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154:(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. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously awarded the
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Eckstine became a solo performer in 1947, with records featuring lush, sophisticated orchestrations. Even before folding his band, Eckstine had recorded solo to support it, scoring two million-sellers in 1945 with
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If he'd been white, the sky would have been the limit. As it was, he didn't have his own radio or TV show, much less a movie career. He had to fight the system, so things never quite fell into place."
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1471:(Jazz Legends) – anthology/compilation of material recorded with Earl Hines (for the Bluebird label), and Eckstine's recordings with his orchestra (for the DeLuxe, National and MGM labels).
1384:(Flapper/Pearl) – anthology/compilation of material recorded with Earl Hines (for the Bluebird label), and Eckstine's recordings with his orchestra (for the DeLuxe and National labels).
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158:"for performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording". His recording of "
1493:) – 2CD anthology (contains 35 tracks recorded for the MGM label; also includes all 10 of his 1956 RCA recordings; and 10 of his 1957–1958 Mercury recordings).
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made several live appearances and impersonated
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1988:"LIFE in Pictures: Pop Star Billy Eckstine and the Infamous 1950 Photo That Impacted His Career"
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1425:(Savoy Jazz) – 2CD anthology (all of Eckstine's recordings for the DeLuxe and National labels).
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The Pleasures of Jazz: Leading Performers on Their Lives, Their Music, Their Contemporaries
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A Proper Introduction To Billy Eckstine: Ballads, Blues and Bebop
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1914:"Billy Eckstine, 78, Band Leader And Velvet-Voiced Singer, Dies"
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I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart: Billy Eckstine Sings 8 Great
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The Chronological Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra 1946–1947
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The Chronological Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra 1944–1945
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2095:"Billy Eckstine: the rise and fall of the fabulous Mr. B."
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Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan Sing Irving Berlin
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Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan Sing Irving Berlin
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The Great Mr. B: Billy Eckstine and His All-Star Band
917:– Billy Eckstine: A Treasury Of Immortal Performances
239:. Billy's sister, Maxine, was a high school teacher.
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2258:"Musical arrangements for Billy Eckstine, 1950–1957"
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Among Eckstine's recordings of the 1950s was a 1957
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1865:"Eckstine, Millinder Make Pix to Hypo Tour Grosses"
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1571:The New York Times Biographical Service, Volume 24
701:In 1984, Eckstine recorded his penultimate album,
687:at Three Rivers Stadium in his native Pittsburgh.
2018:"Martha Holmes, 83, Pioneer in Photography, Dies"
1286:Mr. B: The Great Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra
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1806:"Billy Eckstine: A Crooner Who Crossed Barriers"
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760:Eckstine suffered a stroke while performing in
16:American jazz singer and bandleader (1914–1993)
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1368:Verve Jazz Masters (Volume 22): Billy Eckstine
1250:(Portuguese import release on Som Livre label)
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1664:Mr. B: The Music & Life of Billy Eckstine
1476:Prisoner of Love: The Romantic Billy Eckstine
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4100:Activists for African-American civil rights
1693:"Billy Eckstine – Pittsburgh Music History"
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1322:Mister B. and the Band: The Savoy Sessions
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4165:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners
2185:"Musical Arrangements for Billy Eckstine"
1299:– with Sarah Vaughan (Lion) – compilation
719:. Eckstine made his final recordings for
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1548:. Oxford University Press. p. 260.
1409:(ASV/Living Era) – anthology/compilation
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1726:"Singer-Bandleader Billy Eckstine Dies"
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992:Orchestra, and The Metronome All Stars.
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124:Vocals, valve trombone, trumpet, guitar
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716:Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter
588:Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter
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2016:Hevesi, Dennis (September 30, 2006).
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1755:"Billy Eckstine 'Mr. B and His Band'"
900:Love Songs By Rodgers and Hammerstein
268:St. Paul Normal and Industrial School
1882:Pitts, Michael R. (April 25, 2019).
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1478:(Savoy Jazz) – this is a reissue of
1361:Jazz 'Round Midnight: Billy Eckstine
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489:magazine, in which the photographer
4155:American people of Prussian descent
1753:Popa, Christopher (November 2008).
698:in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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4080:20th-century American male singers
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2158:"Billy Eckstine Historical Marker"
2138:. Waymarking.com. October 29, 2006
2112:– via Gale Academic OneFile.
1986:Mitchell, Kerrie (June 26, 2019).
