Billy Eckstine
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 31 years ago |
Date of birth | July 8,1914 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | East Liberty |
Pittsburgh | |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Date of died | March 8,1993 |
Died | Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Music groups | Metronome All-Stars |
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra | |
Spouse | Carolle Drake Faulkner |
June Harris | |
Job | Actor |
Singer | |
Education | Saint Paul's College |
Peabody High School | |
Howard University | |
Movies/Shows | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling |
Let's Do It Again | |
Skirts Ahoy! | |
Rhythm in a Riff | |
Awards | Grammy Hall of Fame |
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | |
Children | Gina Eckstine |
Guy Eckstine | |
Ronnie Eckstine | |
Matthew Kenneth | |
Ed Eckstine | |
Parents | William Eckstein |
Charlotte Eckstein | |
Albums | Once with Feeling |
No Cover, No Minimum | |
Billy's Best! | |
Basie/Eckstine Incorporated | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 508829 |
Billy Eckstine Life story
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.