Famous American Singer Ernie Andrews Passed At 94

Ernie Andrews, American jazz, blues, and pop musician, passed away on February 21, 2022, at 11:26 p.m. He was a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Dee Dee McNeil posted on Facebook about Ernie’s sudden demise to express her sorrow over Ernie Andrews’ departure. Singer Ernie Andrews’s death cause is speculated as a natural death. His death in Los Angeles was confirmed in a statement by his family. The doctor gave no reason. Singer Ernie Andrews’s death cause is speculated as a natural death by doctors as he was 94 years old.

Who Was Ernie Andrews:

 Ernie Andrews, his real name was Ernest Mitchell Andrews Jr., was an American jazz, blues, and pop singer and musician. He was described as the “Crown Prince of the Blues” in 1940. 

He was raised in Los Angeles and spent his childhood in his mother’s Baptist Church. Ernie’s family relocated to Los Angeles in his early teenage, where he studied drums at Jefferson High School and continued to sing. 

Ernie won an amateur show at the Lincoln Theatre on Central Avenue in Los Angeles. Songwriter Joe Greene noticed him. Greene then immediately took Andrews into the studio to record at 17. Ernie is said to have been discovered by songwriter Joe Greene in 1945. Greene wrote his biggest hit, “Soothe Me.” 

 What Was The Cause Of Ernie Andrews’s Death:

 Ernie Andrews died on February 21, 2022, at 94. Due to his age illness, he was admitted to hospital on Sunday and declared dead by doctors on Monday, February 21.

 He was a professional singer, songwriter, dancer, and rapper. He was also a member of the Harry James Orchestra, debuting on November 26, 1958, at the Blue Note jazz club in Chicago. Ernie recorded with Columbia Records and others. His career declined in the 1960s and 1970s but rebounded in the 1980s. 

“All I’ve ever known in life is singing. I just sing and sing and sing and sing,” Andrews said in “Blues for Central Avenue,” a 1986 documentary on the historic Los Angeles music district and his place in it.

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