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Andy Bey | |
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| Birth name | Andrew W. Bey |
| Born | October 28, 1939 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, Soul-funk |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Prestige, Atlantic, Columbia, Evidence, Savoy Jazz, HighNote |
Andrew W. Bey (born October 28, 1939) is an American jazz singer and pianist. Bey has a wide vocal range, with a four-octave baritone voice.
Raised in Newark, New Jersey,[1] Bey attended Newark Arts High School.[2]
- ^ Adler, David R. "Andy Bey", JazzTimes, April 25, 2019. Accessed December 14, 2020. "We are sitting in Bey’s studio apartment on the western edge of Manhattan’s Chelsea district, where he has lived for the last 13 years. Originally from Newark, N.J., Bey knew the Shorter brothers-Wayne and Alan-when they were both teenagers."
- ^ Celestial Being: The 80th Birthday Concert Celebrating Andy Bey[permanent dead link], Birdland. Accessed December 14, 2020. "When Mr. Bey was 18 years old, he left the Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey in the middle of his senior year, and with his sisters, Geraldine and Salome, formed the trio Andy and the Bey Sisters."