Billy Eckstine

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William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American singer of ballads and a bandleader of the swing era. 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. Eckstine's recording of "I Apologize" (MGM, 1948) was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1958 Imagination Billy Eckstine 2
1987 Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter Billy Eckstine 1
1989 Stormy / Feel the Warm Billy Eckstine 1
1995 Billy's Best! Billy Eckstine 1
1996 The Magnificent Mr. B Billy Eckstine 1
1997 Once More With Feeling Billy Eckstine 1
2002 Now Singing in 12 Great Movies Billy Eckstine 1
— The Irving Berlin Songbook Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1987 Everything I Have Is Yours: The Best of the M-G-M Years Compilation Billy Eckstine 2
1987 Mr. B. and the Band: The Savoy Sessions Compilation Billy Eckstine 1
1994 Verve Jazz Masters 22 Compilation Billy Eckstine 1
1998 In the Still of the Night Compilation Billy Eckstine 1
2000 The Chronological Classics: Billy Eckstine 1947 Compilation Billy Eckstine 1
2001 Cocktail Hour Compilation Billy Eckstine 1
2001 'Mr B' Compilation Billy Eckstine 1
— Compact Jazz Compilation Billy Eckstine 1
— Jazz Masters Compilation Billy Eckstine 1
— The Motown Years Compilation Billy Eckstine 2
— You Call It Madness Disc 1 Compilation Billy Eckstine 1

Album + Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1960 No Cover, No Minimum Live Billy Eckstine 5
2002 Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones at Basin Street East Live Billy Eckstine and Quincy Jones 1
2003 Basie & Eckstine Incorporated Live Count Basie and Billy Eckstine 1

Single

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1948 I Apologize Billy Eckstine 1

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