Billy Eckstine
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- 91%Mel Tormé
- 80%Kay Starr
- 79%Lena Horne
- 78%Dinah Shore
- 74%Eddie Fisher
- 72%June Christy
- 66%Artie Shaw
- 66%Keely Smith
- 65%Anita O'Day
Biography
William Clarence Eckstein, 8 July 1914, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 8 March 1993, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Eckstine possessed one of the most distinctive voices in popular music, a deep tone with a highly personal vibrato. He began singing at the age of 11 but until his late teens was undecided between a career as a singer or football player. He won a sporting scholarship but soon afterwards broke his collarbone and decided that singing was less dangerous. He worked mostly in the... Read more
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