Albums by Billy Eckstine
ALBUMPrisoner of Love: The Romantic Billy EckstineBilly Eckstine
ALBUMThe Motown YearsBilly Eckstine
ALBUMNow Singing in 12 Great MoviesBilly Eckstine
ALBUM1946-1947Billy Eckstine
ALBUMAirmail SpecialBilly Eckstine
ALBUMBasie/Eckstine IncBilly Eckstine & Count Basie
ALBUMJazz 'round Midnight: Billy EckstineBilly Eckstine
ALBUMStormy / Feel the Warm (Remastered)Billy Eckstine
ALBUMBilly Eckstine Sings With Benny CarterBenny Carter & Billy Eckstine
ALBUMThe Savoy Sessions: Mister B. And the BandBilly Eckstine
Billy Eckstine's Popular Music Videos
Passing Strangers (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 10, 1957)
Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine
What Kind Of Fool Am I? (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, July 22, 1962)
Billy Eckstine
Ma She's Making Eyes At Me (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 10, 1965)
Billy Eckstine
If I Can Help Somebody (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 10, 1957)
Billy Eckstine
Artist Playlists
Billy Eckstine Essentials
A legendary crooner with operatic power and a bebop sensibility.
Billy Eckstine: Deep Cuts
Artist Biography
Debonair jazz vocalist and bandleader Billy Eckstine was a major influence on generations of singers across the pop and jazz spectrum. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Eckstine got his first major break as a singer with Earl "Fatha" Hines's Chicago band in the late 1930s. By the mid-'40s, Eckstine was leading his own big band, which featured a rotating line-up of soon-to-be jazz legends (including Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Charlie Parker, among many others). Eckstine eventually struck out on his own and established himself as one of the premier balladeers in American popular music, remaining a major musical figure up until his death in 1993.
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Genre
Jazz