Andy Bey
USA
Born: 06 May 2011
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz/Groove, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards, Vocal Jazz
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One of the great unsung heroes of jazz singing, Andy Bey is a commanding interpreter of lyrics who has a wide vocal range and a big, rich, full voice. Bey enjoys a small following that swears by him; nonetheless, he isn't nearly as well known as he should be. Born and raised in Newark, NJ, not far from New York, Bey was exposed to jazz as a child and started singing in front of local audiences as early as eight. At some gigs, an eight-year-old Bey was accompanied by tenor sax great Hank Mobley. Bey was 13 when, in 1952, he recorded his first so...
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- Max Roach (11)
- Horace Silver (11)
- Gary Bartz (5)
- Duke pearson (0)
Similar artists
- Shirley Horn (41)
- Cassandra Wilson (35)
- Abbey Lincoln (11)
Influenced by
- Billie Holiday (108)
- Nat King Cole (33)
- Sarah Vaughan (23)
- Johnny Hartman (9)
- Billy Eckstine (2)
- Al Hibbler (1)
Followers
- Kurt Elling (14)
- Kevin Mahogany (4)
Performed Songs By
- Duke Ellington (169)
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