Billy Eckstine
Biography:
Billy Eckstine's smooth baritone and distinctive vibrato broke down barriers throughout the 1940s, first as leader of the original bop big band, then as the first romantic black male in popular music. An influence looming large in the cultural development of soul and R&B singers from Sam Cooke to Prince, Eckstine was able to... Continue Bio >>
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Discography:
1986 Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter
1979 Momento Brasileiro
1974 If She Walked into My Life
1972 Senior Soul
1971 Moment
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Filmography:
2007 Jumpin' and Jivin', Vol. 1
1999 The Black Big Bands
1991 Listen Up!: The Lives of Quincy Jones
1991 Masters of American Music: The Story of Jazz
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