Person
Billy Eckstine
Albums
247
Members
2
Active
1914–1993
Origin
United States
Biography
William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American singer of ballads and a bandleader of the swing era. Eckstine's smooth baritone and distinctive vibrato broke down barriers throughout the 1940s, first as leader of the original bop big-band, then as the first romantic black male in popular music. Eckstine's recording of "I Apologize" (MGM Pop Single, 1948) was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
Discography
At Basin Street East
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
Don’t Worry ’Bout Me
Guilty / I Want To Talk About You
Till There Was You / What Kind Of Fool Am I?
You've Changed / Beauty Of True Love
Everything I Have Is Yours / (You Made Me Love You) Darling Why Did You?
Love Is A Ball
Now Singing In 10 Great Movies
Swingin' & Singin'
The Golden Hits Of Billy Eckstine
People / Sweet Georgia Brown
The Modern Sound Of Mr B
The Modern Sound Of Mr. B.
Wanted
Everything I Have Is Yours
Had You Been Around / Down To Earth
The Prime of My Life
The Prime Of My Life
And There You Were
Billy Eckstine's Big Sixteen
My Way
Slender Thread / Wish You Were Here
I Wonder Why (Nobody Loves Me) / I've Been Blessed
My Way
For Love of Ivy
Thank You Love / Is Anyone Here Goin' My Way
For Love Of Ivy / A Woman
Gentle On My Mind
Gigi / Coquette
I Apologise / My Foolish Heart
Stormy
Jazz Vocal Standards
Name Of My Sorrow / I Wanna Be Your Baby
Feel The Warm
Stormy
Senior Soul
Senior Soul
I Wanna Be Your Man
Today Was Tomorrow Yesterday
If She Walked Into My Life
If She Walked Into My Life
If She Walked Into My Life
Mister B. And The Band
The Best Thing
Momento Brasileiro
Something More
I Am A Singer
Everything I Have Is Yours (The M-G-M Years)
I Want to Talk About You
Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter
Blowing the Blues Away, 1944–1953
Mr. B. and the Band: The Savoy Sessions
Billy Eckstine
Everything I Have Is Yours: The Best of the M-G-M Years
Jazz 'Round Midnight
Jazz ’Round Midnight
Stormy / Feel the Warm
Verve Jazz Masters 22
Verve Jazz Masters 22
Credits
The Chronological Classics: Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra 1944-1945
Les Génies du Jazz, Volume IV N°12
20 Years of Jethro Tull
Coltranology Volume Two
Live at Birdland
That's How I Love the Blues!
No Cover, No Minimum
Basie & Eckstine Incorporated
Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin
Alexander's Ragtime Band / No Limit
All Of My Life / Poor Little Heart
All The Things You Are / Don't Take Your Love From Me
At Basin Street East
A Treasury Of Immortal Performances: Earl Hines - Billy Eckstine
Baby Won't You Say You Love Me / Free
Be Fair / Come To The Mardi Gras
Billy Eckstine And The Metronome All Stars
Billy Eckstine Orchestra 1945
Billy Eckstine's Imagination
Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter
Billy Eckstine Together
Billy's Best
Blue Moon / Fools Rush In
Boogie Woogie On St. Louis Blues / Jelly, Jelly
Bring Back The Thrill / I Apologize
Coquette / A Fool In Love
Earl Hines - Billy Eckstine
Early Autumn
Eight Classic Albums
Enchanted Land (Song Of India) / I've Got My Mind On You
Everything I Have Is Yours (The M-G-M Years)
Feel The Warm
Fool That I Am / Two Loves Have I
For Love Of Ivy / A Woman
Fortune Telling Cards / Tenderly
Free / I Apologize
From Battersea To Broadway
‘Gator Swing / Stormy Monday Blues
Gentle On My Mind
Gigi / Trust In Me
Good Jelly Blues / I Stay In The Mood For You
Hold Me Close To You / If They Ask Me
If I Can Help Somebody
If She Walked Into My Life
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
I'll Be Faithful / Everything I Have Is Yours
I'm Yours To Command / What Will I Tell My Heart
In The Rain / Vertigo
I Stay In The Mood For You / I Want To Talk About You
I Wanna Be Loved / Stardust
I Wanna Be Your Man
I Want To Talk About You
I Want To Talk About You / I'll Wait And Pray
Jammin' At Jubilee
Jelly-Jelly / My Deep Blue Dream
Jitney Man / Sophisticated Lady
Live At The Half Note
Lullaby Of Birdland
Mister B. And The Band
Mostly Coltrane