Singer Ernie Andrews died on Monday night, February 21, 2022, at age 94. His death cause is speculated as a natural death.
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Ernie was born Ernest Mitchell Andrews Jr. on December 25, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 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.
In 1947, when Ernie won an amateur show at the Lincoln Theatre on Central Avenue in Los Angeles, songwriter Joe Greene noticed him.

Greene was so taken with Andrews that he immediately took him into the studio to record at 17.
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Andrews established himself as a force to be reckoned with after scoring a 300,000-seller in “Soothe Me.”
Who Is Ernie Andrews’ Wife?
Ernie Andrews’s wife, Dolores Andrews, was a great inspiration for his music.
Ernie returned to Los Angeles in 1974 after his musical travel to live with his wife Dolores, who then was 50 years old. They both had five children.
However, Dolores died before him, and Ernie went on with his life.
Ernie continued to perform in clubs, concerts, and jazz festivals worldwide, including several appearances in Las Vegas.
He performed in concert at club locations worldwide in 1993, 1994, and 1996, including Europe, Asia, Australia, the United States, Canada, and South America.


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