Billy Eckstine
American musician (1914-1993) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 78
William Clarence Eckstine 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.
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Quincy Jones Produced Don't Worry 'Bout Me (1962)
Louis Armstrong Duets: Together and Kiss of Fire
Frank Sinatra Duets: Together and Younger Than Springtime
Dinah Shore Duets: Together and Younger Than Springtime
Édith Piaf Duets: Anos Dourados
Bing Crosby Duets: Younger Than Springtime (1949)
Nat King Cole Duets: Anos Dourados
Antônio Carlos Jobim Duets: Anos Dourados
Richard Pryor Produced Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Andy Williams Duets: Younger Than Springtime (1949)
Rosemary Clooney Duets: Younger Than Springtime (1949)Mario Lanza Duets: Younger Than Springtime (1949)
Dinah Washington Duets: Anos Dourados
Vic Damone Duets: Younger Than Springtime (1949)
Dick Haymes Duets: Younger Than Springtime (1949)
Gordon MacRae Duets: Younger Than Springtime (1949)
Mildred Bailey Duets: Together (1928)
Margaret Whiting Duets: Younger Than Springtime (1949)
Jan Johansson Duets: Younger Than Springtime (1949)Maysa Matarazzo Duets: Anos Dourados
Freddy Cole Influenced by Billy
Teddy Reno Duets: Anos DouradosDolores Duran Duets: Anos Dourados
Dick Farney Duets: Anos Dourados
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Albums 10
CSCrooner Confidential: Billy Eckstine's Secret Jazz Sessions 1944
SSSong Stylist
OEOn Savoy: Billy Eckstine
ILIf She Walked Into My Life
MVMilestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 4 (1959, 1961)
IAI Apologize
WSWithout A Song
BRBroadway
LRLive At Angelo's White Palms Theater Lounge (Remastered)
PLPrisoner of LoveMedia & music
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In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award "for performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording". His recording of "I Apologize" was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999. The New York Times described him as an "influential band leader" whose "suave bass-baritone" and "full-throated, sugary approach to popular songs inspired singers such as Earl Coleman, Johnny Hartman, Joe Williams, Arthur Prysock, and Lou Rawls."
