Andy Bey
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| Birth name | Andrew W. Bey |
| Born | October 28, 1939 Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano, Vocals |
| Associated acts | Louis Jordan |
Andrew W. Bey (born October 28, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey) is a jazz singer and pianist. He worked on a television show, Startime, with Connie Francis and sang for Louis Jordan. He went on to form a trio with sisters Salome Bey and Geraldine Bey (de Haas) called "Andy and The Bey Sisters". They recorded various sides and released two albums on the Prestige label and one on RCA. The group parted in 1965. He also did notable work with Horace Silver and Gary Bartz. Later he had an album named Experience And Judgment, which had Indian influences[1]. After that period he returned to hard bop and also did covers of music by non-jazz musicians such as Nick Drake[2] Other albums: Andy Bey and The Bey Sisters, Ballads, Blues & Bey, American Song (2004), Tuesdays In Chinatown, Ain't Necessarily So (2007).
In 1994, openly gay, Bey was diagnosed HIV-positive, but it never stopped him from achieving his musical heights. Colleague Herb Jordan assisted Bey in a revived resurgence in his recording career. Their recording "Ballads, Blues, & Bey" in 1996 put Andy Bey back on top. Albums that followed, like "Shades of Bey" (1998), were a bigger success.[citation needed] Bey constantly explores his art, and still tours, and his unique sound and style is still in high demand. Bey was recently quoted in an interview, "Did you know that gratefulness helps get rid of fear? ...I'm so grateful to be able to do what I love, to have a purpose in life."[citation needed]
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