What is Ernestine Anderson?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Ernestine Anderson | background = solo_singer | image = Ernestine Anderson photo.jpg | image_size = | caption = Ernestine Anderson in 2008 | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1928|11|11}} | birth_place=[[Houston, Texas]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date={{death date and age|2016|3|10|1928|11|11}} | death_place=[[Seattle, Washington]], U.S. | genre = [[Jazz music|Jazz]]<br>[[Blues]] | occupation = [[Singer]] | instrument = [[Vocals]] | years_active = | label = [[Qwest Records|Qwest]]/[[Reprise Records]]<br>[[Concord Records]]<br>[[Mercury Records]] | associated_acts = [[Johnny Otis]]<br>[[Lionel Hampton]]<br>[[Rolf Ericson]] | current_members = | past_members = | notable_instruments = }} '''Ernestine Anderson''' (November 11, 1928 – March 10, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] [[jazz]] and [[blues]] singer. She recorded over 30 albums. She was nominated four times for a [[Grammy Award]]. She sung at [[Carnegie Hall]], the [[Kennedy Center]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wgbh.org/schedules/program-info?program_id=30376&episode_id=3325135 |title=Ernestine Anderson and the Diva Jazz Band |access-date=2016-03-14 |archive-date=2007-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809224730/http://www.wgbh.org/schedules/program-info?program_id=30376 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[Monterey Jazz Festival]] (six times over a 33-year span), as well as at jazz festivals all over the world. In the early 1990s she joined [[Qwest Records]], the label of fellow [[Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington)|Garfield High School]] grad [[Quincy Jones]]. Her career lasted for 60 years. Anderson was born in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. Anderson died in her sleep in [[Seattle, Washington]] on March 10, 2016. She was aged 87.<ref>[http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/jazz-great-ernestine-