Charlie Kerr
Charlie Kerr (11 August 1890 Philadelphia – 7 October 1976 Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida) was an American jazz drummer who led a jazz orchestra bearing his name in Philadelphia beginning in the early 1920s. In 1922, Kerr led orchestra in the first radio remote broadcast of a dance in history from the Café L'Aiglon, Philadelphia, via WIP radio. Throughout the 1930s, his orchestra continued broadcasting on stations WFI and WLIT, which merged as WFIL in 1935. During the summers of the 1930, through World War II years, his orchestra performed in Cape May City, New Jersey. Kerr retired from music in the late 1940s and opened his own furniture store in Miami. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 11, 1890, Died October 7, 1976
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, drums, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison | 8872 | 10-in. | 3/8/1923 | Good morning, dearie | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Edison | 8873 | 10-in. | 3/8/1923 | A silver canoe | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Edison | 8903 | 10-in. | 4/3/1923 | In a caravan | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Edison | 8904 | 10-in. | 4/3/1923 | Gone! (But still in my heart) | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Edison | 8944 | 10-in. | 4/26/1923 | No one loves you any better than your m-a-double-m-y | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Edison | 8945 | 10-in. | 4/26/1923 | Mad ('Cause you treat me this way) | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Edison | 9048 | 10-in. | 6/27/1923 | My sweetie went away | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Edison | 9049 | 10-in. | 6/27/1923 | Ophelia | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Edison | 9222 | 10-in. | 10/25/1923 | Operatic melodies | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Edison | 9223 | 10-in. | 10/25/1923 | Open your heart | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kerr, Charlie," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113857.
Kerr, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113857.
"Kerr, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Charles Edward Kerr
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Kerr, Charlie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007156514
Wikidata: Charles Edward Kerr - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5077282
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