Billy Eckstine
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title:
Billy Eckstine
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William Clarence Eckstine was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award "for performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording". His recording of "I Apologize" was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999. The New York Times d
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American jazz singer and bandleader (1914–1993)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Eckstine
date created:
2003-07-05T13:56:37Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T10:22:37Z
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