OBITUARY: Anita Kerr (1927-2022)

Anita Kerr, a recording studio soprano and vocal arranger whose Anita Kerr Singers released a staggering number of mellifluous albums under the group’s own name as FM radio embraced the “beautiful music” stereo format starting in the late 1960s, died on October 10. She was 94. In addition to recording as a lead group, the Anita Kerr Singers recorded background vocals on dozens of albums by country stars and by easy-listening maestros such as Ray Coniff, Percy Faith and Bert Kaempfert…