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Billy Eckstine

Everything I Have Is Yours: The Best of the MGM Years
Born
8 July 1914, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Died
8 March 1993, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Member of
Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine
Notes
Father of Ed Eckstine
Also Known As
William Clarence Eckstein [birth name]
Genres
Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop, Smooth Soul, Big Band, Standards
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Discography

324
Credits 107 Filmography 4

Album

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2.36
2
2
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Cover art: Billy Eckstine Sings
Billy Eckstine Sings
1949
 
2.50
1
1
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Cover art: Songs by Billy Eckstine
Songs by Billy Eckstine
1951
 
2.50
1
1
-
Cover art: Blues for Sale
Blues for Sale
1954
+2
3.57
13
1
13
1
Cover art: Billy's Best!
Billy's Best!
1958
+1
3.44
22
1
22
1
Cover art: Imagination
Imagination
1958
+2
3.70
15
15
-
Cover art: Once More With Feeling
Once More With Feeling
1960
 
1
1
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No cover art available
Together
1960
+1
2.92
2
2
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Cover art: Don't Worry 'Bout Me
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
1962
+2
2.98
6
6
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Cover art: The Prime of My Life
The Prime of My Life
1965
+1
3.08
3
3
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No cover art available
My Way
1966
+1
2.50
3
3
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Cover art: For Love of Ivy
For Love of Ivy
1969
+1
3.28
8
8
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Cover art: Stormy
Stormy
1970
 
3.19
6
6
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Cover art: Feel the Warm
Feel the Warm
1971
 
3.08
7
7
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Cover art: Senior Soul
Senior Soul
1972
 
3.10
5
5
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Cover art: If She Walked Into My Life
If She Walked Into My Life
1974
 
3.30
4
4
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Cover art: Mister B. and the Band: The Savoy Sessions
Mister B. and the Band: The Savoy Sessions [archival]
1976
 
3.00
1
1
1
1
Cover art: Momento Brasileiro
Momento Brasileiro
1979
 
3.50
2
2
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Cover art: I Am a Singer
I Am a Singer
1984
 
-
-
Cover art: I Am a Singer
I Am a Singer
2002
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Live Album

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+2
3.16
20
20
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Cover art: No Cover, No Minimum
No Cover, No Minimum
1961

EP

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Cover art: Mr. "B" With a Beat
Mr. "B" With a Beat
1953
 
-
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Cover art: A Date with Rhythm
A Date with Rhythm
1957
 
5.00
1
1
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Cover art: Basie/Eckstine Incorporated
Basie/Eckstine Incorporated
1960 • Billy Eckstine With Count Basie & His Orchestra
Basie & Eckstine
Count Basie
Billy Eckstine
 
-
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Cover art: Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
1963
 
3.50
1
1
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No cover art available
Blue moon

Single

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2.79
14
1
14
1
Cover art: Blue Moon / Fools Rush In
Blue Moon / Fools Rush In
1948
 
2.46
6
1
6
1
Cover art: Temptation / Crying
Temptation / Crying
1949
 
2.68
9
1
9
1
Cover art: I Wanna Be Loved / Stardust
I Wanna Be Loved / Stardust
1950
 
2.80
10
1
10
1
Cover art: I Apologise / Free
I Apologise / Free
1951
+2
2.76
4
4
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Cover art: St. Louis Blues ─ Part I / St. Louis Blues ─ Part II
St. Louis Blues ─ Part I / St. Louis Blues ─ Part II
1953 • Billy Eckstine With The Metronome All-Stars
Billy Eckstine
The Metronome All-Stars
 
2.03
13
13
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Cover art: Gigi
Gigi
1959
 
2.59
7
7
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Cover art: For Love of Ivy / A Woman
For Love of Ivy / A Woman
1968
 
2.30
6
6
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Cover art: My Cup Runneth Over
My Cup Runneth Over
1969
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Appears On

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3.32
4
1
4
1
Cover art: I Love You / Ev'ry Day
I Love You / Ev'ry Day
1952 • Single • Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine
+1
3.70
15
1
15
1
Cover art: Newport in New York '72: The Soul Sessions Vol. 6
Newport in New York '72: The Soul Sessions Vol. 6 [live]
1972 • Album • Various Artists
 
3.98
4
4
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Cover art: The Essential Cole Porter
The Essential Cole Porter
2005 • Compilation • Cole Porter
 
3.92
6
6
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Cover art: Career: 1937-1992
Career: 1937-1992
2005 • Compilation • Dizzy Gillespie
 
3.93
6
6
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Cover art: The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol. 1
The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol. 1
2011 • Compilation • Sun Ra
 
4.04
34
34
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Cover art: The Spirit of Memphis (1962-1976)
The Spirit of Memphis (1962-1976)
2017 • Compilation • Isaac Hayes
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Compilation

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3.49
10
10
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Cover art: Verve Jazz Masters 22
Verve Jazz Masters 22
1994
 
3.00
4
4
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Cover art: 1947
1947
2000
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V/A Compilation

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3.70
36
4
36
4
Cover art: Music to Watch Girls By
Music to Watch Girls By
1999
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Everything I Have Is Yours: The Best of the MGM Years
  • CurtisLoew
    "Billy Eckstine is known as "The Cool Mr. B" and the "jazz musician's singer", influencing everyone from Sammy Davis Jr. to Mel Torme to Lou Rawls (and many, many more)."
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