KERR, ANITA
(*1927)
KERR, ANITA (b. A. Jean Grilli, Memphis, Tenn., October 31, 1927) Anita Kerr was the leader of the syrupy-sweet Anita Kerr Singers, Nashville's answer to a Muzak chorus, who were featured on hundreds of country and pop-rock sessions of the 1950s and 1960s. Kerr, a multitalented musician who has worked as a pianist, vocalist, and producer, was one of the first female record producers in Nashville. She began singing as a child, on her mother's Memphis-based radio show, and had her own vocal trio…