Ernie Andrews

Ernie Andrews has were able to end up being both popular and underrated throughout his lengthy profession. After his family members moved to LA, he sang within a cathedral choir, even though still attending senior high school got a few strikes for the G&G label. Billy Eckstine and Al Hibbler had been early affects and, after achieving maturity, Andrews was relatively in the darkness of Joe Williams (who includes a equivalent design). Andrews documented for Aladdin, Columbia, and London in the past due ’40s, spent six years performing using the Harry Adam Orchestra, and lower several big band schedules for GNP/Crescendo during 1958-1959. Despite his unchanging design, Andrews was mainly in obscurity through the 1960s and ’70s, simply making several albums for Dot during 1965-1966. A 1980 Breakthrough date discovered him in exceptional type, and in the ’80s, he was rediscovered. Andrews documented using the Capp/Pierce Juggernaut, Gene Harris’ Superband, Jay McShann, and with the Harper Brothers, furthermore to making several models in the 1990s for Muse, and afterwards High Note. He’s also prominent within the documentary Blues for Central Avenue.