George Kerr (musician)

George Kerr is a musician and record producer who has worked with a multitude of recording artists during the 1960s and 1970s.

George Kerr
BornOcilla, Georgia, United States
GenresSoul R&B
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, arranger
LabelsShout, All Platinum, Harbor Light Records

Background

The artists Kerr has worked with include, Florence Ballard, The Escorts, Linda Jones, The Moments, The O'Jays, and The Whatnauts.[1] George Kerr has been connected with All Platinum Records and Sylvia Robinson. He was also a Motown recording artist[2] As an artist he had a hit with "Hey Girl".[3] He recorded an album for the All Platinum label, If This World Were Mine.[4]

Career as producer and composer

Two of Kerr's productions were in Billboard's Soul Recommended section for the week ending August 25, 1973. They were "Your Gonna Need Somebody to Love (Wide You're Looking for Someone to Love" by Barbara Jean English and "I Wasn't There" by The Whatnauts.[5]

He produced the single for the New Foundations. The song, Darling (You're All I Need)", a soul ballad which was released on Atlantic 45-3225. This New Foundations, a group from the United States[6][7] had no connection with the English group, the New Foundations who released "Something for My Baby" / "I Need Your Love" on Pye 45533.[8][9][10]

He produced "Baby (I’m Gonna Love You)" for Phyllis Hyman which was released in 1976.[11]

Along with Rod Armstrong and Marvin Brown, Kerr produced an album that featured the groups, Softones & First Class. The album Together was released on the new label, Park-Way Records in 1980.[12]

References
  1. Radio Newark - George Kerr
  2. Billboard - Godmother: Sugar Hill Records’ Sylvia Robinson By Dan Charnas
  3. MusicVF.com - George Kerr Top Songs, Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography
  4. Popsike - GEORGE KERR If This World Were All Platinum RARE KILLER SWEET SOUL LP * Listen
  5. Billboard, August 25, 1973 - Page 51 Billboard's Top Single Picks, Soul, also recommended
  6. Cash Box, January 25, 1975 - cash box / singles reviews, newcomer picks
  7. Billboard, January 25, 1975 - Page 58 Billboard's Top Single Picks, Soul, recommended
  8. The Foundations, Baby Now That I've Found You, Sequel Records NEECD 300, Notes by Roger Dopson
  9. Shazam - Something for My Baby The New Foundations
  10. Music Week, January 31, 1976 - Page 7 Internationally yours PYE RECORDS

    (*Note: SOMETHING ABOUT MY BABY is incorrect. Title should be "Something For My Baby")

  11. Soul & Jazz & Funk, 17 Nov 2017 - PHYLLIS HYMAN: ‘DELIVER THE LOVE – THE ANTHOLOGY’ (SOULMUSIC RECORDS) By Charles Waring
  12. Record World, September 13, 1980 - Page 106 Record World Black Oriented Music, Black Music Report By KEN SMIKLE


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