Billy Eckstine
Full Name: William Clarence Eckstine
Birth Date: July 8, 1914
Deceased Date: March 8, 1993
Artist Bio:
Swing bandleader and smooth baritone balladeer, formed the first be bop band in 1944, eventually featuring such future jazz luminaries as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and others, duet with Sarah Vaughan, “Passing Strangers” (#82, 1957), suffered a heart attack and died two months later on 3/8/1993, age 78
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