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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Billy_EckstineBilly Eckstine - Wikipedia

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   William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) 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]

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3. historicpittsburgh.org › islandora › objectMrs. June Eckstine, wife of singer Billy Eckstine | Historic ...

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   Carnegie Museum of Art 1996.69.50. Description. Mrs. June Eckstine, wife of singer Billy Eckstine, seated at a desk or table with open book. Type. still image. Subject. Women--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh. African Americans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh. Portraits--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

4. www.pittsburghmagazine.com › teenie-harrisTeenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story | Pittsburgh ...

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   Oct 25, 2011 · For a seasonal touch, look for June Eckstine, wife of jazz legend Billy Eckstine, in a leopard-skin coat holding a turkey. There’s also former Pittsburgh mayor David L. Lawrence, who gave Harris his “One Shot” moniker; ironically, Lawrence was an architect of Renaissance I, which would eventually deal a devastating blow to the Lower Hill ...

5. www.gettyimages.dk › photos › june-eckstineJune Eckstine Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images

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   Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic June Eckstine stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. June Eckstine stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs.

6. www.bigbandlibrary.com › billyeckstineBig Band Library: Billy Eckstine "Mr. B and His Band"

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   Eckstine formed his own band in June 1944, and. along with featuring his virile voice, it became a stimulating training ground for modern jazzmen.

7. www.npr.org › 2014/07/07 › 329504013Billy Eckstine: A Crooner Who Crossed Barriers : NPR

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   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 handsome...

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   What did Billy Eckstine do before he came along?

   • "Before Billy Eckstine came along, blacks, they would either sing blues or they would be in jazz bands, or they would sing in vocal groups, like The Mills Brothers or The Ink Spots. Or as a novelty singer. But they were not permitted to enter the domain of Perry Como and Bing Crosby. And Eckstine was the first one to successfully do that."

   Billy Eckstine: A Crooner Who Crossed Barriers : NPR

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   How did Billy Eckstine compare to Frank Sinatra?

   • Mobbed by teenage girls wherever he went, Billy Eckstine at one time rivaled Frank Sinatra's popularity. Billy Eckstine was smooth as silk. He was tall and handsome, sported a pencil-thin mustache and sang in a distinctive baritone.

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   Is Billy Eckstine the Jackie Robinson of popular music?

   • "I consider Billy Eckstine the Jackie Robinson of popular music," says Cary Ginell, author of Mr. B: The Music and Life of Billy Eckstine. "Before Billy Eckstine came along, blacks, they would either sing blues or they would be in jazz bands, or they would sing in vocal groups, like The Mills Brothers or The Ink Spots. Or as a novelty singer.

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   What did Billy Eckstine look like?

   • Billy Eckstine was smooth as silk. He was tall and handsome, sported a pencil-thin mustache and sang in a distinctive baritone. "I consider Billy Eckstine the Jackie Robinson of popular music," says Cary Ginell, author of Mr. B: The Music and Life of Billy Eckstine.

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9. www.flickr.com › photos › vieilles_annoncesJune Eckstine - Jet Magazine June 17, 1954 | Click the "All ...

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   Click the "All Sizes" button above to read an article or to see the image clearly. These scans come from my rather large magazine collection. Instead of filling my house with old moldy magazines, I scanned them (in most cases, photographed them) and filled a storage area with moldy magazines. Now they reside on an external harddrive. I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten ...

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