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- Birth nameRichard Buchanan Kerr
- Richard Kerr was born on December 14, 1944 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Happiness (1998), You, Me and Dupree (2006) and Can't Hardly Wait (1998). He died on December 8, 2023 in England, UK.
- Not long after having been "shown the door" by his boss, Kerr had a number two hit in England : "Blue Eyes" by Don Partridge, later covered by Frank Sinatra.
- Kerr's songwriting dreams began when he was given the opportunity to pursue songwriting full time after his disapproving employer fired him (after discovering a rock & roll album Kerr had recorded for a small progressive record label).
- He was initially teamed with songwriter John Bettis (the Carpenters) but was introduced to lyricist Will Jennings by Irving Music executive Lance Freed. Their first song, "Somewhere in the Night," became Kerr's first U.S. hit, going to number 19 pop for Helen Reddy in 1975.
- His songs were recorded by Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Andy Williams, Yvonne Elliman, Jennifer Warnes, Glen Campbell, and the Edwin Hawkins Singers.
- Pianist Richard Kerr has made some of the most beautiful pop/easy listening music ever made.
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