Ernie Royal

Ernie Royal
Birth nameErnest Andrew Royal
Born(1921-06-02)June 2, 1921
Los Angeles, California, United States
DiedMarch 16, 1983(1983-03-16) (aged 61)
New York City, New York, United States
GenresJazz
OccupationTrumpeter
InstrumentTrumpet
Years active1937–1983

Ernest Andrew Royal (June 2, 1921 in Los Angeles, California – March 16, 1983 in New York City) was a jazz trumpeter. His older brother was clarinetist and alto saxophonist Marshal Royal, with whom he appears on the classic Ray Charles big band recording The Genius of Ray Charles (1959).