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5 de dic. de 2002 · When the classic sounds from 1944-1947 echo through the room, we recall innovators such as Billy Eckstine, who helped shape the second half of a century of jazz. Through the big bands of Earl Hines, Eckstine, and Dizzy Gillespie passed a significant number of bebop pioneers with their creative ideas and powerful resources.
Billy Eckstine was a cultural pioneer, a black male singer who established his popularity singing love songs in the segregated world of mid-20th-century America. His dapper good looks, majestic ...
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 ...
Billy Eckstine "What Kind Of Fool Am I? " Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, July 22, 1962. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSu...
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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 ...
New-York Historical Society. June 26, 2019. in Behind the Scenes. LIFE in Pictures: Pop Star Billy Eckstine and the Infamous 1950 Photo That Impacted His Career. Billy Eckstine drove his fans wild. Nicknamed Mr. B, the dashing singer had a voice that was described as a “suave bass-baritone” and a stage presence that, for a time at least ...
Adoring Billy Eckstine: Portrait of a Jazz Legend and His Fans. There was a time in the post-World War II era when William Clarence “Billy” Eckstine (1914-1993) was, for millions of fans and peers around the world, one of the most influential singers and bandleaders of the age. Women and girls and, no doubt, more than a few men and boys ...
