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Seine Auftritte führten ihn bis Chicago, wo ihn Budd Johnson 1939 an Earl Hines empfahl; dieser stellte ihn in seinem Grand Terrace Orchestra als Sänger und Trompeter ein. Er komponierte den Bluesklassiker Jelly, Jelly und gemeinsam mit Earl Hines den Stormy Monday Blues (1942).
Heading to Chicago, Illinois, Eckstine joined Earl Hines ' Grand Terrace Orchestra in 1939, staying with the band as vocalist and trumpeter until 1943. [4] . By that time, Eckstine had begun to make a name for himself through the Hines band's juke-box hits, such as "Stormy Monday Blues", and his own "Jelly, Jelly".
In 1944 Eckstine formed his own band, which in its three-year existence gave strong impetus to the new bebop style by featuring the talents of Gillespie, Parker, Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, Tadd Dameron, Art Blakey, and others.
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Billy Eckstine (1914–93) Born William Clarence Eckstein in Pittsburgh, Billy Eckstine began his career as a singer in Buffalo in 1934, worked his way to Chicago and became the principal vocalist in pianist Earl Hines’ orchestra there in 1939, remaining with the band until 1943.
Seine Auftritte führten ihn bis Chicago, wo ihn Budd Johnson 1939 an Earl Hines empfahl. Dieser stellte ihn in seinem Grand Terrace Orchestra als Sänger und Trompeter ein. Er komponierte die Stücke "Jelly, Jelly" und mit Earl Hines den "Stormy Monday Blues" und kam um 1940 zu ersten Aufnahmen.
11. Juni 2018 · He joined the Earl Hines Orchestra as a soloist in 1939, learned to play the trumpet, and met many of the pioneers of modern jazz. Eckstine ’ s first hit was “ Jelly, Jelly, ” released in 1940. He followed that success with other blues tunes and romantic ballads such as “ Somehow, ” “ You Don ’ t Know What Love Is ...
7. Juli 2014 · Billy Eckstine: A Crooner Who Crossed Barriers. July 7, 20143:46 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. By. Tom Vitale. 5-Minute Listen. Playlist. Enlarge this image. Mobbed by teenage girls...
