American Music Composer and Producer, Anita Kerr, dies at 94

Anita Kerr was an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer. She is known for her vocal harmony groups recorded and performed in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Europe.

What Caused the Death of Architect Anita Kerr?

Kerr died on October 10, 2022, at the age of 94, in Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland. Her daughter Kelley Kerr confirmed her death at a nursing home in the city’s Carouge district. She was a prolific session singer and arranger who helped create the sumptuous Nashville Sound and later had a multifaceted pop music career.

She had collaborated with producers such as Chet Atkins and Owen Bradley. However, her cause of death has not been revealed yet as many believe she died of old age. We will update this section as soon as we get any lead regarding her death situation.

Anita Kerr Age, Family, and Early Life

Anita Kerr was born on October 13th, 1927 in Memphis to Italian immigrants William and Sofia Polonara Grilli, who moved to Mississippi with their families as youths and worked as field laborers. She was 94 years old at the time of her death. Her father relocated with his wife to Memphis and founded a grocery store there.

Contralto’s mother had a chance to study classical music in New York but chose to stay at home. She took piano lessons at their mother’s urging, along with her two older brothers, but only Anita, who started at age 4, continued. She was employed at the age of 15 to work as a staff musician for a Memphis after-school radio show.

Anita Kerr Career, What was her Profession?

She was an American vocalist, pianist, music producer, conductor, arranger, and composer. She helped create the opulent Nashville Sound and went on to have a varied career in pop music. A WSM radio program director hired her to conduct and arrange an octet choir for the station’s Sunday Down South broadcasts after hearing one of the vocal quintets she formed sing. The group’s first recording session with Red Foley produced a No. 16 hit on the Pop chart for Billboard in 1950.

Anita Kerr’s vocalists triumphed in a competition on Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts, a nationwide television program, in 1956. At Godfrey’s suggestion, the ensemble was reduced to a quartet and they left two weeks in advance for New York City. Since the debut of two female conductors at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest Monica Dominique for Sweden and Nurit Hirsh for Israel, she has earned her place as the third female conductor in Eurovision history.

A NARAS Governors Award was given to Kerr in 1992 in appreciation of her remarkable contribution to American music.

Which school and college did she go to?

She studied at st. Thomas Catholic School.

Anita Kerr Net Worth, How much does she earn?

The net worth of this person is currently unclear due to the lack of publicly accessible personal information.

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We will update this section as soon as we receive any information related to her or her family’s worth in near future.

Anita Kerr Husband, What about her relationship?

She married twice in her lifetime. She was first married to AL Kerr with whom she shared two daughters but later divorced and later married Alex Grob.

Was she available on any social media platforms?

We did not find her on other social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as we assume she might not be available on it or might be available with a different username.

We will update this section if we get any leads in the future regarding her social media presence on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, or any other platforms.

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