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2 de abr. de 2019 · Billy Eckstine. By the time he reached his peak popularity in 1950, he rivaled Frank Sinatra as the country's most popular vocalist. In fact he was dubbed "the sepia Sinatra," although he was known most often as "Mr. B." Billy Eckstine was a smooth singer also noted as a premier jazz bandleader in the 1940s, gathering many of the performers in ...
9 de mar. de 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, died ...
22 de oct. de 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.
Billy Eckstine discography and songs: Music profile for Billy Eckstine, born 8 July 1914. Genres: Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop, Smooth Soul. Albums include The Complete Motown Singles: Volume 7 - 1967, The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook, and Music to Watch Girls By.
Billy Eckstine was an African-American singer who reshaped the boundaries of jazz, bebop, and ballad singing. Born in Pittsburgh on July 8, 1914, William Clarence Eckstein grew up in Washington, D.C. Eckstein attended Armstrong High School, St. Paul Normal and Industrial School, and Howard University. After winning amateur talent shows ...
William Clarence Eckstine, (Pittsburgh, 8 de julio de 1914-ibídem, 8 de marzo de 1993), conocido en el mundo del jazz con el apodo de «Mr. B», fue además de un extraordinario cantante de jazz -algunos quisieron ver en él, al Sinatra negro- el primer gran director de una bigband en la era del bebop. Formado musicalmente en la gran orquesta ...
1 de oct. de 2008 · Number 8 US Charts April 1951
