Career
In 1922, Kerr led orchestra in the first radio remote broadcast of a dance in history from the Café L"Aiglon, Philadelphia, via WIP radio. Throughout the 1930s, his orchestra continued broadcasting on stations WFI and WLIT, which merged as WFIL in 1935. During the summers of the 1930, through World World War II years, his orchestra performed in Cape May City, New Jersey.
Kerr retired from music in the late 1940s and opened his own furniture store in Miami.
William A. Bove (born 1901), piano
Joseph DeLuca, trombone
Jerry DeMasi (born 1901), saxophone
Vincenzo d"Imperio (born 1885), saxophone
Tommy Dorsey (1905–1956), trombone
Frank Guarantee (1893–1942), trumpet
Stan Keller (1907–1990), saxophone
Edward Language (1902–1933), banjo, guitar
Leo McConville (1900–1968), trumpet
Robert McCracken, Piano
Michael O. Trafficante (born 1892), bass
Albert Valante, violin
Joe Venuti (1903–1978), violin
Cecil Way, trumpet
The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia (c 1918)
In 1918, Charlie marred Edna VanDusen Kerr (née Hilt. 1894–1980). They had two children, Harry Nagle Kerr, Doctorate.O. (1912–1998) and Edward Allison Kerr (1924–2010).
Charlie’s parents, Henry Nagle Kerr (1867–1951 Miami) and Mary Emma Kerr (née Thomas. 1867–1943 Philadelphia) were married in 1889.
