One of the most versatile vocalists from the big band era, Anderson had an earthy, gritty style. Ernestine Anderson: A Natural At The Blues From tender and soulful to hard-edged and gritty, Ernestine ...
From 1996 to 2002 I produced 15 shows—mostly on vocalists—or NPR's Jazz Profiles. I was fortunate to have as subjects two legendary vocalists—Ernestine Anderson and Rosemary Clooney—both of whom I ...
Around 1955 (I must have been in kindergarten), I went to a concert at the 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle and for the first time heard Ernestine Anderson. She sang with a big band. I was impressed with ...