Ernestine Anderson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ernestine Irene Anderson, Ernestine I. Anderson
American jazz and blues singer (1928–2016)
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- 1
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- Missouri Stories for Young People
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1928-11-11
- Active to
- 2016-03-10
jazz
Discography
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Ernestine Anderson (November 11, 1928 – March 10, 2016) was an American jazz and blues singer. 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, 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 of fellow Garfield High School grad Quincy Jones. <a href="https://www.l
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Irene
- Family name
- Anderson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- Seattle
- Occupation
- singer
- Religion
- Buddhists
- Field of work
- jazz
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Concord Records
- Image
- Ernestine Anderson photo.jpg
- Work location
- Seattle
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- Ernestine Anderson
- date of birth
- 1928-11-11
- date of death
- 2016-03-10
- birth name
- Ernestine Irene Anderson
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