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    • Aug 3, 1923
    Dottie Dillard is born in Springfield, Missouri. As a member of The Anita Kerr Singers, she sings background on Bobby Helms' "My Special Angel," Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World" and Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go"
    Oct 31, 1927
    Anita Kerr is born in Memphis. She forms The Anita Kerr Singers, a background vocal group that plays a role in such hits as Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World," Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" and Bobby Bare's "Detroit City"
    Jul 3, 1929
    William "Gil" Wright is born in Nashville. As a member of The Anita Kerr Singers, he provides backing vocals on Bobby Helms' "My Special Angel," Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World" and Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go"
    Oct 15, 1931
    Louis Nunley is born in Sikeston, Missouri. A member of The Anita Kerr Singers, he provides backing vocals on Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," George Strait's "Right Or Wrong," Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" and Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World"
    Nov 2, 1963
    "Country Music On Broadway" premieres in Nashville. The movie features Whitey Ford, Flatt & Scruggs, Roy Drusky, Audrey Williams, Ralph Emery, The Anita Kerr Singers, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Merle Kilgore and The Wilburn Brothers, among others
    Mar 15, 1966
    The Anita Kerr Singers win twice at the eighth annual Grammy Awards, taking Best Vocal Group, for the album "We Dig Mancini"; and Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording, for "Southland Favorites," cut with George Beverly Shea
    Mar 2, 1967
    The Anita Kerr Singers earn Best Vocal Group for their recording of "A Man And A Woman" during the ninth annual Grammy Awards
    Nov 4, 1995
    Trumpet player and background singer Karl Garvin dies from cancer at his home in Santa Rosa, Florida. A former jazz musician, he also worked with The Anita Kerr Singers, performing on hits by Jim Reeves, Claude King and Johnny Cash. He was one of two trumpeters on "Ring Of Fire"
    Oct 10, 2022
    Anita Kerr dies. The leader of The Anita Kerr Singers, she played a major role in the supporting music of numerous 1960s country hits, including Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John," Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" and Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World"
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