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Wednesday Open Thread | Classics Week : Billy Eckstine

Today’s Classic is Billy Eckstine. William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993)[1] 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, … Continue reading

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