Ernie Andrews, one of the last Black male blues and pop crooners from the 1950s who was a frequent performer at Central Avenue clubs in Los Angeles and whose dry, romantic style was a favorite of jazz fans and musicians, died on February 24. He was 94.
Born in Philadelphia in 1927, Ernie's mother sent him to live with her mother in Jeanerette, La., when …
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