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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] .
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...
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 22, 2012 · Billy Eckstine "I Apologize". "I Apologize" was composed by Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, and Ed Nelson in 1931. Billy Eckstine released the song in 1951. It spent 19 weeks on the Billboard Best...
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. 55 videos 162,641 views Last updated on Dec 4, 2020. Play all. 1. 3:11. Billy Eckstine Feat. Sonny Burke And His Orchestra - Everything I...
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.
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.
Billy Eckstine’s smooth baritone voice and distinctive vibrato broke down barriers throughout the 1940′s as a singer of ballads and a bandleader of the swing era.
