| LC control no. | n 92059679 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.E225 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Eckstine, Billy |
| Variant(s) | B., Mr., 1914-1993 Eckstein, Billy Eckstein, William Clarence Eckstine, Billie Eckstine, Billy, 1914-1993 Eckstine, William Clarance Ekstein, Billy Mr. B. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1914-07-08 |
| Death date | 1993-03-08 |
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz Jazz vocals |
| Affiliation | Shaw University MGM Records |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Singers Band directors |
| Found in | Basie, C. Count Basie at the Portland Auditorium [SR] 1953-1954: insert (Billy Eckstine) LC data base, 6-3-91 (hdg.: Eckstine, Billy) New Grove dict. of jazz, 1994 (Eckstine, Billy (Eckstein, William Clarence; Mr. B); b. July 8, 1914, Pittsburgh, d. Mar. 8, 1993, Pittsburgh; singer and bandleader) Washington Post, 03-09-93 (b. William Clarence Eckstein, Pittsburgh; d. 03-08-93) Basie, C. Basie/Eckstine Inc. [SR] p1994: label (Billie Eckstine) NUCMC data from Virginia Union University for Henderson, S.L. Photographs, 1912-1989 (Billy Ekstein) BGMI, Aug. 22, 2003 (Billy Eckstein) Biog. resources, Aug. 22, 2003 (Billy Eckstine; Also known as: William Clarence Eckstein, William Clarence Eckstine; Birth: July 8, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Penn.; Death: March 8, 1993 in Pittsburgh, Penn.) African American National Biography, accessed January 16, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Eckstine, Billy; William Clarence Eckstein; Mr. B.; bandleader, jazz musician, jazz singer; born 08 July 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; B.A. from Shaw University (Raleigh, N.C.) (1947); was Earl Hines's principal vocalist (1939-1943); became with the with national hit, Jelly, Jelly, popularizing the new Earl Hines Orchestra (1940); continued success with song Skylark (1942); established own band, known as the first true bebop big band (1944); went solo as one of the first artists to sign with the newly established MGM Records (1947); was widely considered the country's most popular vocalist (1949-1950); died 08 March 1993 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States) |
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