Born William Clarence Eckstein in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1914, Eckstine had the spelling of his name changed early in his career by a club owner. The family moved to Washington, D.C. Eckstine's ...

Billy Eckstine was a sex symbol in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The vocalist's movie-star looks and seductive baritone earned him a prominent place in magazines and jukeboxes, leaving black and ...

Billy Eckstine was smooth as silk. He was tall and handsome, sported a pencil-thin mustache and sang in a distinctive baritone. Eckstine began singing as a child. He was born in Pittsburgh 100 years ...

We pay tribute to the life and music of Billy Eckstine this week on Afterglow, in celebration of the singer's centennial. Eckstine had what one writer has described as "a deep blue dream of a voice," ...

Bobby Tucker, a brilliant but little-known pianist who backed Billy Eckstine, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett as well as Billie Holiday and Mildred Bailey, has died. He was 84. By Tony Gieske, The ...

Bernie Ebbins, the former road manager for several leading jazz and pop music figures, including singers Billy Eckstine and Vic Damone and band leader Count Basie, has died. He was 88. Ebbins died Dec ...

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"Maybe black male singers are not supposed to sing about love," Eckstine said. "You're supposed to sing about hurt." Born 100 years ago this week,... Billy Eckstine: A Crooner Who Crossed Barriers ...

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