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William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) [1] was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. [2] .
Oct 22, 2012 · Billy Eckstine released the song in 1951. It spent 19 weeks on the Billboard Be... "I Apologize" was composed by Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, and Ed Nelson in 1931.
Jul 4, 2024 · Billy Eckstine (born July 8, 1914, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died March 8, 1993, Pittsburgh) was an American singer and bandleader who achieved great personal success while fostering the careers of a number of younger jazz musicians.
Oct 29, 2020 · Hear the greatest hits of BILLY ECKSTINE in this OFFICIAL playlist. Spread the classic jazz, and don't forget to share this playlist! Subscribe here: http:...
Billy Eckstine's Greatest Hits. M. R. Roberson. Play all. 1. Billy Eckstine Feat. Sonny Burke And His Orchestra - Everything I Have Is Yours. Okmusix. •. 17K views • 7 years ago.
Jul 7, 2014 · Mobbed by teenage girls wherever he went, Billy Eckstine at one time rivaled Frank Sinatra's popularity. Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Billy Eckstine was smooth as silk. He was tall and...
Mar 9, 1993 · Billy Eckstine, an influential band leader and a suave bass-baritone whose full-throated, sugary approach to popular songs inspired singers like Joe Williams, Arthur Prysock and Lou Rawls,...
Jun 11, 2018 · Responsible for a new and influential style of romantic singing, he was also the first black singer to become a national sex symbol and to make the front cover of Life magazine. William Clarence Eckstine was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 8, 1914.
Jul 7, 2014 · On Billy Eckstine's 100th birthday--he was born July 8, 1914, in Pittsburgh, Penn.--LIFE.com remembers the music pioneer and style icon.
Eckstine’s big band was commercially unsuccessful but became legendary in jazz history for its pioneering musical ambition and its stellar cast of sidemen. Eckstine learned both trumpet and trombone but his rich, mellow baritone voice was his route to fame and popular success.
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