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Billy Eckstine war ein US-amerikanischer Jazzsänger und Bandleader, der auch Trompete, Posaune und Gitarre spielte. Er trat auch kurzzeitig als Billy X. Stine auf. Sein Spitzname war Mr. B. Mit seiner Band Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra übte er großen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung des Modern Jazz, vor allem auf den entstehenden ...
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".
26. Nov. 2020 · In the years between 1939 and 1945, three different but somewhat related styles of music grew out of swing: rhythm and blues, spearheaded by Louis Jordan, the early-1940s Lionel Hampton band with Illinois Jacquet on tenor sax, and gospel-blues shouter Sister Rosetta Tharpe; progressive swing, harmonically and rhythmically more advanced, which ca...
11. Juni 2018 · From 1934 until 1939, Eckstine — who changed the spelling of his name because a club owner thought it looked “ too Jewish ” — performed as a vocalist with small dance bands in the mid-Atlantic region. He joined the Earl Hines Orchestra as a soloist in 1939, learned to play the trumpet, and met many of the pioneers of modern ...
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.
Billy Eckstine was an American singer and bandleader who achieved great personal success while fostering the careers of a number of younger jazz musicians. Eckstine left Howard University after winning an amateur contest in 1933 and began singing in nightclubs and with dance bands. From 1939 to.
8. März 2018 · Der Jazzsänger und Bandleader Billy Eckstine gestorben. Als einer der ersten Orchester-Musiker übertrug Billy Eckstine den revolutionären Bebop-Stil aufs Bigband-Format. Mit seiner...
