crying	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-5513	10-in.	8/23/1950	Johnny's got a sweetheart	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-5514	10-in.	8/22/1950	Confusin'	"Sister" Billie Rose Atkins ; Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-5515	10-in.	8/22/1950	Music in my heart	"Sister" Billie Rose Atkins ; Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-5516	10-in.	8/23/1950	I've got my share of trouble	Carter Sisters	Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and string band	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-5845	10-in.	11/10/1950	Jesus and the atheist	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, organ
Columbia	CO46933	10-in.	9/24/1951	My mother's prayer	Betty Johnson	Female vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	CO46935	10-in.	9/24/1951	A promise and a prayer	Betty Johnson	Female vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Decca	102381		4/25/1957	Try again-2	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	102382		4/25/1957	Too many secrets	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	102383		4/25/1957	Then you'll know	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	102384		4/25/1957	Three cigarettes (in a ashtray) -2, 3	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	L 14762		12/12/1967	Beautiful brown eyes	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14763		12/12/1967	I can't help it (if I'm still in love with you)	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14764		12/12/1967	Cold, cold heart	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14765		12/12/1967	Your cheatin' heart	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14766		12/13/1967	Ring of fire	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14767		12/13/1967	Devil woman	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14768		12/13/1967	El Paso	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14769		12/13/1967	You are my sunshine	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14770		12/15/1967	Singing the blues	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14771		12/15/1967	Don't take your guns to town	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14772		12/15/1967	I'm moving on	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 14773		12/15/1967	Heartaches by the number	Burl Ives		arranger, leader
Decca	L 16234		10/23/1972	Where do I go from here?	Anita Kerr		performer
Decca	L 16235		10/23/1972	Mary Kaye's theme	Anita Kerr		performer
Decca	NA 2028		8/26/1949	White Christmas	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 2029		8/26/1949	Blue Christmas	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 2208		9/9/1950	Christmas island-1	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 2209		9/9/1950	C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S-1	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9363		4/27/1956	I'm ragged but I'm right-1	Montana Slim		vocalist
Decca	NA 9366		4/27/1956	On a little two acre farm-1	Montana Slim		vocalist
Decca	NA 9829		5/23/1957	That wonderful someone	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 9830		5/23/1957	In care of the blues	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 9831		5/23/1957	Hungry for love	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 9832		5/23/1957	I can' forget	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 9833		5/23/1957	I don't wanta	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 9834		5/23/1957	Ain't no wheels on this ship	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 9840		6/5/1957	Bachelor man	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9841		6/5/1957	The party is over (for me)	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9842		6/5/1957	Tears of angels	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9881		7/12/1957	If you'll be my love	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9882		7/12/1957	Someday you'll want me to want you	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9883		7/12/1957	I saw your face in the moon	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9888		7/14/1957	Try me one more time	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9889		7/14/1957	I'd trade all of my tomorrows	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9890		7/14/1957	Silver dew on the bluegrass	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9897		7/16/1957	My Mary	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9898		7/16/1957	Into each life some rain must fall	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9899		7/16/1957	I gotta have my baby back	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9900		7/16/1957	Hang your head in shame	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 9999		11/18/1957	The blind's prayer	Montana Slim		vocalist
Decca	NA 10000		11/18/1957	X's from down in Texas	Montana Slim		vocalist
Decca	NA 10001		11/18/1957	Let a little sunshine in your heart	Montana Slim		vocalist
Decca	NA 10002		11/18/1957	There's a bluebird on your windowsill	Montana Slim		vocalist
Decca	NA 10039		12/13/1957	Stop the world (and let me off)-1	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 10040		12/13/1957	Walking dream	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 10041		12/13/1957	Cry not for me-2	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 10042		12/13/1957	If I could see the world (through the eyes of a child)-2	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 10122		2/13/1958	Just out of reach	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 10123		2/13/1958	I can see an angel	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 10124		2/13/1958	Come on in (and make yourself at home)-2	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 10125		2/13/1958	Let the teardrops fall	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 10126		2/13/1958	Never no more-1	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 10127		2/13/1958	If I could only stay asleep-1	Patsy Cline		vocalist
Decca	NA 10131		2/18/1958	Sugar lips	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 10132		2/18/1958	Rock it on down to my house	Justin Tubb		vocalist
Decca	NA 10471		11/7/1958	My heart is an open book	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 10472		11/7/1958	My pledge to you	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 10543		12/23/1958	Miss memory	Bobby Helms		vocalist
Decca	NA 10544		12/23/1958	New river train	Bobby Helms		vocalist
Decca	NA 10758		6/9/1959	(There's a little song a-singing) In my heart	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 10759		6/9/1959	Open up your arms	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 10760		6/9/1959	Three little Peggies	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 10761		6/9/1959	Class ring	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 10836		8/21/1959	Blue, blue town	The Kalin Twins		vocalist
Decca	NA 10837		8/21/1959	Little miss Blue	The Kalin Twins		vocalist
Decca	NA 11311		11/15/1960	Ugly stick	Ronnie Self		vocalist
Decca	NA 11312		11/15/1960	Some other world	Ronnie Self		vocalist
Decca	NA 11313		11/15/1960	Go go cannibal	Ronnie Self		vocalist
Decca	NA 11507		4/20/1961	Promise me	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 11508		4/20/1961	That's what I call true love	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 11509		4/20/1961	Pretty little girl in the yellow dress	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 11510		4/20/1961	Sawdust dolly	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 11582		6/20/1961	A chance to belong	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 11583		6/20/1961	Ask me no questions	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 11584		6/20/1961	Sawdust dolly	Carl Dobkins, Jr.		vocalist
Decca	NA 12511		5/22/1963	Lynching party	Burl Ives		vocalist
Decca	NA 12512		5/22/1963	A hundred and twenty-miles from nowhere	Burl Ives		vocalist
Decca	NA 12513		5/22/1963	Two car garage	Burl Ives		vocalist
Decca	NA 12514		5/22/1963	I found my best friend in the dog pound	Burl Ives		vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kerr, Anita," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/205356.

Kerr, Anita. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/205356.

"Kerr, Anita." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.