Billy Eckstine

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William Clarence Eckstein

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Born : July 8, 1914 // Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Died : March 8, 1993 // Pittsburgh, PA, United States

US American Jazz singer & bandleader noted during the swing area for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice
Eckstine, the son of a Pittsburg chauffeur and seamstress, began his singing career in a church bazaar at the age of eleven. The family moved to Washington, where he ran errands at the Howard Theater for Ethel Waters- earning enough pocket money to enter a talent contest, which he won in 1932.

He quit school and joined the Tommy Miles Band, learning the trumpet to support his vocals. Bandleader Earl Hines heard Eckstine at the De Lizza Club and added him to his band's line-up, with whom he recorded 'Skylark' which outsold the Glenn Miller version. Eckstine's growing success enabled him to open his own club on New York's 52nd Street, which eventually closed due to crippling entertainment taxes. He then took to the road with his own historic band, helping pave the way for the bebop/modern jazz style movement with its musical arranger John Birks Gillespie.

With Eckstine handling the vocals, along with Sarah Vaughn, the line-up included trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham; saxophonists Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, Lucky Thompson, Charlie Parker and Leo Parker; drummer Art Blakey; bassist Tommy Potter; pianist John Malaclin and arrangers Budd Johnson, Tadd Dameron and Jerry Valentin. In the three and a half years this band was together Eckstine made his mark as a sell-out concert singer, as well as starting fashion trends with his sharp-suited dress style that would hold him in good stead throughout his popular solo career.

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Billy Eckstine And His Band, Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra, Earl Hines And His Orchestra, Jimmy Dale Band, Woody Herman And His Orchestra, Woody Herman And His Third Herd

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	NLP 2001		Billy Eckstine	Billy Eckstine Sings ‎(10")	National Records (2)	NLP 2001	US	1949	Sell This Version
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	MGM K76		Billy Eckstine	Billy Eckstine Favorites	MGM Records	MGM K76	US	1950	Sell This Version
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	48		Billy Eckstine	Songs By Billy Eckstine (Album)	MGM Records	48	US	1950	Sell This Version
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	E-153		Billy Eckstine	Love Songs By Rodgers And Hammerstein (Album)	MGM Records	E-153	US	1952	Sell This Version
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	E-219		Billy Eckstine	Sings "Tenderly"	MGM Records	E-219	Canada	1953	Sell This Version
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	X257		Billy Eckstine With The Pied Pipers Orchestra	Billy Eckstine With The Pied Pipers Orchestra - I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (Album, EP)	MGM Records	X257	US	1954	Sell This Version
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	MG 36029		Billy Eckstine	Blues For Sale (Album)	EmArcy	MG 36029	US	1954	Sell This Version
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	E-3275		Billy Eckstine	That Old Feeling (Album)	MGM Records	E-3275	US	1955	Sell This Version
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	E3176, M-G-M E3176		Billy Eckstine Sings With George Shearing Quintet, Woody Herman And His Orchestra, The Metronome All Stars	Billy Eckstine Sings With George Shearing Quintet, Woody Herman And His Orchestra, The Metronome All Stars - Mr. B. With A Beat (Album)	MGM Records, MGM Records	E3176, M-G-M E3176	US	1955	Sell This Version
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	MG 26027		Billy Eckstine	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (Comp)	EmArcy	MG 26027	Australia	1955	Sell This Version
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	MG 36010		Billy Eckstine	I Surrender Dear ‎(LP, Mono)	EmArcy	MG 36010	US	1955	Sell This Version
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	RMG-6052		Billy Eckstine	Prisoner Of Love ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Regent	RMG-6052	US	1957	Sell This Version
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	MG 6054		Billy Eckstine	My Deep Blue Dream ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Regent	MG 6054	US	1957	Sell This Version
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	MG 36129		Billy Eckstine	Billy Eckstine's Imagination (Album)	EmArcy	MG 36129	US	1958	Sell This Version
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	MG 20333		Billy Eckstine	Billy's Best (Comp, Album)	Mercury, Mercury	MG 20333	Australia	1958	Sell This Version
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	MDS2-9		Sarah Vaughan And Billy Eckstine	Sarah Vaughan And Billy Eckstine - Sing The Best Of Irving Berlin (Album, EP)	Mercury, Mercury	MDS2-9	US	1957	Sell This Version
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	RL-52029		Count Basie and Billy Eckstine	Count Basie and Billy Eckstine - Basie/Eckstine, Inc. (Album, Comp)	Roulette	RL-52029	Australia	1959	Sell This Version
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	L70088		Billy Eckstine And Sarah Vaughan	Billy Eckstine And Sarah Vaughan - Billy & Sarah (Album, Comp)	Lion Records (4)	L70088	US	1959	Sell This Version
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	R 25104		Billy Eckstine	Once More With Feeling (Album)	Roulette	R 25104	Canada	1960	Sell This Version
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	SR 52052, SR-52052		Billy Eckstine	No Cover, No Minimum (Album)	Roulette	SR 52052, SR-52052	Canada	1960	Sell This Version
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	MG 20637, MG-20637		Billy Eckstine With Hal Mooney And His Orchestra	Billy Eckstine With Hal Mooney And His Orchestra - Broadway Bongos And Mr. "B"	Mercury, Mercury	MG 20637, MG-20637	US	1961	Sell This Version
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	SR-60736, SR 60736		Billy Eckstine	Don't Worry 'Bout Me (Album, Single)	Mercury, Mercury	SR-60736, SR 60736	US	1962	Sell This Version
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	MVL 310 , 124 510 MFL		Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones	Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones - At Basin Street East (Album)	Mercury, Mercury	MVL 310 , 124 510 MFL	UK	1962	Sell This Version
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	SR 60834		Billy Eckstine	Now Singing In 10 Great Movies (Album)	Mercury	SR 60834	US	1963	Sell This Version
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	MG20796		Billy Eckstine	The Golden Hits Of Billy Eckstine (Album)	Mercury	MG20796	US	1963	Sell This Version