19. ERNIE ANDREWS
Ernie Andrews was born on Christmas Day, 1927 in Philadelphia.
He did his first recordings in the 1940s while still in high school. Andrews sang with Harry James' big band for six years, and did a number of recordings in the 1950s, but was in the shadow of bigger stars such as Joe Williams for many years.
However, Andrews was rediscovered in the 1980s, and has recorded in recent years with Jay McShann, the late Gene Harris, and the Frank Capp/Nat Pierce Juggernaut.
Andrews has also done a number of solo albums, and has a gift for doing impressions of other great singers in his act.
Here is Ernie, via a video clip.
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