James S. Kerr
James Spiers Kerr was a Scottish music publisher.
Career
Kerr Music Corporation Limited was founded in 1952. It publishes several vintage titles under the names of the original publishers: James S. Kerr, Mozart Allan, and Bayley and Ferguson. Current titles include Kerr’s Merry Melodies and Skinner’s Scottish Violinist.[1] It is listed at the 79 Berkeley Street address.[2]
In 1952 the company published the most famous song about Aberdeen, "The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen" (as sung by Robert Wilson). This song was composed in 1952 by Mel and Mary Webb[3] who were English and had never visited Aberdeen.[4]
References
- ^ Windblower Music Accessed 2020-06-10
- ^ Companies House Accessed 2020-06-10
- ^ The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen Accessed 2009-11-30
- ^ The A-Z of Scottish Places; Aberdeen Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2009-11-30