William Clarence Eckstine was born on July 8, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pa.,-He died on March *, 1993.
Billie was a singer and a Bandleader. Eckstine sang with Earl Hines's big band from 1939-43, then formed his own band in 1944.
Sympathetic with the new sounds of bebop, eckstine engaged many of its creatitive innovators.
SSecializing in bllads he was one of the greatest interpreters of popular song and blues in jazz.
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