The Anita Kerr Singers

In the 1950s and ’60s, the Anita Kerr Singers were perhaps one of the most popular band of backup vocalists in every of country music, appearing on countless recordings by renowned Nashville artists. Kerr was the group’s head, but was became a member of by alto Dottie Dillard, tenor Gil Wright, and baritone Louis Nunley, because the quartet originally gained interest by performing in the NBC radio plan Weekend Down South in the first ’50s, which resulted in a agreement with Decca Information. In 1956, the Anita Kerr Performers landed an area on the brand new York-based Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts Television show, which resulted in further broadcast looks (even though group never allow their session work with others subside). Around once, Chet Atkins (then your mind of RCA Information’ country department) required the group under his wing, which resulted in the quartet showing up on countless recordings by renowned performers. The Performers continuing to record and tour right through the ’60s, actually managing to concern several of their very own albums, including Anita Kerr Performers Think about the Strikes of Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Velvet Voices and Daring Brass, and Simon & Garfunkel Songbook, amongst others.