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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 .
Jun 1, 2022 · Ernestine Anderson. With a voice like ‘honey at dusk,’ the singer helped put Seattle’s early jazz and blues scene on the map. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 1, 2022. Ernestine Anderson...
Mar 17, 2016 · From tender and soulful to hard-edged and gritty, Ernestine Anderson was one of the most versatile jazz vocalists to emerge from the big band era. Anderson was born Nov. 11, 1928.
Mar 16, 2016 · Ernestine Anderson, a versatile jazz singer who recorded her most acclaimed albums after a self-imposed hiatus, died on Thursday at her home in Seattle. She was 87.
Nov 12, 2021 · A City of Seattle Proclamation declaring Nov. 11 (Anderson’s birthday) as Ernestine Anderson Day was read by Mayor Jenny Durkan. On Nov. 8, Jones presented a special school assembly for Garfield High students via webinar, exploring the life and legacy of the former alum.
Mar 7, 2008 · Ernestine Anderson launched her amazing career as a jazz singer while still a teenaged Seattle high school student back in the 1940s. By the 1950s she was an experienced performer who'd toured widely and sung with big-name bands led by Johnny Otis, Lionel Hampton, and Eddie Heywood.
Mar 14, 2016 · SEATTLE (AP) — Ernestine Anderson, the internationally celebrated jazz vocalist who earned four Grammy nominations during a six-decade career, has died. She was 87. The King County Medical Examiner's Office said Sunday that it received a report that Anderson died of natural causes Thursday at a nursing home in Shoreline.
