Ernestine Anderson | |
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 Ernestine Anderson in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ernestine Irene Anderson |
| Born | November 11, 1928 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2016 (aged 87) Shoreline, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, blues |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Labels | Mercury Concord Jazz |
Ernestine Anderson (November 11, 1928 – March 10, 2016) was an American jazz and blues singer.[1] In a career spanning more than six decades, she recorded over 30 albums. She was nominated four times for a Grammy Award. She sang at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center,[2] the Monterey Jazz Festival (six times over a 33-year span), as well as at jazz festivals all over the world. In the early 1990s she joined Qwest Records, the label founded by fellow Garfield High School graduate Quincy Jones.
- ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 14. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
- ^ "Ernestine Anderson and the Diva Jazz Band". Archived from the original on August 9, 2007.