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Anita Kerr, a key voice in the Nashville Sound, dies at 94

By KRISTIN M. HALLOctober 12, 2022 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning singer and composer Anita Kerr, whose vocal group the Anita Kerr Singers provided the lush backdrop to the Nashville Sound, has died. She was 94.

Her daughter, Kelley Kerr, confirmed to The New York Times that her mother died in Geneva on Monday.

Grammy-nominated composer William Pursell dies at age 94

September 8, 2020 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — William “Bill” Pursell, a Grammy-nominated composer who worked as a Nashville studio musician with artists like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, has died...

This Day in Country Music: August 20

Dave WilliamsAugust 21, 2018 GMT

A look back into country music's history >>>

1923 - Born on this day in Galloway, Texas was American country music singer-songwriter James Travis Reeves who became known as Jim Reeves, (Gentleman Jim).

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