Heard Every Christmas

This is a periodic addition to a list of recordings in which The Anita Kerr Singers performed as a backup vocal group.

Among the hits on which TAKS appeared, the most enduring is likely Bobby Helms' Christmas standard:

  9. Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock – Decca Records – December 1957

10. Johnny Tillotson – Heartaches By The Number – Cadence Records – August 1965

11. Red Foley – Hearts Of Stone – Decca Records – December 1954

12. Johnny Tillotson – The Race Is On – Cadence Records – February 1965

13. Leroy Van Dyke – Walk On By – Mercury Records – October 1961

14. Faron Young –  Hello Walls –  Capitol Records – April 1961

In Studio With Floyd Cramer

This is a periodic addition to a list of recordings in which The Anita Kerr Singers performed as a backup vocal group.

TAKS contributed the group's unique sound to the distinctive piano style of Floyd Cramer on many of his hits, beginning with his first million-seller:

6. Last Date - Floyd Cramer - October 1960
7. On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer - April 1961
8. San Antonio Rose - Floyd Cramer - June 1961

What's With The Anita Kerr Singers?

The Anita Kerr Singers was one of Nashville's most in-demand vocal groups of the 50s and 60s, both as a headliner recording act and as a backup vocal group. This blog exists to compile a listing of the recordings on which TAKS performed as a backup for another recording artist. I know there are dozens of them, but I am not aware that they have been cataloged anywhere. So, here is a small start, by title, artist, and chart date. I will add others as I come across them, and I invite you to do the same. Unless otherwise noted, all recordings were released by RCA Victor Records.


1. Abilene - George Hamilton IV - June 1963
2. Hang On - Floyd Cramer - October 1961
3. Language Of Love - John D. Loudermilk - October 1961
4. The Three Bells - The Browns - August 1959
5. I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee - Decca Records - June 1960