1545:Visions of Jazz: The First Century
1402:(Classics) – anthology/compilation
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2526:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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1464:(Acrobat) – anthology/compilation
1148:The Golden Hits of Billy Eckstine
544:Joe Liggins and The Honeydrippers
156:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
4075:20th-century American guitarists
2320:at the African American Registry
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1516:British Hit Singles & Albums
1423:The Legendary Big Band 1943–1947
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1157:Now Singing In 12 Great Movies
866:(RCA Victor) 3x78rpm album set
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502:sought personal approval from
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4215:Traditional pop music singers
4085:20th-century American singers
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907:Billy Eckstine Sings Tenderly
831:as also saying of Eckstine:
472:, his 1950 appearance at the
235:(now Germany), and Nannie in
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4170:Guitarists from Pennsylvania
4140:American male jazz musicians
2183:Library of Congress (2021).
1871:. July 27, 1946. p. 25.
1804:Vitale, Tom (July 7, 2014).
1777:"Music: Mr. B. Goes to Town"
1641:"Biography | Billy Eckstine"
1439:(Motown/UMe) – 2CD anthology
1354:Compact Jazz: Billy Eckstine
1044:Billy Eckstine's Imagination
526:in Los Angeles, produced by
142:The Billy Eckstine Orchestra
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1996:New-York Historical Society
1347:: The Best Of The MGM Years
1022:The Duke, The Blues and Me!
864:Earl Hines – Billy Eckstine
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4225:Enterprise Records artists
3341:Booker T. & the M.G.'s
2482:Everything I Have Is Yours
1888:. McFarland. p. 136.
1446:(Savoy Jazz) – compilation
1418:(Savoy Jazz) – compilation
1345:Everything I Have Is Yours
1324:(Savoy Jazz) – compilation
1279:LP/CD compilations of note
1241:If She Walked Into My Life
1117:Broadway, Bongos and Mr. B
778:, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
428:Everything I Have Is Yours
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4210:Singers from Pennsylvania
4145:American male trombonists
4125:American jazz trombonists
4115:American jazz bandleaders
4105:African-American crooners
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1831:Murrells, Joseph (1978).
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1395:) – anthology/compilation
1166:The Modern Sound of Mr. B
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168:Grammy Hall of Fame Award
152:William Clarence Eckstine
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4175:Howard University alumni
4150:American male trumpeters
4135:American male guitarists
4130:American jazz trumpeters
4090:20th-century trombonists
3548:The Allman Brothers Band
3518:Juilliard String Quartet
3467:David "Honeyboy" Edwards
2404:Basie and Eckstine, Inc.
2203:, March 20, 1993, p. 10.
1835:The Book of Golden Discs
1329:I Want To Talk About You
1075:Basie and Eckstine, Inc.
893:Billy Eckstine Favorites
200:Early life and education
82:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4185:Mercury Records artists
4110:American bass-baritones
4095:20th-century trumpeters
1669:Hal Leonard Corporation
1514:Roberts, David (2006).
1480:Timeless Billy Eckstine
1415:Timeless Billy Eckstine
1304:Billy Eckstine Together
1151:(Mercury) – compilation
961:The Love Songs of Mr. B
882:Songs By Billy Eckstine
671:, and in such films as
377:". Both were awarded a
3778:The Velvet Underground
3718:Earth, Wind & Fire
2412:Once More with Feeling
1469:Early Mr. B: 1940–1953
1462:Jukebox Hits 1943–1953
1101:Once More With Feeling
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923:) – recorded 1940–1942
877:) – recorded 1945–1947
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213:Monterey Jazz Festival
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4220:Verve Records artists
4120:American jazz singers
3902:Sister Rosetta Tharpe
3837:Parliament-Funkadelic
3195:Simon & Garfunkel
2093:Ginell, Gary (2014).
1810:All Things Considered
1661:Ginell, Cary (2013).
1382:The Magnificent Mr. B
1370:(Verve) – compilation
1363:(Verve) – compilation
1356:(Verve) – compilation
1080:Count Basie Orchestra
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829:The Pleasures of Jazz
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2447:Live albums
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2081:Ginell 2013
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1974:Ginell 2013
1959:Ginell 2013
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852:Discography
787:His friend
673:Skirts Ahoy
643:Joey Bishop
615:Steve Allen
463:I Apologize
459:Bing Crosby
424:MGM Records
335:Cecil Payne
327:Miles Davis
323:Gene Ammons
290:Heading to
160:I Apologize
139:Formerly of
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3808:The Meters
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3713:Celia Cruz
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3608:Patti Page
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2748:Lena Horne
1498:References
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1315:Savoy Jazz
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997:Rendezvous
921:RCA Victor
915:Earl Hines
725:Ian Levine
584:Enterprise
504:Henry Luce
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440:Juan Tizol
430:" (1947),
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331:Art Blakey
300:Earl Hines
254:, pianist
252:Gene Kelly
221:Pittsburgh
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134:1939–1990
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3382:The Band
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296:Illinois
237:Virginia
116:Musician
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3533:Ramones
3135:The Who
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1257:(Kimbo)
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292:Chicago
233:Prussia
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