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
Good Jelly Blues / I Stay In The Mood For You
Blue Moon / Fools Rush In
Fool That I Am / Two Loves Have I
This Is The Inside Story / Just An Old Love Of Mine
I'll Be Faithful / Everything I Have Is Yours
Body And Soul / If Love Is Trouble
Caravan / A Senorita's Bouquet
Fool's Paradise / You're Wonderful
I Got A Date With Rhythm / Jump Call
Night After Night / A New Shade Of Blues
No Orchids For My Lady / Bewildered
Oh Come, All Ye Faithful / Oh, Holy Night
Sitting By The Window / Lost In A Dream
Solitude / I Do - Do You?
Somehow / What's My Name
Temptation / Crying
Baby Won't You Say You Love Me / Free
Be My Love / Only A Moment Ago
Billy Eckstine Favorites
Blue Christmas / The Lonely Shepherd
Free / I Apologize
I'll Know / I've Never Been In Love Before
I'm So Crazy For Love / I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest
I Wanna Be Loved / Stardust
My Destiny / Roses
My Foolish Heart / (We've Got A) Sure Thing
Songs By Billy Eckstine
The Show Must Go On / You've Got Me Crying Again
You're All I Need / Dedicated To You
A Weaver Of Dreams / Take Me Back
Be My Love / I'm So Crazy For Love
Bring Back The Thrill / I Apologize
Enchanted Land (Song Of India) / I've Got My Mind On You
If / When You Return
I Left My Hat In Haiti / Here Come The Blues
I'm A Fool To Want You / Love Me
I'm Yours To Command / What Will I Tell My Heart
Jalousie / Strange Interlude
Out In The Cold Again / Once
Pandora / Wonder Why
Taking A Chance On Love / You're Driving Me Crazy! (What Did I Do?)
A Room With A View / Carnival
Be Fair / Come To The Mardi Gras
Early Autumn / Because You're Mine
Hold Me Close To You / If They Ask Me
I Love You
Kiss Of Fire / Never Like This
Kiss Of Fire / Someone To Watch Over Me
Love Songs By Rodgers And Hammerstein
Strange Sensation / Have A Good Time
Coquette / A Fool In Love
Dedicated To You
I Apologize
I Can Read Between The Lines / It Can't Be Wrong
I Laugh To Keep From Crying / Send My Baby Back To Me
I'm Saving Dreams For A Rainy Day / Fortune Telling Cards
Rendezvous / Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Sings "Tenderly"
St. Louis Blues
Until Eternity
Credits
The Chronological Classics: Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra 1944-1945
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
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's Imagination
Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter
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)
Fool That I Am / Two Loves Have I
Fortune Telling Cards / Tenderly
Free / I Apologize
From Battersea To Broadway
‘Gator Swing / Stormy Monday Blues
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
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 Wanna Be Loved / Stardust
Jammin' At Jubilee
Jitney Man / Sophisticated Lady
Lullaby Of Birdland
Mr. "B"
My Foolish Heart / (We've Got A) Sure Thing
Once More With Feeling
Pandora / Wonder Why
Passing Strangers / The Door Is Open
Piano Man: Earl Hines, His Piano And His Orchestra
Prisoner Of Love / Funny
Rendezvous / Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Send My Baby Back To Me
Sings "Tenderly"
Solitude / I Do - Do You?
St. Louis Blues
Stormy Monday Blues And Other Selections
Strange Sensation / Have A Good Time
Thanks For The Memory
The Best Of Sarah Vaughan
The Fats Navarro Story
The Indispensable - 1940-1942 Volume 3
The Modern Sound Of Mr. B.
The Swinging Mr. B